Need Help on Explaining a Fake!

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Posted By: James Feagin

I recently came across an auction where a person bought an "original" Ty Cobb t206 for $199 BIN. I felt it my collector duty to explain to him how and why I felt this card is fake. However, it was kind of hard for me to put into words. Succintly, how is this card a fake.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-11-T206-Ty-Cobb-Red-Portrait-HOF-RARE-PSA_W0QQitemZ5245108269QQcategoryZ86840QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

James

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Posted By: BlackSoxFan

Back is bad....look at a commonly available picture/scan of an am beauty...... colors are all wrong, looks to me like the image of cobb doesn't even look right....

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Posted By: barrysloate

It's a modern reprint. Succinct enough? If you need to know more, the paper is wrong and the printing is wrong, especially the "Cobb, Detroit." Wrong font was used.

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Posted By: Brian

Easiest way is to place the image next to several graded red versions...it should quick stand out as BS

http://www.geocities.com/engelhard1978/cobbs.html


Brian

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Posted By: Mckenzie

It doesn't help that the seller stated " my lose (sic) is your gain"