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Posted By: davidcycleback

A man who specialized in 1933-5 Goudeys contacted me because he recently read about the prevelance of reprinted and fake 1933 Goudeys. He said he's been collecting Goudeys for about 20 years and was worried that he might have some fakes in his collection.

I said, "If you've been collecting Goudeys for 20 years, you'd be the first to know if any of your cards are reprints."

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The point of the story being, if one collects and enjoys and handles and loves to look at certain issues, the vast majority of reprints and counterfeits will stand out like Terrell Owens when the television cameras are turned on.

The times even the experieced collector, and even auction house experts, will be unsure or even fooled is when he is dealing with something he's unfamiliar with. That's the time the collector can break out the trusty microscope, post to the Net54 Board "Hey what do you guys think" or send it off to a favorite grader.