"Lighted" Loupes and fluorescent long wave lamps~

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Posted By: Brian C. Daniels

As more of a courtesy to help fellow collectors moreover a profit motive~
Leon has allowed me to post this in the general reading section~
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Again I am offering lighted plastic loupes and long wave Fluorescent pocket lamps(with built in flash light too!).These are excellent for detecting air brushing (in or outside the slab~) and/or corner restoration and crease pressing or corner rebuilding.

and 3 & 1/2 inch "lighted" plastic loupes much like the ones the optometrist uses when he examines your eyes. These loupes are excellent for viewing corners with the light and seeing trimmed and or abraded edges. No more shadows when someone walks behind you or looks over your shoulder! You'll never loose focus because of light distractions! The lenses are corrected for curvature like jewelers loupes costing $35-60 and allow a real view enlarged to 10x for easy viewing of flaws,print spots and pressed out creases.Many of you have purchased one or both of these items from me before of over 75 of each sold,I had one return which I replaced for free. I even gave Julie one a couple of years ago!


The lights fit easily in your shirt pocket so you can carry it around the shows or in your shirt pocket where you might want to examine cards behind the water cooler at work. The loupes are half the size and square to hold one "A" cell battery. They are durable and should last a long time if you care for them as you would your cards!





Loupes are $14.50 each postpaid!

Fluorescent UV lights are also $14.50 postpaid!


I can be Paypaled @ Lomismo@earthlink.net
and they will on their way to you within 36 hours!

$28.00 for both . Thanks much. Happy Collecting

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

be careful to leave the switch in the light in the middle position, because one end is black light, and the other is flashlight, and if you LEAVE the switch in either place--new batteries!

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Posted By: Damian

$27 seems very reasonable for this gadget. Paypal sent. Thanks!

Damian

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Longwave black lights are most useful to collectors of vintage baseball cards or any type of old paper memorabilia (programs, tickets, photos, magazines, premiums, etc etc). I recommend any collector of this type of stuff to buy one. Black lights are easy to use and useful in identifying fakes and reprints, alterations to cards, etc.

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

go towards buying Thanksgiving turkeys and food baskets for under priveleged and shut ins via City Team ministries in San Jose California. They depleted their warehouse sending much of this years donations to Katrina victims. It's the largest outreach program in California and my family serves meals and delivers food baskets each Thanksgiving. Had 17 contacts already-they will appreciate the sales~ Thanks everyone.

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

Great thread BCD, i've already got my stuff (have for sometime) but a great service!

Regards,

Black Sox Fan

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Posted By: Mike H

David, are they useful for detecting repros of old photos?

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Posted By: leon

money sent....the one I got from you 5 years ago burnt out.....I was going to ask for an rma but I think they were about $10...I figured I would let ya slide on that one.......not bad for 5 yrs or so...regards

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Longwave black lights, such as which Brian is offering and I recommend people buy, can identify many modern reprints of vintage cards, photographs (wirephotos, Ty Cobb photos, Charles Lindbergh photos, etc) and any vintage paper material. A black light doesn't know what is a baseball card or postcard or movie poster or 1942 Yankees ticket, but it can identify many types of modern paper and cardstock used to make those things. Many types of modern paper and cardstock used modern chemicals which are invisible under normal daylight, but fluoresce brightly way under black light. Even if you know nothing about 1920s movie posters or Italian postcards or have never seen before a Batter Up or 1923 Maple Crispette , you can still identify many reprints with a black light due to the fluorescence.

Black lights are easy to use, and you don't need any scientific background to get results.

It is not my desire to sell something here, but my baseball card guide has a chapter on how black light works and how a colletor can identify reprints with it. I offer this guide here also as there seems to have been a lot of questions about authenticating vintage baseball cards in general (T205, Cracker Jacks posts) that the guide also answers. I guess you can consider it a suppliment to Brian's offerings.

'Judging the Authenticity of Early Baseball Cards':
http://www.cycleback.com/baseballcardguide.htm
I set up the web page to allow people to pay right away with PayPal. Just click the magic button.

I should also add that the guide also shows how a black light is used to identify reprinted and fake modern cards, including 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan, 1984 Fleer Update Roger Clemens and 1979 OPC Wayne Gretzky. Black light is important for modern card collectors too, especially if they are hunters of raw Jordan RCs and such.

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

Because we are "hobby friends"

hee hee

Thank you everyone for all the sales thus far. I have sent out 22 combinations of lights/loups today and will fill the rest tomorrow.
I have 25 of each left or so which I suspect will fill the obligation of food for City Team. We all have our place of helping I think and for the last few years on Thanksgiving this has been me and mine. Thanks again.

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Posted By: Brian Daniels

for turkeys

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Posted By: zoolander

Payment is on the way for this. I will use it for collecting cards and at raves.

Thanks

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Posted By: Chris Mc

I just sent my payment of $27. Can't wait for the items.
Thanks for your offer, Chris

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Posted By: Brian Daniels

All in the mail on Monday. Anyone that already paypaled me this last week have them on the way double bubble wrapped and Josh,your light is already in the mail as well. Thanks all.

Mr. Jones? Just let me know if you need these.

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Posted By: Damian

I love them! I had a "nice" $11 jeweler's loupe. You know the one. Nice but obsolete compared to this. View is quick and appears much more upclose with fine detail. The blacklight/flashlight is awesome as well! Folks, for real this is steal at $27 shipped. Really, get one. Card corners will not look the same from now on.

Damian

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Posted By: barry arnold

Am i too late to get the two?

all the best,

Barry

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Posted By: tbob

Ditto here. If you have a pair left, let me know and I'll Paypal you right away.
TBob

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Half a ditto here. If you have extra black lights, I'll buy one. I've written about black lights so much, I figure I might as well buy one and see if it really works. (Actually, I've been looking to buy a new one).

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Posted By: Brian Daniels

you got it.

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Posted By: Gene Palmer

Brian, got mine in the mail yesterday. Thanks once again. They're great!

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Posted By: Brian Daniels

should be in this week for those still waiting for delivery. Thank you.

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

Hopefully I caught everyone's order. Please give it a few more work days then let me know if you have or have not received your order. Thank you all. I purchased more turkeys than any other year of helping and more food baskets as well. I have three sets of both lights left if anyone needs them.

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Posted By: David Vargha

I'll take one, Brian. Do I just PayPal you?

DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

please wait if you want one now. I am out as of this moment.
Will have more in two weeks.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

For those who also ordered my card guide, I just got and installed my new printer and the guides are done. The first booklet cost $2,400 to make, but after that it's pure profit!

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Posted By: Alan Zimmerman

i got mine in the mail today. thanks alot.

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

My arrived yesterday. Thanks very much.

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Posted By: tbob

Mine also arrived yesterday, thanks Brian.
TBob

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Posted By: bigfish

thanks so much for the tools

they have multiple uses

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Posted By: barry arnold

got'em today.

many thanks, Brian.

a great cause.

all the best

barry

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Posted By: Betty

GOt mine ,too
Works great. Thanks!!!

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Posted By: Brian Daniels

http://cgi.ebay.com/46-Leg-Lamp-A-Christmas-Story-ONLY-PERFECT-REPLICA-NR_W0QQitemZ5644311663QQcategoryZ1467QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

$28.00 post paid~

I have a new shipment of both here. I did have to pay $1.00 more so need to pass it on being as there is limited proceeds on these but very useful for all of us~

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Posted By: jay behrens

Just so you all don't think Brian is doing purely for the money, he sent me a loupe free knowing that I lowly burger flipper that can't afford anything

thanks and have a great holiday season Brian

Jay

I've just reached Upper Lower Class. I am now officially a babe magnet for poor chicks.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I bought an earlier blacklight from Brian, and it's a nice one. I turned off the lights at 8pm and walked around my home with it. The reprints lit my way.

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Posted By: David Vargha

Got mine yesterday. Thanks again, Brian!

DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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Posted By: Albie O'Hanian

I got mine today. No problem shipping to Canada. Thanks Again.

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Posted By: Anthony

Got mine yesterday as well, many thanks Brian!

Now if I can just find that Iron Butterfly 8 track........

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Posted By: sagard

Brian-

Do you have them in stock?

What is your PayPal address if you do.

Thanks!

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Posted By: Brian Daniels

lomismo@earthlink.net

$28 shipped.

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Posted By: Shawn

Mine also arrived and have already been put to good use. Thanks again!

--Shawn

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Posted By: David McDonald

Just received loupe and lamp from B C Daniels and a copy of "Judging the Authenticity of Early Baseball Cards" from D R Cycleback. Thanks, guys!

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Posted By: B.C.Daniels

And I think I covered all the returned ones!


Thanks!

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Posted By: Bumpus dogs

if some who wrote me were missed and still wish for these please e-mail me.

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Posted By: Bumpus dogs

I am working out profile issues with them. please just send me your address via e-mail. thanks

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Posted By: steve f

whoops. I will cancel my paypal payment.

Brian,

*too late, completed. Please email me if any problems.

stevefalletti@yahoo.com