T204 Reprints--roughed up?

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Posted By: <b>mark</b><p>I am 99.9% sure this is a reprint card roughed up, he also has another that looks the same. Any thoughts? He doees point out that they may or may not be real.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-T204-Ramly-BELL-Brooklyn-Dodgers-PITCHER-CHEAP_W0QQitemZ300075774283QQihZ020QQcategoryZ8684 0QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-T204-Ramly-BELL-Brooklyn-Dodgers-PITCHER-CHEAP_W0QQitemZ300075774283QQihZ020QQcategoryZ8684 0QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a><br /> <br /><br /><br />Edited to say: he fixed the listing, thanks all

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Posted By: <b>joe</b><p>It might be real, but I would expect more wear on the corners, with some loss of gold.<br /><br />Joe<br><br>Ty Cobb, Spikes flying!

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Posted By: <b>mark</b><p>the front is smooth, it should be raised a bit with the embossed gold. Reprint are smooth.

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>poor scan, but sure looks bogus in several ways.

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>One thing about the Ramlys is that all that fancy gold design is embossed<br />(pushed out on front, pushed in on back), and you can often see the embossing<br />even in a scan.

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Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>Looks that way. The authentic cards are embossed so you should be able to see the embossed design in the glare and maybe on the back as well. Also the photo on authentic cards is crisper.<br /><br />Larry Fritsch sells reprint T204 sets, and this is one of them.

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Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>I think it's a reprint. Scan of reprint below shows the text on the back, and the auction card has a scuff area the exact size and location of the reprint text (from the R in Ramly at the top diagonally down to the Mass at the bottom).<br /><br />Reprint.<br /><br />Joann<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1170034464.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>mark</b><p>he sent me a great message saying thank you for the info. He fixed the listing. thanks guys and gals.<br /><br /><br />edited to thank the gals also.

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>Seller appears honest. Has revised his listing. I think "counterfeit card" might have given him/her time before bidding. JMO

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Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>The first thing I always do if I want to see what a reprint looks like is google "T204 Reprint" and many times a Fritsch page comes up with photos.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.fritschcards.com/reprints/1901_1910/T204Ramly.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.fritschcards.com/reprints/1901_1910/T204Ramly.html</a>

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>Good digging Joann. <br /><br />Steve, A very rare instance where 'shoot first, ask questions later' was misapplied by that trigger happy bidder.