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Old 09-26-2015, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang View Post
Reprints have gotten a lot better over the years. It's getter harder all the time to spot them. I don't collect football, and doubt I could tell if that Namath is real or fake. I would like to think buying graded cards protects you from accidently buying a fake, but I'm not even convinced they always get it right.
david,

agreed on some of these reprint these days. it's scary. here's a lil tip in regards to pre56 cards (I think). anything after this year glows. grab a lil black light flashlight and shine on.

here's an example on a 52 mantle that was retouched and ya can spot the difference in paper:

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