Patrick Roy counterfeit cards?

the10man

I recently purchased a rookie OPC Roy from Ebay and sent it to PSA. It came back questioning the authenticity. Are there conterfeit Roy cards out there?

TIA

the10man

Knuckles

Yes of Roy, Lemieux, Gretzky, Brett Hull even..

Sorry to hear about your misfortune..

the10man

Is there anyway to determine conclusively that it is a fake. What should I look for on a Roy rookie - it looked damn good to me. Thought I got a steal.

Thanks

phreakydancin

<< <i>Is there anyway to determine conclusively that it is a fake. >>

At the risk of sounding like DBH, if PSA says it's fake, it's fake. I wouldn't waste any more money trying to prove otherwise.



<< <i>What should I look for on a Roy rookie >>

Find one enclosed in clear lucite slab with a red and white flip and a hologram on the back. Ideally the flip should say "MINT" somewhere on it

envoy98

Get yourself a 6x magnifying glass and look at it under the loupe. If it looks like "a bunch of small dots" it's a fake. Pay particularly close attention to the black lines bordering the card. They should be one solid line, no "dots" or breaks. If you have another OPC card from the same year, you can compare the weight and feel of the cardstock as well. If PSA said it's fake, you can bet it is. To prevent yourself from having the same problem sometime in the future just look at it under the loupe and you'll see the difference between a real card and a fake one. The Lemiuex rookie, Michael Jordan rookie and Gretzky rookies almost always have the same fundamental flaw...and that's the printing process on the fakes that I described above. Usually there are significant color differences between known good and counterfeit cards as well. But the easiest, surefire way to tell is the printing pattern.

I hope that helps, and sorry for your misfortune.

-Josh