Are we actually Art Collectors?

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Posted By: David Smith

In my opinion, if we were art collectors we would collect REPRINTS instead of authentic baseball cards. The REPRINTS look exactly the same, are easier to find and cost MUCH less. If we had a room full of REPRINTS, we wouldn't mind showing off our collection. We wouldn't worry about their grade or if they even could be graded. We wouldn't worry if they were damaged or how we handled or stored them and we wouldn't worry if they were stolen or lost in the mail. However, we DO care about those things and we DON'T collect REPRINTS. So, there has to be something MORE than just the art factor going on.

We would also have bid on the FAKE T206 Honus Wagner a guy listed on eBay THREE times a couple of months ago. It was a blatant fake and had the back ripped off so only rough cardboard was showing. He used the words "art work" in the title and kept refering to it as "a piece of art". However, he had it listed under vintage cards (instead of art) and posted two articles on what the Gretzky Wagner had sold for.

I E-mailed him to tell him it was a blatant fake and that if it were "ART" then it should be listed in the proper category and that the two articles should have not been included since he was comparing an obvious fake to an original. His response to me was to mind my own business since I had no clue as to what I was talking about, this after I had also told him that I had held a REAL T206 Wagner in my hand and KNEW what one was supposed to look like.

I complained to eBay and they removed the auction twice but ONLY because the guy had included the copyrighted articles. The third time the guy listed the "art work", eBay let the auction go because the articles were not included and the "piece of art" sold for $1,050 dollars. I E-mailed the buyer and told him the card was fake. he E-mailed back and said he thought it was but took a chance just in case and he was going to send it off to PSA to get their opinion. He said he would E-mail me back with the results. I am still waiting to hear from him.

Just my thoughts,

David