HELP me out.I have Chance to Purchase Pre War Cards. Authentic?

isellhomeszach · January 28, 2007 10:36AM

I have an opportunity to purchase this lot of cards. I am not a pre war expert....so i need help to determine if these are genuine and pricing due to the fact that most are in what i would consider very poor condition. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I have not purchased these cards yet and am trying to decide if i should. I also am not even sure what the ruth postcard is or the taller Ruth card. Do you think the Lajoie card is genuine?
Thanks,
Zach

baseballfanatic · January 28, 2007 10:37AM

Reminds me of an old song by Jo Jo Gunn.......

msassin · January 28, 2007 11:14AM

Stay away.

Wondo · January 28, 2007 11:18AM

Cracker Jacks definately look fake.

Where are the commons in the Goudeys? If there are only star cards - that's a definate give away.

incugator · January 28, 2007 11:41AM

You can never be sure. I would consider myself to be a little bit more forgiving than the average board member, but even I have some doubts about this lot. I have quite a bit of knowledge about 33 Goudey's. First of all, there is not much edge wear on those cards at all, yet the corner wear and creasing is tremendous. Secondly, nearly all of the goudey's are perfectly centered. The Lefty Grove card is very difficult to find better than 80/20. Next, the Dean card looks like it has had Tobacco abuse (smoking ect.) Goudey cards are gum cards and most of the discoloring on these cards is a greenish mildew type coloring. Finally maybe the most incriminating of them all, HACK WILSON. The right hand boarder is huge and the color of the back of the card is much nicer than the front of the card. It looks like somebody spend $50 bucks on reprints and $50 bucks on lemons lighters and dirt and got to work. If your still not convinced, ask if you can buy the Wilson for $15. Mail it to somebody who knows a lot about Goudey's and they'll let you know.

Ladder7 · January 28, 2007 11:42AM

Pedro says, el scammo

Griffins · January 28, 2007 11:53AM

The Cracker Jacks are definitely fake- the white of the borders should match the white in the uniform. These don't.
The Lajoie is also fake. I didn't look any further than that, someone has aged a stash of reprints.

stevek · January 28, 2007 12:44PM

The scuffing and creases look "new" to me. A lot of those corners look like "scissors wear" not natural wear.

MeteoriteGuy · January 28, 2007 1:01PM

I think they look fake also. Several good factors pointed out already.

The corners are funny to say the least.

Mark

SDSportsFan · January 28, 2007 1:59PM

I agree with the above posters, that this lot is fake. I'm not sure if it's just the scan, but the Allen and Ginters are too short and wide to be authentic.

Steve

jmbkb4 · January 28, 2007 2:10PM

Run like hell.

jamesgotpoorman · January 28, 2007 2:26PM

NickM · January 28, 2007 6:53PM

Don't ever buy anything from that seller. The "wear" is artificial, and the color contrast on some of the fakes makes that crystal clear - if the "'34 Goudeys" were torn years ago, nothing in them would be bright white.

Nick

shouldabeena10 · January 28, 2007 9:30PM

You should also post the sellers name on this thread, so maybe you can help save somebody from loosing a bundle on a bunch of bogus reprints.

Ladder7 · January 28, 2007 10:01PM

Sing it sister... And todays scammer is___________________________?

goose3 · January 28, 2007 10:06PM

Brian48 · January 28, 2007 10:40PM

Wow. Look at those painted brows. Is that Nappy Lajoie or Rex Grossman?

cravetopps · January 29, 2007 12:16AM

there are a lot of things wrong with the Lajoie card....but the density of the print and the font type are clearly not authentic. Out of curiosity, did the seller tell you where he got these cards? does this guy sell on ebay? Or is he one of those guys who claims to know nothing about baseball cards? If you are worried about passing up on a big opportunity, set up an escrow account and stipulate that the money is released upon verification of authenticity by a reputable grading company. But frankly, even a Lajoie Authentic is worth thousands of $$ and why would this person not take that step? Pretty obvious.

1960toppsguy · January 29, 2007 12:40AM

That guy doctors cards better than Gaylord Perry doctored balls! Well. . . maybe not, Gaylord was not quite so obvious unless you picked up the bill of his cap.

originalisbest · January 29, 2007 12:48AM

Couldn't be more fake if it tried. Among many examples, the Mayo cut plugs came on a solid black, blank-backed stock. And when there's at least one blazing fake in the lot - the whole group is up in smoke.

I would hope you don't mind outing the "generous" seller of these fine items?

Stone193 · January 29, 2007 6:31AM

They're about as real as...

I think you get the picture.
mike

NickM · January 29, 2007 8:46PM

Stone - certain things are worth more fake.

Nick

goose3 · January 29, 2007 10:20PM

Stone...it's all fun and games 'til someone loses and eye.

yankeeno7 · January 30, 2007 4:33AM

I never would have guessed fake...............................

WinPitcher · January 30, 2007 4:53AM

The only opportunity you have here is getting ripped off. Why are these cards not authenticated? If they could be they would be worth many dollars. The reason they are not is cuz they are FAKE.

Steve

HELP me out.I have Chance to Purchase Pre War Cards. Authentic?

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