Cheap Lesson Learned - Just a Reminder
 

If it's raw and seems too good to be true, chances are it's a reprint/fake. Also, write down every booth/name you buy something from.

Bought a M101 Blank Back Ray Chapman yesterday at National for $25. Most everything else was real, or looked to be real in the cases (not accusing the dealer of fraud, I just didn't pickup anything else). I looked up an example of one online (painfully slow service) and PSA pricing (also painfully slow). The pricing lined up, but I missed a couple giveaways that it's a reprint. It was trimmed at the bottom, and I later learned that the reprint set has REPRINT on the front bottom. I didn't write down the booth number or name when I made the purchase. I had a buddy going to National today, but unfortunately the booth was either already packed up, or my buddy wasn't able to find it; I was going to see if he would issue a refund via PayPal and ship him the card back PWE.

It's a cheap mistake all thing's considered, and the crow I'm eating is cheaper than a stake, so it could be worse. But for future shows, I will be writing down every purchase detail. Don't get burned like I did.