Is this a fake Adrian Peterson Patch?

gstarling · May 23, 2009 1:39AM

A few red flags on this one.

1 - A pretty high end card that would make it worth it to put a fake in.
2 - Graded by GAI.
3 - Graded 8 - possibly because of damage around the patch
4 - That patch is amazing. Much more likely to be put in the gold /25 version.

Ebay Link

I'd lean towards fake, but I'm looking for other opinions.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · May 23, 2009 1:42AM

I'm unsure.

But if found to be fake or you need another opinion, submit it to Fake Patch Report

mtcards · May 23, 2009 2:41AM

The red flag to me is the fact that he is touting it as much as possible in the listing.

VitoCo1972 · May 23, 2009 4:03AM

Fake patches seem like probably the dumbest thing in this hobby these days. What the heck are people doing with the real patches? Ae they making custom cards on their own? What's the point of removing a half inch by half inch piece of Someone's jersey?

smet · May 23, 2009 4:38AM

<< <i>Fake patches seem like probably the dumbest thing in this hobby these days. What the heck are people doing with the real patches? Ae they making custom cards on their own? What's the point of removing a half inch by half inch piece of Someone's jersey? >>

They probably just throw away the real patches. They aren't replaced because sellers think the real patches may be valuable elsewhere, but because if they put in a fake patch, the card might sell for a lot more.

For example, a card may sell for $100 with a plain white swatch, but if taken out and replaced by a multicolored patch with part of a team's logo on it, it is much more likely to sell for $300+.

See the example from a page on the link Donovan posted. Link

jlzinck · May 23, 2009 5:05AM

Faker than Pam ANderson's boobs

rbdjr1 · May 23, 2009 5:28AM

Seller is questionable, why go any further than that?

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goose3 · May 23, 2009 6:03AM

anyone that would call Derek Anderson a "real" quarterback should be questioned.

SoonerCowboy · May 23, 2009 6:41AM

High End Card......Poor Picture......Less then reputable grading co.........IMO Probably Worthless

Tabe · May 23, 2009 4:43PM

Yeah, pretty much guaranteed to be fake. It's an excellent team logo patch in a card #'ed to 228. No way that patch is legit.

Tabe

ElToroLoco · May 24, 2009 6:42AM

Suspect, GAI will grade anything that doesn't say fake on it. Notice the seller doesn't allow the serial number to be visible. There are a few of us who have a pictures of the real cards to compare.

Is this a fake Adrian Peterson Patch?

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