Fake Cracker Jacks listed with GM

[CrackaJackKid]

These two are blatant fakes…how did they miss these?

[3-2-count]

Definitely no bueno!

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Would like to see the backs. Scans don't look good. But why would anyone fake those two commons?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

Would like to see the backs. Scans don't look good. But why would anyone fake those two commons?

Money.
Fake as 3 dollar bills.
.

[Kidnapped18]

Yeah those are pretty obvious fakes!
Border is too white and printing is to bold and dark

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

Would like to see the backs. Scans don't look good. But why would anyone fake those two commons?

Originally Posted by Leon

Money.
Fake as 3 dollar bills.
.

Is it cost effective to make fake commons? How much would it cost to set up everything needed to make them and how many would you have to make/sell to really have it make financial sense?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

They're most likely aged legit reprints, not something someone went to a ton of expense to set up to defraud.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

But why would anyone fake those two commons?

Last I checked, even low grade CJ commons can command like $400+ these days. I'd guess that's why.

[tiger8mush]

Lazy fakers didn't even bother making the backs upside-down like 1915s are supposed to be.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

Lazy fakers didn't even bother making the backs upside-down like 1915s are supposed to be.

Unless GM just chose to flip the scans. I'm far from an expert on Cracker Jacks, but yeah - that black print does look awfully bold.