So awhile ago I came across this story on #blowoutcardforum about this Steph Curry Rookie Card Patch that has gone through all kinds of f*ckery. I don’t know if anyone has actually figured out what ha

So awhile ago I came across this story on #blowoutcardforum about this Steph Curry Rookie Card Patch that has gone through all kinds of f*ckery. I don’t know if anyone has actually figured out what happened...but I think somewhere along the line the card was initially broke and sold around $2k back when it was first pulled. ⁣⁣
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A couple of years later, when steph became ‘Steph’, the card was graded a BGS 8.5 and sold for $215k on ebay to a buyer with an address in America but who is actually a collector in China...shortly after, THE SAME CARD (people think it’s the same card because it appears to be the exact same patch) was re-graded a BGS 9.5 and sold for a whopping $400k. ⁣⁣
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There’s all kinds of confusion around the card itself - some people think the patch on the card was swapped with a card in better condition but with a crappier patch. Some people think the original card was trimmed because the edges on this card got a higher grade than on the earlier card. ⁣⁣
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One guy on the forum who happens to be really good at picking up the small details layered images of the two cards over each other and posted a GIF of it on Youtube so we could see that the card was likely TRIMMED to get it a higher grade and thus a significantly higher price…that’s what the video you see above is showing. Look along the top right corner of the card as the video plays.⁣⁣
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I read through the thread once and it was super confusing but also super interesting and I’ve been sitting on the video for damn near a year so I could have mistaken some info. If you want a link to the thread hit me up and I’ll provide it. Maybe you could summarize it better than I can.⁣⁣
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In any case - grading cards is big business - when is grading shoes going to be big business? (Remember - I'm the only guy in the game who grades shoes!) ⁣⁣ #warriors #gswarriors #beckettgrading #shoemetrics #ripoff #cheating #cheaters #trimming #blowoutforums #100grand @otiasports @joshluber @mountrushmoresportscards @stockxcollectibles @stephencurry30 #kotd #sneakers #kixtagram