HOW SOON BEFORE?

Archive · #1 06-11-2005, 08:15 AM

Posted By: scott brockelman

anyone want to wager how soon we will see either a doctored slab/scan or a popped out and doctored back & front scan of the josh gibson toleteros card that lelands and sgc wisely produced and sent out to hundreds, maybe thousands of registered lelands bidders. sure it's not likely but i can assure you one of these will fall into the hands of an unscrupulous ebay seller.

my question is why would these 2 entities which are much smarter than this, use a slabbed repro to promote themselves? this just makes it more difficult for the hobby to police its self from fraudulent activities, we already have a plethora of repros floating around, why make more.

any thoughts?

scott

Archive · #2 06-11-2005, 09:26 AM

Posted By: leon

marketing

Archive · #3 06-11-2005, 03:21 PM

Posted By: Anonymous

i already cracked mine and sent it to psa

Archive · #4 06-11-2005, 03:28 PM

Posted By: dennis

i think it is a promo card and a nice way to promote their auctions. but this thought entered my mind too. but, a scammer needs to go no farther than a larry fristch add to order all the reprints to alter that he needs. thats a bigger problem imo.

Archive · #5 06-11-2005, 03:42 PM

Posted By: Wesley

A very nice gesture on Leland's part. I wish Robert Edwards did the same with the Baltimore News Ruth. Guess I have to make my own reprint.

Archive · #6 06-11-2005, 03:56 PM

Posted By: Bob C

I too was given one at Hollywood Park Scott. It's readily apparent they are reprints.

Archive · #7 06-11-2005, 04:26 PM

Posted By: Julie

nicer than the actual card? No wear, clear clean color. I have no intention of throwing it away. Had 3 graded cards (the N162 chess players), and now I have four (a SAMPLE).

I don't expect it to become valuable, but 10-15 years ago Mastro sent me a card I'd paid for, with two cards on either side of it for packing (my, how times have changed!), and one of those two cards was the 1913 blue=tinted Lajoie playing (they're regular cards on the other side) card. I still have it. I know it lists for between 10-20 dollars; don't know if anyone actually buys them...nice card.

Like everyone else, I've always wanted a Josh Gibson...gee, look what I found.

Archive · #8 06-11-2005, 06:24 PM

Posted By: Frank E.

My Gibson is stuck in the black part of the SGC holder. I will demand a refund!

Frank