Help Needed - Goudeys & Play Balls

[braves_43]

These cards were recently acquired in a lot of 1950s & 60s cards I purchased. Just curious to see what people's opinions are on these cards - real or fake? I'm not too familiar with these sets. Thanks!

[RaidonCollects]

Not in any way an expert of any kind, so take this with a grain of salt.

But, the cards seem quite glossy (and reflect a lot of light), I don't own any Play Ball or Goudey cards, so I wouldn't know if that was the card with those cards.

~Owen :)

[rgpete]

The Play Balls I have are flat no shine.

[Bill77]

The damage on the back of the Joe DiMaggio card looks like it was done to remove the word reprint.

[mattsey9]

The damage on the back of the Joe DiMaggio card looks like it was done to remove the word reprint.

My thoughts exactly...

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjY5WDU0OA==/z/P2UAAOxyni9TBWtu/$_1.JPG

[Joshchisox08]

I like to try and do these without looking at what other's have posted. I'm no expert on either set.

I do own one Goudey however Evar Swanson.

The stock paper on those cards don't look period at all they look like they have a glossy finish to them which should not be the case for that period. I hope you can get your money back or I hope you didn't spend too much because to me they look like reprints.

[Spike]

Of all, the DiMaggio looks most suspect for reasons mentioned by others. The 1940/41 non-stars might be OK, just very worn. Would love close scans of the 1933s, but they could be hand-cut from a reprint page or something similar; one of the bottom edges is angled without the corner being worn to match.

[braves_43]

Thanks for the responses. I'm thinking they're all fake at this point based on everyone's input. It's not a huge deal because they came in a lot of cards I know are authentic. These were the ones I wasn't sure about. The Goudeys don't look good at all. I thought maybe the Play Balls were legit but now I'm not so sure. It definitely looks like someone scratched out "reprint" on the DiMaggio.

[braves_43]

Here's scans of the fronts and backs of the cards. I figured this would be clearer than taking pictures with my phone. Hopefully this helps clear things up. Let me know what you guys think after taking a look at the scans. Thanks again!

[cardsfan73]

All show signs of intentional damage and/or eraser marks where the word "reprint" would have appeared. 99.9% sure they are all reprints.

[braves_43]

Yeah, I see what you mean.