Ty Cobb Golden Sporting Shoes store display
 

Both of these recently sold at auction. However, as you can see, there are several differences between them. Are both legitimate? Does anyone know anything about these?

What Auction??
 

Were these sold at an auction house or on ebay? The bottom one obviously looks too good to be true but I know that these are often reproduced and I personally stay away.

TY Cobb store display
 

The first one sold recently on ebay. The second sold in the December Legendary auction, I believe part of the Bill Mastro collection.

Well, since the color item went for $15K in a Legendary auction, and the black and white went for less than $500 on ebay...I'll go with the color item being the real one. But honestly, unless you had them in hand, I don't know how you could tell from a scan. However, the black and white would be easier to fake.

I stand corrected...no wonder it sold for 15k it's fantastic! You do see 'em pop up on ebay frequently which is enough to raise suspicion.

The person who sold the black and white one on eBay is currently selling a Tuxedo advertising sign. They previously bought two reproduction signs/posters from style_quest yet ANOTHER seller who frequently sells fake items.

Here is a list of sellers who OFTEN sell items that look too good to be true:

myjunk66 out of Ohio

acofind out of Indiana (also has eBay ids of fourducks and theolestuff)

style_quest out of Indiana

lour24i3d out of Indiana (mixes fake stuff in with real items)

David

i hate to bring up an old post, but look what is up on eBay as we speak

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAND-UP-ADV...item35b7c25491

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/STAND-UP-ADVE...PY0Q~~60_3.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/STAND-UP-ADVE...tH8g~~60_3.JPG

I missed this the first time around, fascinating stuff.


I'd have thought the color one was the fake, but the $15K says different.

Was the standup part of the color one advertised as homemade? It looks very much like the work of a kid with scissors and glue, while the standup bit of the black and white one is obviously a professionally made part.

I'm often amazed at the effort expended on some of the fakes. Finding a good enough source image to make a decent reprint, the actual printing, and making two die cut parts. Die cutting isn't cheap.

And while doing all that, they cheaped out and didn't bother with the green print. :confused:

Steve B

expensive display pieces
 

Generally speaking, expensive display pieces starting at a very low price on ebay, with no reserve, are almost always reprints/fakes. I always assume they aren't good. Also, you can tell by the write up too. The more times they say they don't know the less times they are good. And the kicker is always, if they end it saying "God Bless'.....it's not a good item. (nothing against the term by any means, it seems scammers like to say those words though)