I don't expose many of these fakes on ebay

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Posted By: barrysloate

Most of these fakes would be rather easy to detect if you were able to see them in person, but are somewhat tougher on an ebay scan, especially a blurry one.

Some telltale signs of a fake that can be spotted easily on a scan:

1) colors or photographic quality is blurry
2) borders appear to be wider than on a normal card
3) in most cases the typeface used for the player's name and team is not the same as an original
4) among the more simple to detect is finding a T206 with a red Piedmont back, or some other color that doesn't exist

Having a real example for purposes of comparison is of course helpful. I will say, however, that the fakes are getting better and will continue to be so in the future. And that, of course, is as good a reason as any to buy a graded card.