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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
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In the '90's, PSA declined to grade them because it was believed that they were in fact being reprinted with the original plates. If you were collecting them at that time, AND CHECKING THEM CLOSELY, WITH A LOUPE, it appeared rather obvious that of the supposed 4,000 original print run, about 14,000+ still existed in extremely good condition, made from the original plate. That would be the biggest problem for me with that card. One local dealer seemed to have an inexhaustible supply, and even had the cojones to claim exclusivity! Someone else might have a different opinion, but I was there, closely examining them, and buying them at the time, as were other collector friends, and after awhile, as prices rose significantly, we had no doubt that there was a very serious problem which was ongoing for a substantial period of time. PSA still refuses to grade the '84-'85's, for what I believe is good reason. The same thing happened with a certain 1985 McGwire minor league card, which had a supposed print run of 250 or so. By 1998, however, they were everywhere, and examination of the print dot pattern clearly indicated they had been printed with the original plate in abundance.
Best to all,
Larry