More on the subject of seller/auction house scans

[Peter_Spaeth]

"I will post my scans in a little while, just in case someone else wants to chime in."

That's two teasers now. The tension is unbearable.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

"I will post my scans in a little while, just in case someone else wants to chime in."

That's two teasers now. The tension is unbearable.

It's just a glitch, Peter.

[MW1]

The first card has a crease in the right border area, roughly spanning the strike zone, about an inch to an inch and a half in length. The crease on the back of the second card is much tougher to see but I think it is near the top left corner.

[nolemmings]

Mike, the area you describe is the "bend" I was referring to earlier that is many times found in this issue, although I can see how you might call it a vertical wrinkle. It is a flaw no doubt, but one I noticed.

Here are the scans I took once the cards were in hand. Note the slight discoloration spot on the Altoona Tribune right border, across from the lower thigh area. The wrinkle extends somewhat straight in both directions from there (dips a little on the right), and is easily confirmed when the corresponding area on the card's reverse is seen. Note also the back wrinkle that runs from the left border through FA in FAVORITE and further through the B in TRIBUNE. These back “flaws” are certainly not visible in the scans used by the seller, and if you saw the front wrinkle based on seller’s scan only, I may ask for your help in future purchases. The Successful Farming back wrinkles run through the area that talks about obtaining 100 cards (the entire three lines)–thankfully, they do not break through to the front.




Believe me, the wrinkles would have been more readily seen had I used night-time ceiling lighting in my scans, and are easily seen in hand.

[Ease]

Wow, what a difference. Could someone post a side by side of the auction photos and Todd's?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Ease

Wow, what a difference. Could someone post a side by side of the auction photos and Todd's?

I placed the Altoona Baker fronts together and there is a differece between Probstein's scan and Todd's scan. Todd said that he didn't adjust the settings and I have to assume that neither did Probstein, and look at the difference.

This is exaclty the point I was trying to make last night in the other thread. You can scan the same card with two different scanners using only the factory settings, and the images can appear different. Todd's scan is darker. Even the red on the flip is darker.

FWIW, I like Todd's scan better.

[nolemmings]

Thanks for noticing--it would be even more pronounced if you were to put the back scans side by side.

BTW, as mentioned, here are a couple of other Successful Farming cards with the inking void on "A" in IOWA.