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Originally Posted by pokerplyr80
I'm far from a vintage card expert like many of you on this forum. What are the obvious signs that gave this one away?
It's listings like this, top rated seller, 1000+ feedback, and still selling fake cards, that make it hard for me to buy any vintage card that hasn't been authenticated.
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Those cards have been talked about many times on this board. So experience is number 1. Then it is just pitifully aged. All of the telltale signs of a faked old age appearance. Add to that the prohibition aspect of it and it doesn't make sense. And then lastly, I have handled many cards with this type of distressed look. They have all been fake. The paper stock is usually a dead giveaway when handling them too (it won't feel old)...