is this T205 real or fake

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

My first instinct said it was fake, it looked too good to be real.  But after reading through the desription and noticing the crop job done to the scan, I'm not so sure.. 

http://tinyurl.com/65vjq5

comments??? 

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Without the benefit of an in hand inspection, and a black light, I think it is a reprint. I'd not bid on that unless a return policy was in place.

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Posted By: Steve

Dimensions of the image look accurate and the back wear seems authentic. Some scanners do the auto crop thing and it must be the issue. May wanna check the edges for trimming before setting a snipe.

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Posted By: fkwt

Id say authentic. The card doesnt have the cropping issue usually found with T205 reprints. The back looks good too. I wouldnt bid too high unless the seller can provide a better clearer scan without cropping the edges.

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Posted By: leon

The front of the card looks artificial from the scan, to me. The back looks ok and both front and back are cropped poorly. At first I thought fake now I think probably real. That front looks kind of wacky though....

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

This Mecca Double Folder is from teh same seller, i suspect if one is real their both real.. if one is fake, their both fake.

http://tinyurl.com/5anz5v

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Posted By: J Levine

Marty,
The back of the t205 looks good. I would ask for scans to my email though.

Joshua

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

Scan requested and quickly received..  

what do you think now?

 

Real - Spectacular??

martyOgelvie
nyyankeecards.com

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

That second round of scans looks pretty good, based on it I'd give it a good chance of being authentic. I'd still want to be sure there's a return policy.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

It's real but isn't it scummy that the seller cropped out corner damage and tried to make the card appear as if the corners were razor-sharp? I could never buy from this guy.

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

I thought this player sounded familiar!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Law_Olmsted

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

Jodi,

Is there a relation between the two or just the coincidence of the same name.. I read the whole wiki article before noticing the guy died in 1903.. 

martyOgelvie
nyyankeecards.com

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Sorry, I thought the difference in the spelling of their surnames was a dead giveaway! Hey, at least you now know a bit about the man who designed Central Park!

Jodi

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

Jodi,

indeed.  Thanks for the reference! 

martyOgelvie
nyyankeecards.com

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Posted By: Eric B

I would bid on the card with the new scans. But I would never bid on the original cropped one.