T206 Reprint... is it obvious to y'all?
 

Hey guys,

I'm curious if everyone knows this is a reprint at first glance? I took a chance .... Yep reprint.

Yeah I would have been suspicious at first glance, that black ink used on the name is a dead giveaway. Should be dark brown.

The rest if the card does look good to me, I may be missing some other clues though.

Agree the black ink name is the dead givaway. At second glance, the corners also seem artificially rounded. Overall, it is a decent job, so don't beat yourself up too much.


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The colors are off in several places, like his glove, fingers, and the W on the uniform.

I only noticed because I am looking for a real card of Bill in similar condition.

The black ink was obvious when I pulled it from the package. With it in hand it was obvious in many ways; size, texture, gloss, card stock. The seller sold as possible reprints but I'm sure he knew they were reprints. It was just a $28 chance on 4 cards so I've got some reprints and a lesson learned.

Yeah, when they say "possible reprint" it is definitely a reprint.

Yeah. That makes sense. I'm not too bright. If there wasn't other dim people out there bidding against me I would have saved some money.... Of course that was probably the seller bidding. :p

Don't beat yourself up too much. We all make mistakes, pay too much, or make trades and sales that we regret. This was actually not a very expensive mistake.

It happens to most of us. I've had to rebuy about 5 t205s because of trimming that I did not see.

I almost bid on them when they were cheap. I couldn't tell if the ink was black or brown from the pics so I never bid. Are all of them black ink?

I'm glad you posted, so guys like me won't make the same mistake (hopefully).

Honestly
 

not really close, many of the T206 reprints look like this card

Yeah , they are all the same. It was a lot easier to tell once cards were in hand. If I go back and look at them now its obvious but live and learn.

Lesson learned; not an expensive one. Maybe use them as a reference for future purchases.

*purchases

At least $28 is not an expensive lesson.

Read THIS thread and feel much better about your purchase.

True... its more of not doing my homework than the actual $$$.

:D Entertaining at least

This was a help to me. http://www.t206museum.com/page/forgery.html

That is true unless they say that ebay rules make them list it as a reprint, because it is not graded. Then it could be real.