1934 goudey on ebay

[Robextend]

Something seems off here, am I wrong?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-John-Blondy...item2ea9543a28

That is the most vivid 34 Goudey I have ever laid eyes on. Smells funny. JMO

[fkw]

Are you asking if its authentic or altered?

It is easily seen as authentic, ........ dark blue strip at bottom extends farther than the light blue along the left and right borders, also the thin line below Gehrigs portrait is OK and the "y" in "Says" is OK too (all of these are often messed up when the reprints crop the photo)


But altered??? I cant say for sure

I see a print spot below his last name on front, and some corners that are very sharp (trim?)

[ChiefBenderForever]

Someone may have erased a small mark in upper right hand corner but not bad. Extremely white borders was probably in a pack opened years later and not handled very much or exposed to light,very fresh decent card imo, probably wouldn't grade higher than a 5.

[jabiloxi]

Looks good to me, maybe trimmed...I don't think so though. As far as grading goes, probably a 5.5, I hesitate because of the mark or whatever yo call it underneath the "Ryan". I really like learning more about what designates authentic cards from fakes. I have been collecting Goudeys for a couple years now and I always learn something new.

[fkw]

This is where I look... edges of photo area, colors dont line up perfectly (red boxes), the bottom of the image area is usually cropped and the thin line under Gehrigs face and the bottom of the "y" is cut off (cropped).

Also the uniform and the border blend together good, most reprints will crop the photo and add a new white border (too white compared to the rest of the card)


But a homemade fake (inkjet printer glued front and back together) made from a scan of an authentic card will look authentic