I've only been able to locate a photo of one counterfeit factory single, and it was horribly done, as expected:
I have not located a black and white replicard single that allegedly matches the description of an authentic Fro Joy single. The only ones I've located are the singles cut from counterfeit sheets as mentioned previously, and color counterfeits of the singles.
This issue is too important to the history of the hobby and to baseball to let the counterfeiters force us to dismiss it. They're not that good.
I experienced those issues from both sides in December: I purchased a counterfeit card, crack fielder, which was the single cut from a counterfeit sheet mentioned previously (knew it was when I actually held it), and I purchased a premium that was later deemed inauthentic (or altered according to a subsequent e-mail) by a grading company. I never questioned the premium, and I still have it even though I could've sent it back. There are few premiums available, so the chances someone has handled one are slim to none. This one is cropped almost to the photo. I sent a message to REA today requesting they take a look at it.
I was ticked off at the grading company initially, but now, believe it or not, they're my favorite. Through all the research, I've found that they make fewer mistakes than the other two on all issues. It's Beckett BTW.
Sorry to keep bumping this up, but maybe this explains the madness.