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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
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.
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Yeah, Heritage has done that on occasion with vintage pennants as well. Buyer beware for sure. Perhaps I should've phrased it differently. Something like... You lessen your chances of getting ripped off when going through the respected auction houses... Perhaps a 90/10 chance of success that way, versus 50/50 on eBay.