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Old 08-02-2012, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by caramelcard View Post
Looks black to me.

If it appears blue in person, it's the result of black ink fading over time or reacting to something. It wasn't printed with blue ink. Not sure why SGC would give it that designation.
This sums up my feelings as well. I have seen many backs of almost all T206 brands with variations in the depth of color. While not knowing the source and composition of ALC's black dye (or blue dye, for that matter), it seems much more likely that this represents a faded or poorly mixed dye lot, rather than a color variation planned in advance at the time of printing.