are these cards worth pursuing? please help asap!

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Posted By: carddude

Hey everyone,

glad i ran across this forum. I found an ad on craigslist, and am meeting up with the guy on monday to check his stuff out. problem is, i don't know if his stuff is legit or not. here's what he posted:


"My father and I were recently remodeling my grandparents old house to make into a rental. When we tore down the old lathe boards and plaster to replace it with drywall, we found an old bible in the wall. Inside the bible was some old money. Silver certificates and three old ball cards. My father kept the money and gave me the cards. These cards have been in that bible in the wall since at least 1942-43. We are not sure what year that part of the house was added on but was in the early 40's. The cards are Joe Jackson cracker jack card. Unsure of what year as I do not know anything about these cards. The second card says Jackson-r.f.Phila. Am. on the front and American caramel co. on the back. The last card has Johnson,Washington on the front and Peidmont cigarrette ad on the back. I need to sell these cards TODAY and best offer gets them. I have cards at work so ask any questions that you need answered and I'll try my best to do so. I don't know what year these are. Loacl card shop says he doesn't deal in old cards so I didn't take them to him. If you are not interested in buying these but know about baseball cards, could you at least advise me on what these are and how much to get from them?"


Obviously the cards he mentions are pretty high dollar. i have contacted him a few times and he seems honest so far, but like i said i haven't actually met him/seen the cards. He has agreed to not sell them 'TODAY' as he said in the ad, but will wait to meet with me.

I need some advice....i've read alot of stuff about identifying fakes/reprints, but i don't have any cards of the same brands/year to take along to compare to. what are some other good ways to tell if these are fakes without being able to compare?

the guy says he has 14 offers, the highest of which is $750.

what do you think? any advice you have for me is greatly appreciated.