As with most other counterfeited items. The dark areas are always too black where they meet the white areas (lack of transition), removing the real subtle folds and reflections in images. ie; the dark area beneath the R arm, under the brim and the front belt loops.
Nowadays, seems the savvy scammers are using blank pages from very old books etc, to feed their printers -these won't flouresce.
Look at every item as dirty 'til proven clean. And use the experienced eyes of the collectors on this board if in doubt.
If Beckett slabbed this reprint, they'd certainly be knuckleheads.
Last edited by Ladder7; 12-24-2010 at 09:52 AM.
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