ALR-bishop
04-19-2014, 01:45 PM
There has been some prior discussion of hobby fakes and counterfeits. Here is a fake I picked up some time back. But I kind of like it :)
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/WhitenOldClothes759_zps3531aa23.jpg?t=1397936499
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/WhitenOldClothes760_zpse55b5275.jpg?t=1397936659
bnorth
04-19-2014, 03:02 PM
In the Bill Ripken collecting circle the 2 cards in the PSA 9 holders in the top picture are known as the "Mystery Card". In my opinion they are 100% counterfeit and it amazes me beyond belief how PSA graded them. In hand there is no way of confusing the Mystery Card with a real 89 Fleer Bill Ripken card. The bottom picture is of 2 real cards.
bnorth
04-20-2014, 11:38 AM
Here are a couple more fakes from the famous 89 Fleer Bill Ripken card. The first picture is of the BW test issue. I know everyone on eBay says they are real and rare, they are neither. The second picture is White Out cards, real ones are rare. One of the many ways they tried to block out the words "F*ck Face" was to make the end of the bat knob white. 99.9% of these are altered and not real, I am sure this includes graded cards.