I don't expose many of these fakes on ebay

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Posted By: leon

Generally the pre-war cards we collect (minus some strip cards) have very good and distinct printing/lines and lithography. All of these cards are a bit blurry...especially the Goudey. The Fatima is way too dark where the light areas are. I was only 95% sure the Cobby was fake but the other two are so obvious it made the Cobby 100% certain....If anyone ever has a doubt but doesn't want to "out" an ongoing auction they can email me or someone else they know for some help. It's a real bummer when someone just getting into vintage gets taken...and it can be too embarrassing to talk about too....but we have all done it....so don't ever feel too bad. I still make mistakes from time to time. Also, most of my issues have come from sellers that don't sell pre-war cards often and have low feedback.....Hope this helps a little...I knew if this post helped one person then it was a good thread.....regards