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Originally Posted by steve B
Someone actually asked that?
Because you know...
A) A seller wouldn't just lie about where the card came from.
B) A seller couldn't have bought a reprint err....Just about anywhere or any time during the last 30 years.
C) There's some magical place where reprints/scanners/printers/etc just don't exist.
Maybe it's just part of getting old, but I'm becoming more convinced that there are people who simply can't learn anything about anything. And that sadly that's a huge demographic that drives most corporated decisions, leaving me stuck with a choice between products designed for stupid people.
Steve B
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Steve, I would never insult any new collector who posts here honestly wanting to learn, but here are my thoughts on getting into a new vintage card issue:
- study the hell out of scans, anywhere you can find them, noting differences betwen cards sold by good sellers and those actually labelled as reprints or as 'real-looking'
- ask questions
- Buy a few cheap common semi-beaters from board members (or ebay) and study the hell out of them
- Only after doing the above, if your money is burning a hole in your pocket, buy a more expensive example, but from a reputable source
Too many people, before doing the above, post a link to an expensive card;e.g-1910's Cobb, Wagner, etc, asking us if we think it is real, because they actually plan to buy it as their first card in the set
