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runscottRemember last year when you, me and Leon discussed this?
To bring others up to speed, I almost got burned buying some OJ "proofs" and "original OJ tin types" that had been created recently from a huge lot of OJ negatives, and then made to look old. The seller released about five of these items, one or two at a time, saying that he got them from a Pennsylvania estate - he turned out to be the same guy who had won the negatives previously. Apparently he spent a lot of time preparing for his elaborate ebay scam, and I know for a fact that he managed to sell all of the ebay "proofs" off-line to high bidders.
After nearly spending $2K on his fakes, I cringe any time I see the term "proof" associated with an 1800's photo card issue.