Fake Ruth on the bay

[Leon]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I'm far from a vintage card expert like many of you on this forum. What are the obvious signs that gave this one away?

It's listings like this, top rated seller, 1000+ feedback, and still selling fake cards, that make it hard for me to buy any vintage card that hasn't been authenticated.

Those cards have been talked about many times on this board. So experience is number 1. Then it is just pitifully aged. All of the telltale signs of a faked old age appearance. Add to that the prohibition aspect of it and it doesn't make sense. And then lastly, I have handled many cards with this type of distressed look. They have all been fake. The paper stock is usually a dead giveaway when handling them too (it won't feel old)...