T3's and T9's

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Posted By: BOTN

Anyone seen these? http://stores.ebay.com/Mike-Wheats-Vintage-Cards

Only reason I bring it up is that a board member alerted me to the fact that I was in possesion of one. These reproductions are extremely high quality and will fool most advanced collectors.

Not sure why Wheat decided to do this but I think he made a huge error in not identifying these better as reprints.

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Posted By: Keith O'Leary

greg,

never saw these before, grrrr. not sure what mike is thinking, same size too? i don't like em, not one bit.

keith

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Posted By: Mike Peich

When Mike Wheat first displayed these reproductions at Ft. Washington, they looked exactly like the original because they are the same size, same color and gloss, and close to being the same weight of paper stock. The only identifying mark distinguishing them as a reprint appears in the two bottom corners. Inside the normal border is a fleuron-like device (a circle with five cigar-shaped leaves extending from it). Obviously, this does not appear on the original card. There is no statement that these are reprints.

Mike, I am certain, has reproduced these as a labor of love. Yet, after we first saw his prototypes, a few of us joked at Ft. Washington that they might start appearing on eBay. The joke has become reality, and, as Bill Cornell notes in the Buy/Sell/Trade thread, Caveat emptor: buyer beware.

Best to all on Mother's Day, Mike

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

Thank, Greg, for pointing out this information on reprints. I understand that these are very good, but I doubt they would get by advanced collectors.

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Posted By: botn

So do you think a guy with a baseball card collection worth $1,449.78 would be able to identify these as reprints?

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Posted By: Bill Cornell

I wish they had either clearly labeled these T3's as "reprints" or not made them at all, but Larry Fritsch & Co. were way ahead of Mike Wheat in this area. Their D304's, in particular, have burned many people. Caveat emptor and complain loudly.

Bill

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Posted By: Julie

only Wheat's Speaker is slightly inferior in color. The condition of all is of course slightly better. I'm bidding on the "Chief Meyers."

Why? Because I want a t3 Chief Meyers, that's why!

This will be my second phoney card. My T206 Wagner looks like nothing on earth, as far as I know, and represents no actual card...which is why i wanted THAT one.

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

It would be interesting if to you the card was easily distinguishable from the other T3's you have had, while one of these reprints could sit around in someone else's collection unidentified.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

I will compare the two closely and fill in the board on the results.