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Gretzky Rookie

mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
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I am thinking about buying a raw Gretzky Rookie but wanted to know what to look for to confirm it is real.

Thanks
Kirk

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  • Brian48Brian48 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭
    I've never seen or heard of an actual first hand account of a counterfeit Topps Gretzky. The most common thing I'd worry about if it was a Topps RC is whether it was trimmed or touched up with a blue marker.

    Fake OPC RCs however, can generally be spotted by the absense of the yellow print dot on Gretzky's left shoulder. The authentic version has this defect. Also, the laces on the skates are supposedly more visible as well, but generally the missing yellow dot gives it away. As with the Topps, look for trimming and touch ups. Trimming is very easy to spot since OPC cards of that era should have very rough cuts with paper fibers visible.
  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the help. Its a Topps card.
  • jomerjomer Posts: 254
    Personally ..... i would look for a PSA 5 or 6 that looks under graded / i've seen many that look absolutely fantastic not to mention, the peace of mind knowing the item is authentic!!

    PSA can be extremely harsh on those colored borders / it's all about visual appeal at the end of the day,and if you need a microscope to see a speck or a ding ........... gimme all ~ that you got !!

  • onebamafanonebamafan Posts: 1,318 ✭✭
    Buy a graded one, and take the worry away. It's worth it.....................
  • TJMACTJMAC Posts: 864 ✭✭
    I agree. If you buy a Gretzky rookie it should be graded. There are too many fakes out there.
  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭
    I have a Gretzky rookie for sale on Ebay as we speak!! PSA 6 - $250 OBO!

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  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    If you're going to buy raw, make sure it's from someone you trust???


    Just buy a graded one, lol.
  • torctorc Posts: 341
    There was a question about Gretzky TOPPS Rookie cards a while back, need to do a search for the thread
    I also posted on Beckett the question if a TOPPS had ever come across the Beckett graders as being counterfeit. They responded that they had never seen one.

    There are thousands of the TOPPS card available, it is not one that was counterfeited. or has been discovered by the graders. ....YET
  • bdunndchibdunndchi Posts: 650


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    Just buy a graded one, lol. >>



    I would totally have to agree. If you're worried about it enough to make this thread, just do the safe thing.
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  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    mj rookie i can find help for you, but gretzky,

    hands are tied.

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  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    "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. "

    This is all I have saved on my work computer on it. If you still need the info..tomorrow I will copy what is in my SCD Counterfeit Detector book.


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