t205 Cobb...
 

...real or fake? Sure looks fake to me. What say you, t205 experts?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/27483519231...8AAOSwJehgydus

no beuno.

Really good seller feedback, too...

At the least buyer of this sellers fake US Caramel Gehrig left a positive and seems happy

authentic T205 Cobb
 

authentic T205 Cobb shown for comparison (SCG-3)

At the risk of piling on, it's bad.

I recently started working on the T205 set. If the Cobb in question is fake, can someone provide reasons why and what to look for? I know the evenly rounded corners are always suspicious, but what else makes this card an obvious fake just from a few pictures?

Deliberate balanced markings on both sides. Pretty obvious doctoring..

There’s some fakery afoot!!

The print quality is off. It's hard (for me, at least) to describe, but if you handle enough of them you can tell that the color/resolution of the printing on the front and back is off.

And once in hand, you should usually be able to detect some gold flakes on the border.

If your not too sure what to look for you will be better off buying a graded example -- most of the Ruth or Cobb cards on eBay ungraded are usually reprints. Descriptions as bought at a estate sale, not sure, maybe, etc---the one you asked about is pretty obvious a reprint--good luck!