[THWW13]

Good morning,

Several years ago, my girlfriend's father gifted me a Sport Kings Ruth. He explained that he'd discovered the card wedged between a wall and a kitchen cabinet during a remodel in the 1970s. Now I need to sell it. So I listed it on ebay...and here I am with my tale of woe, lol.

Given the card's outstanding provenance (I had no reason to doubt my girlfriend's dad's story), I've never suspected it anything but the real McCoy. Then I received a message through ebay calling the card "100% reprint." No explanation as to why, though. (I've also received messages from more scammers than I can count, but that's another story...)

There was a time when I was a knowledgeable, serious collector. But I haven't collected cards since the 1980s and I'm learning that forgers have gotten really, really good. Over the past two days, I've read everything I can find on Sport King and Goudey fakes, and I've looked at dozens of Sport King cards. Nothing about this Ruth looks fraudulent to me. Even the printing looks good under magnification (to my eye, anyway). Am I missing something? I was going to send it to PSA, but they have a fifteen week backlog and I was hoping to sell it asap.

I would appreciate any input/advice about this card's authenticity. I was offering a 60 day moneyback guarantee, but that won't instill much confidence in a potential buyer if PSA is a four month wait.

Thank uou,

Travis Wallace