Opinions on this 1941 Play Ball #71 DiMaggio

[Spike]

Front and back scans of this card, which I purchased from a high-rep eBay seller this week.

I've had the following comments from outside Net54:

1. GOOD: Wear pattern resembles other authentic PBs
2. BAD: Concern about the eraser mark on the back (could obscure "REPRINT" mark)
3. GOOD: Eraser mark is higher that known reprint cards

What do folks think of the card? (Click for larger scan.) I have a couple of days to return it if no good.

<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4gS0XzEQ8E9a-v1dKKVqyg?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWGxunB54H8jAE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_gnsNN-zOZ0g/SxE5zIgB1VI/AAAAAAAABBo/5xij4K6iEmc/s144/JoeDfront.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/obc.spike/ThingsDoneToCards?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWGxunB54H8jAE&feat=embedwebsite">1941 Play Ball #71</a></td></tr></table>

<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6TTdg8BYQ0pf8g-SbRklxg?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWGxunB54H8jAE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_gnsNN-zOZ0g/SxE5zHo0YtI/AAAAAAAABBk/q0_jg6gW_9A/s144/JoeDback.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/obc.spike/ThingsDoneToCards?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWGxunB54H8jAE&feat=embedwebsite">Card back</a></td></tr></table>

[howard38]

The erasure looks like someone was trying to get rid of some writing which can still be seen not to eliminate a "reprint" mark.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I'm not an expert on Play Balls but the card looks okay to me based on the scans provided.

[grandslamcardscria]

Cards with symectrical rounded corners always concern me.

[Spike]

Yeah, the rounded corners caught my eye right away too! They were the first thing I checked, even before worrying about the writing or anything else.

I spent a while comparing edges, card stock, and corner wear to the rest of my 1941 PB set, and concluded it matches up with other low-grade cards pretty well. Thanks for mentioning it.

[fkw]

Its authentic, I dont see any red flags :)

[MW1]

It's real.

[tjb1952tjb]

It appears that "1941" was handwritten on the reverse, and subsequently was attempted to be erased. The "1941" can be seen very faintly. The card looks to be authentic, albiet marked.

[sportsamerica]

Looks ok from scans.. the wrinkles on the bottom, I have not seen on reprints before, as I feel it is more from the card stock which makes that wrinkles.

I am by no means an expert of playballs.

[Spike]

Thanks for writing in, everyone. Good to hear that it looks legit!