1941 Original Joe DiMaggio Barbarino's Barber Shop Baseball Card ~ Brooklyn

[KC Doughboy]

These are novelty cards that were handed out by his barber in 1941.

[brianp-beme]

Aren't these fantasy cards? The font looks wrong. And here is a listing on ebay that identifies it as a reprint:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOE-DiMAGGIO...item3f3285ac59

Brian P@rk.er

[KC Doughboy]

Brian, thanks for providing that reprint image. It is very clear from the type of card stock and image finish that the identified Reprint in the link you provided is substantially different from the one I am offering.
These were novelty cards and are not formally recognized in the Standard Catalog so details are hard to find, but I have now reviewed the card with a loupe and it is not any way similar to reprints of other cards I have seen. If it is a reprint, it is a VERY old reprint.
I want to be completely open and honest with everyone so each person can make up their own mind. Please look at the detailed scans.

[Leon]

That is a 100% fake card. Period. No if's and's or butt's.....it is a reprint/fake and is newer in mfg date. Fake, fake fake....if anyone buys it thinking it's real they are making a big mistake. Not even a good fake.....

FAKE!!

[KC Doughboy]

Leon, can you provide me with details on this card and please let me know where I can see the original(s) you are comparing it to?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by KC Doughboy

Leon, can you provide me with details on this card and please let me know where I can see the original(s) you are comparing it to?

There are no originals as it's a fake (fantasy), not a reprint. Fake as a 3 dollar bill with artificial aging and all. It's a piece of crap that really should be destroyed, imo. When you have collected long enough you just know by the looks of some cards. I guarantee almost no one, who is experienced in pre-war, will ever think that card is remotely close to real.

One easy thing to see is that the printing on back doesn't have the crack marks that the other parts have. If it were real it (usually) would.....The thing just reeks fake....

[Wite3]

What screams fake is the $75 price tag...

[novakjr]

Eric, there wasn't more information past fake to offer. It simply is. In the first reply you received, you may have misinterpreted what Brian was saying.

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Aren't these fantasy cards? The font looks wrong. And here is a listing on ebay that identifies it as a reprint:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOE-DiMAGGIO...item3f3285ac59

Brian P@rk.er

Aren't these fantasy cards, wasn't so much a question, as it was a statement.. The fact that the word reprint is used in many of these auctions is misleading, usually out of a lack of understanding of what a reprint really is. And it mistakenly leads people to believe there are originals out there. But the simple fact is, you can't reprint something that doesn't exist.. Fantasy card IS the correct description for these, and it applies to EVERY ONE of them..

So basically Brian was trying to tell you that you were attempting to sell a card that doesn't exist. There is no 1941 Barbarino DiMaggio card, there is only modern prints with the intent of appearing as old..