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02-06-2019, 08:46 PM
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1921 Shotwell Babe Ruth on News
Guy believes he bought a legit 1921 Shotwell Babe Ruth from Action Sportscards in Sparks, Nevada. I actually used to frequent that place. I bought some E94s from him for about $50 bucks a piece. However, this looks like an obvious fake.
https://abc30.com/sports/visalia-man...lions/5124901/ Last edited by Orioles1954; 02-06-2019 at 08:58 PM. 
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02-06-2019, 11:32 PM
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Fake for sure. It has light "artifacts" of the same flaws from the known PSA 1.5 example.
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02-07-2019, 02:07 AM
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Last week, this guy called the shop I just stopped working full-time at and said his grandmother left him this card when she passed. I'm guessing the guy he said examined it is my boss. I love that the story has already changed.
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02-07-2019, 06:37 AM
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If the spots match up on the one known, to this one, that is a red flag. I didn't compare it but other than that it does look ok from the scan. The edges are awfully white though. I think some more Shotwells will come out in the future. But that is a total guess.
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02-07-2019, 07:07 AM
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I love that this guy has been "collecting since he was a kid" but has no idea PSA or SGC exists and instead takes what could be a "million dollar card" to an antiques store. That's what I'd do if I found a Picasso. I'd take it to the local guy.
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02-07-2019, 07:38 AM
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I found the first Shotwell (Jacobson) to be cataloged in late 2007. It was in a stack of other E121s and came from a midwestern collection. They are 100% identical to other E121s. The borders appear bleach white, a jagged cut (inconsistent with 1920s printing methods) and the foundation almost appears thick. The only saving grace to the guy's story is that he got it from Action Sportscards in Sparks. The owner is not the brightest bulb in the batch and I could easily see him selling a $1000 card for ten bucks.
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02-07-2019, 10:01 AM
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Most stuff should match on anything manufactured. But whoever did it didn't remove the small tear at the right before printing it. So the tear is printed in. Always nice when there's only one real one to compare to and that one has a clearly unique feature.
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02-07-2019, 10:15 AM
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03-29-2019, 09:04 AM
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More fake news
That same story keeps getting better:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/real-visa...034805485.html Now it's confirmed to be authentic, not by psa or sgc, but by an anthropologist. Oh and now the value is up to $4.5 million. Not at all surprising given the trash passed off as news on that site. I really should stay off of it.
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03-29-2019, 09:43 AM
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Duplicate thread.
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03-29-2019, 09:51 AM
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I would hope GMA would get a crack at authenticating it.
Last edited by mechanicalman; 03-29-2019 at 09:55 AM.
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03-29-2019, 09:57 AM
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We have two threads discussing this at the same time. Maybe they should be merged.
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03-29-2019, 09:58 AM
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Sorry guys I didn't notice the old thread had been bumped.
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03-29-2019, 10:11 AM
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Merged
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