Fan For A Fan Counterfeits?

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Posted By: jamie

Have reprints or counterfeits from this set ever surfaced? What should you look for?

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Posted By: Steve f

All the signs that fake cards exhibit.
Plus shiny new staples maybe?

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Posted By: barrysloate

I agree with Steve. That one looks bad. The quality of the lithography is poor too.

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Posted By: mr. moses

the motherload - new staples - uniform soiling on the back - outside edge is handcut not machine cut as issued - not fade but lack of clarity......

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Posted By: joe

Yes, there are counterfeits out there of these fans. Some older signs are counterfeited also.

Joe

Ty Cobb, Spikes flying!

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Posted By: Scott Mosley

Stick going through the fan itself at the bottom is another dead giveaway that it is fake.

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Posted By: Paul S

I think this same fan was outed and discussed only a few months back. The worms keep crawling to the surface.

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Posted By: jamie

There's actually two now on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Christy-Mathewson-Basball-Fan-For-A-Fan-Advertising-Fan_W0QQitemZ320144970956QQihZ011QQcategoryZ125QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Christy-Mathewson-Baseball-Fan-for-a-Fan-Give-Away_W0QQitemZ170139432702QQihZ007QQcategoryZ10805 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Somebody must be mass producing these.

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Posted By: Joe Jones

Here is the back of an authentic fan.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Antique staples are dark brown with rust, and have often stained the surrounding area. It would be hard to fake antique staples. Though, obviously, it's possible for a real one to have the stick restapled on. Also, as noted, the real ones don't have that odd notch on the bottom for the stick, the stick is completely on the back.

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Posted By: Aaron M.

Fake as fake can be (not to mention all the obvious red flags). The guy didn't even get the handle stick right.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Anyone seen any of the fakes in person? Do they have the same back as that shown on Joe's post?