"wrong foil color" Kobe rookie - what to do

Nomad · 11-10-2023, 01:33 PM

So,

This has been on my mind the past couple years, as I have seen the basketball market rise and crater and gone from troll to accepted member to troll and back again.

What should I do with the Kobe rookie graded "wrong foil color" error/variation, still presumably at the CSG vault in Florida?

A recap:

The first indicator that it was an interesting find was my own research and criterion of a good error/variation being that which both a seasoned 90s collector and a relative newbie (me) could believe in good faith was in fact a rare variation.

The second was the attention it garnered on Blowout, though actually a lot of money is riding on set propositions in clcting, and there is more inertia going backward, as sunk investment choices blah blah... didn't quite realize that at the time.

The third was that, despite my booking a booth at the first Mint Collective in LV, CSG refused to send it to me by mail or bring it in person for me to pick up. Reason, I finally pried out, was the insurance level I sent it in at was so low they could not in good faith take it out of the vault it unless I picked it up in person. The value was unknown.

The fourth was that neither PSA (duh) or Beckett (whoah) would think of grading it, but the head Beckett grader, known for his interest in errors/variations, had recently been poached by CSG. So miraculously it was reputably graded.

The fifth was that a Golden representative could not be convinced a) that it was not a back-doored card b) that there were not other examples in still unopened boxes or c) even if these criterion were met, it would be worthy of inclusion in a premier level auction.

The sixth was that some veteran BO member made the actual effort of ordering a few "silvers" he saw off eBay. Later turned out that, yes, gold foil can appear silver on a bad scanner.

The seventh is that I reached out to someone who knew all about Topps production of 90s and he said the manufacturing was outsourced and that blah blah I forget. Anyway, 99 % proved the pack-pulled aspect, which I had confirmed initially (the collector remembered pulling it).

The eight is Kobe himself. Foil variation of his first pro card. A remnant of a first batch before they perfected the ink color that somehow made it into a pack. Sounds fictional but plausibly true.

11-10-2023, 01:33 PM	#1
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	"wrong foil color" Kobe rookie - what to do So, This has been on my mind the past couple years, as I have seen the basketball market rise and crater and gone from troll to accepted member to troll and back again. What should I do with the Kobe rookie graded "wrong foil color" error/variation, still presumably at the CSG vault in Florida? A recap: The first indicator that it was an interesting find was my own research and criterion of a good error/variation being that which both a seasoned 90s collector and a relative newbie (me) could believe in good faith was in fact a rare variation. The second was the attention it garnered on Blowout, though actually a lot of money is riding on set propositions in clcting, and there is more inertia going backward, as sunk investment choices blah blah... didn't quite realize that at the time. The third was that, despite my booking a booth at the first Mint Collective in LV, CSG refused to send it to me by mail or bring it in person for me to pick up. Reason, I finally pried out, was the insurance level I sent it in at was so low they could not in good faith take it out of the vault it unless I picked it up in person. The value was unknown. The fourth was that neither PSA (duh) or Beckett (whoah) would think of grading it, but the head Beckett grader, known for his interest in errors/variations, had recently been poached by CSG. So miraculously it was reputably graded. The fifth was that a Golden representative could not be convinced a) that it was not a back-doored card b) that there were not other examples in still unopened boxes or c) even if these criterion were met, it would be worthy of inclusion in a premier level auction. The sixth was that some veteran BO member made the actual effort of ordering a few "silvers" he saw off eBay. Later turned out that, yes, gold foil can appear silver on a bad scanner. The seventh is that I reached out to someone who knew all about Topps production of 90s and he said the manufacturing was outsourced and that blah blah I forget. Anyway, 99 % proved the pack-pulled aspect, which I had confirmed initially (the collector remembered pulling it). The eight is Kobe himself. Foil variation of his first pro card. A remnant of a first batch before they perfected the ink color that somehow made it into a pack. Sounds fictional but plausibly true. Last edited by Nomad; 11-10-2023 at 01:56 PM.