View Full Version : "professionally aged & distressed vintage reprint"
Brian Van Horn
10-15-2012, 02:36 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-T206-HONUS-WAGNER-PIEDMONT-CIGARETTE-CARD-1909-AMERICAN-CARAMEL-REPRINT-/180996472225?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2a243afda1
So, it was enough to Professionally age the reprint, it had to be professionally distressed? I thought that was the job of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
kcohen
10-15-2012, 02:57 PM
I'd half expect the guy to say that it looks so real, that, in accordance with Ebay policy, he is listing it as an original.
I am distressed. At least he didn't include a grandpa's attic story. I always wonder why grandpa had such bad luck?
Bocabirdman
10-16-2012, 08:50 AM
I am distressed. At least he didn't include a grandpa's attic story. I always wonder why grandpa had such bad luck?
I believe there is a Logan's Run-esque conspiracy among the grandchildren of the world to eliminate the Grandpas dumb enough to collect Reprints:D
Matthew H
10-16-2012, 10:30 AM
Aging reprints is a specialized profession which requires a unique skill set.
It's really rare to come across a card that has been aged by a professional, which is why these cards are so special.
Brian Van Horn
10-16-2012, 10:36 AM
I am distressed. At least he didn't include a grandpa's attic story. I always wonder why grandpa had such bad luck?
Grandpa wasn't very good at collecting cards, but he had an attic because Grandma throughout everything else in the house!
AustinMike
10-16-2012, 12:44 PM
[QUOTE=Matthew H;1044738]Aging reprints is a specialized profession which requires a unique skill set.
The only skill set I can think of is you must be under 12, preferably with a bicycle. :)