Unbelievable (?) Buy at Athens Flea Market

[TAFKADixie]

My buddy (who knows very little about sports cards) sent me these pics from a deal he bought Sunday at a flea market in Athens, GA. I will see them in person tomorrow.

[G1911]

He’s going to be disappointed when authenticity is examined.

[ullmandds]

mother lode! I wonder if any of them are real?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

mother lode! I wonder if any of them are real?

Maybe a few of the 50s cards? It's hard to tell on some of them. I think when holding them it would be easy to tell.
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[4815162342]

Originally Posted by G1911

He’s going to be disappointed when authenticity is examined.

+1

[NiceDocter]

Some look fake but a bunch look pretty good….. need to send them in. Did he get a good deal on them???

[ZachS]

The vast majority do not look good... some obvious reprints

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by ZachS

The vast majority do not look good... some obvious reprints

I second this. Be prepared to get your feelings hurt. Hopefully he didn't pay a lot.

[Rhotchkiss]

The Honus Wagner with the Ty Cobb back is 100% real. No question

[FrankWakefield]

If you are thinking of putting a black light to them, have your eclipse glasses handy.

[chalupacollects]

Hmm always the oil stain look…


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[Snowman]

Majority are reprints, but there are a few real ones in there. The cheaper ones unfortunately.

[bnorth]

That is a pretty large collection of very obvious fakes. Hope it was crazy cheap or at least a few turn out to be real.

[brunswickreeves]

Fake as the day is long. Perfect centering is usually a dead giveaway, followed by muddy print coloring.

[TAFKADixie]

I told him a BUNCH were going to be fake, but would be able to tell him more once they're in hand. I think he said he paid $500.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by TAFKADixie

I told him a BUNCH were going to be fake, but would be able to tell him more once they're in hand. I think he said he paid $500.

All fake. Unfortunately, your friend is out $500. I was a bit unsure about the signed 1985 Star Miichael Jordan, but you can see from this link here (Link), it is just an Etsy reproduction. Better to just stick with ebay and their authentication guarantee program.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by TAFKADixie

I told him a BUNCH were going to be fake, but would be able to tell him more once they're in hand. I think he said he paid $500.

Ouch, this may hurt quite a bit then. These are all Etsy cards, looking at the print, wear patterns and numerous other items I personally don’t think a single one is real, none. Even the Fleer Koufax is a 98 cent Etsy card.

I think he fell into dangerous waters and likely got scammed for the full lot which cost the seller about 80 bucks at most and a hours work selecting his order. I won’t beat on it, pass on my sympathies.

[Bpm0014]

It’s like an April Fools Day joke 8 days late!

[TAFKADixie]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

It’s like an April Fools Day joke 8 days late!

Haha. Well played.

[Lucas00]

Definitely not all fake.

I'm most curious about the 1950 Jackie. It looks decentish from here. The '53 Topps Jackie as well looks possible.
Both could be easily disproved if I had a better pic.

None of the pre war cards look good.

Others that look possibly good to me are
Aaron AS
'55 and '57 Aaron (big maybe)
'60 mantle (big maybe)
Ruth look n see
Both Mays All stars
'56 Mays (big maybe)
Fleer koufax

I'm quite certain the all star Aaron/Mays and the Ruth look n see are genuine.

Would be easy to tell in hand, also these pics are pretty bad. Need good close up pics outside of plastic with no glare. As well as back photos.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Lucas00

Definitely not all fake.

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I'm quite certain the all star Aaron/Mays and the Ruth look n see are genuine.

Would be easy to tell in hand, also these pics are pretty bad. Need good close up pics outside of plastic with no glare. As well as back photos.

Unfortunately, the Ruth Look N See is a fake also, and I don't have high hopes for the Aaron and Mays cards either. Here's the Etsy reprint for the Look N See Card: Link

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by glchen

Unfortunately, the Ruth Look N See is a fake also, and I don't have high hopes for the Aaron and Mays cards either. Here's the Etsy reprint for the Look N See Card: Link

Yea looks like you are right, his Red cheek seems to be a good indicator. On the real one it is much closer to a natural looking light hue. While on the fake it does look super off like a deep red.

[Gorditadogg]

$500 for reprints of 100 of the top all time baseball cards is not really a bad deal though. Most of those cards, you are never going to have a chance to get the real thing.

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[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

$500 for reprints of 100 of the top all time baseball cards is not really a bad deal though. Most of those cards, you are never going to have a chance to get the real thing.

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I’m sure the OP’s buddy will gladly sell them to you.

[bmattioli]

Known counterfeit/fake cards should be destroyed so the next " Flea Market buyer" is not taken.. There are so many new collectors at the random Fleas that are just not too knowledgeable about Vintage cards..

[TAFKADixie]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

Known counterfeit/fake cards should be destroyed so the next " Flea Market buyer" is not taken.. There are so many new collectors at the random Fleas that are just not too knowledgeable about Vintage cards..

That's exactly what I'm asking him to do. Just chalk it up to lesson learned.