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Originally Posted by perezfan
Depressing, but not surprising. Just more reason to avoid eBay and stick with reputable auction houses. All the ones I listed above are legit, and you can add Clean Sweep, Hakes, Huggins, Sterling, Brockleman and Inside the Park to the "good" list.
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Generally speaking, good advice, but when it comes to these press pins I wouldn't bet my house against the idea that some of these repros have made their way into and been sold by even the top AHs. At the 2011 National, I bought the best version of the 1924 World Series 7th game panorama I'd ever seen. Walking the floor, I noticed that Heritage had one behind their booth. I could tell right away that theirs wasn't a Type I, and asked one of their guys what they were doing with it. He said it was a consignment for the next auction. I went back to my booth and retrieved the one I had just bought to show him the difference. He feigned interest, but lo and behold, the consignment was in the next auction and went for a lot of money.