Help with possible scrap

[colco]

Hey,
I know there has been a lot of talk recently about scrap but I'm still a little unclear. I just purchased these cards for a very cheap price and was wondering if the Schmidt is scrap and if so where should it be valued. Thanks in advance
Jack

[atx840]

I would say its a standard factory card that has been altered by how it was stored/environment (sun or chemical exposure)

[Blunder19]

Jack,

I saw those cards listed on ebay.. neither are scrap.

[colco]

Well thanks for the help guys. you live and you learn and Im glad it wasn't a mistake that cost a large sum of money,
Jack

[colco]

BTW for future reference how can you tell the difference between the two as I am still somewhat new to this, thanks
Jack

[mrvster]

chemical splash....maybe turpentine/ paint re-mover..... you can tell by the missing color "fade" and where the chemical was actually spilled.....takes a while of seeing T206, but you'll pick these types of mishaps right away after a while....we are here to help


keep up the good search.....every now and then you hit Gold

[colco]

Thanks again for your help, it is appreciated
Jack

[drcy]

They're interesting examples none the less. In my opinion, just because something's a scrap (aka reject) doesn't automatically mean it's worth extra.

Printers ink doesn't dissolve in water, so if it was a chemical think it would have to be some sort of solvent such as rubbing alcohol or paint thinner. I've seen chemical accident cards before, sometimes that made the the ink run like a tie-dye. When forensic examiners test ink for identification and dating purposes, they first dissolve it in alcohol.

One thing as far as identifying printers mistakes, if there's bad registration-- meaning really bad overlapping of colors, one color way off--, that wouldn't be made by alcohol or environmental accident. Those should be more obvious as scraps. Some of the really really bad registration mistakes are quite impressive looking too. But perfect registration is rare for T206s, so it would have to be really off for it to gather a premium in value.

I had some modern Fleer baseball cards with a football backs. Makes you wonder how errors that big can happen.

[colco]

Interesting stuff thanks for sharing. If I had to guess on the fleer cards I would assume they were probably printed together, but someone more knowledgable than me on topic could probably speak to that. You would think with all our technology quality control would be better than that

[mrvster]

exactly! and anytime