33 Goudey Ruth Help

[JamesGallo]

I wanted to get some opinions on this card. I realize the scans suck. I am not super familiar with issue and don't know any tells for the fakes.





Thanks in advance

James G

[Leon]

There might be something I am missing but the common issues aren't there.....usually I can spot a fake right away by the poor picture quality. Then I look for cropping and it's fine.....the aging looks legit..The picture is universally fuzzy but I am leaning towards it being good.....maybe someone will know where the word "reprint" was erased?

Of course if it is as fuzzy in person as it is in that picture, then it won't be good, but I think it's just the poor quality of the whole picture that makes it look that way.

[Sean1125]

Think it is good...

[glynparson]

make a guess either way due to the the poor picture quality. I see some things that look fake to me but it could be just the very poor picture quality. It has that grainy repro look but gain it could just be the pic. Would be much easier to tell with card in hand.

[ullmandds]

I dont like the looks of the edges.

[drcy]

It's usually easy to tell with a big clear photo. The Goudey Ruths are commonly counterfeited, including on home computers, and anyone can take a big clear photo if he wanted, so I'm not going to offer an opinion on a grainy photo. I'm working on the assumption that this is a photo a seller provided you. I wouldn't buy it if those are the photos a seller gave me.

If any online raw card sale requires a big clear photo, it's a 1933 Goudey Ruth.

[RGold]

I see lots wrong. Actually, it's what I don't see. Fake.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I dont like the looks of the edges.

+1

Edges and corners would be the giveaway if it's a forgery made from images of a real card.

But it could be real - get scans.