I need help with the authenticity of these

[buymycards]

It's funny that these scammers never have any commons. Only Babe, Cobb, etc.

[icollectDCsports]

If she suggests a high price, the level of the attempted fraud may be high enough to interest the local police. You might want to contact them before turning her down outright in case they want to suggest some sting / investigative action. If she's shopping these things around, she's a threat to successfully find an unwitting buyer -- and who knows how many folks she may have scammed already. She's likely just the face person for the scam and there are one or more other folks in the operation making and marketing these fakes. Needs to be stopped.

[sfacujackcat]

She's not shopping them around. She wants to be very private about the whole deal and has numerous other cards from the era. She just knows these were the bigger names and knew they'd be the ones I was most concerned about.

In fact, I've taken them off the thread because she asked me not to show them for fear of what could happen if someone finds out what she has, where she's from, etc. Thanks again guys for all of your help.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by sfacujackcat

She's not shopping them around. She wants to be very private about the whole deal and has numerous other cards from the era. She just knows these were the bigger names and knew they'd be the ones I was most concerned about.

In fact, I've taken them off the thread because she asked me not to show them for fear of what could happen if someone finds out what she has, where she's from, etc. Thanks again guys for all of your help.

Why would she be afraid if others find out what she has? They're all fake and worthless.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by glchen

Why would she be afraid if others find out what she has? They're all fake and worthless.

Yep. Her desire to be anonymous almost makes me more suspicious. Do you know her? Is she local to you? How does she explain how she obtained these and the other cards? If she contacted you about the cards, how do you know she isn't offering them to others?

[sfacujackcat]

It was my fault. I jumped the gun asking about their authenticity before finding out more about them/her.

Basically, her lawyer told her not to give out info about the cards except to a trusted dealer and not to tell people where she's from etc because of the value he put on the cards. She asked around, and people told her to call my store.

She got them from her grandfather when he passed away recently. There were 5 grandkids, and each one got a bunch of cards. She's sent several more pictures with what looks to be a near complete set of the '33 Goudeys.

It's not as fishy as it's sounding. But I'm still trying to find out more. I'm going to be meeting with her and her lawyer (who also collects cards) soon to take a closer look, hold and feel them (the cards), etc.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by sfacujackcat

It was my fault. I jumped the gun asking about their authenticity before finding out more about them/her.

Basically, her lawyer told her not to give out info about the cards except to a trusted dealer and not to tell people where she's from etc. She asked around, and people told her to call my store.

She got them from her grandfather when he passed away recently. There were 5 grandkids, and each one got a bunch of cards. She's sent several more pictures with what looks to be a near complete set of the '33 Goudeys.

It's not as fishy as it's sounding. But I'm still trying to find out more. I'm going to be meeting with her and her lawyer (who also collects cards) soon to take a closer look, hold and feel them, etc.

Got it. I was just concerned that she may be part of a larger scam operation of some kind.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by sfacujackcat

She got them from her grandfather when he passed away recently. There were 5 grandkids, and each one got a bunch of cards. She's sent several more pictures with what looks to be a near complete set of the '33 Goudeys.

You don't really believe that, do you?

Originally Posted by sfacujackcat

I'm going to be meeting with her and her lawyer (who also collects cards) soon to take a closer look, hold and feel them (the cards), etc.

Why are you meeting with her attorney? They're fake. If her attorney collects too, he should know they're fake as well.

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by sfacujackcat

It was my fault. I jumped the gun asking about their authenticity before finding out more about them/her.

Basically, her lawyer told her not to give out info about the cards except to a trusted dealer and not to tell people where she's from etc because of the value he put on the cards. She asked around, and people told her to call my store.

She got them from her grandfather when he passed away recently. There were 5 grandkids, and each one got a bunch of cards. She's sent several more pictures with what looks to be a near complete set of the '33 Goudeys.

It's not as fishy as it's sounding. But I'm still trying to find out more. I'm going to be meeting with her and her lawyer (who also collects cards) soon to take a closer look, hold and feel them (the cards), etc.

Complete set of Goudeys but fakes of everything else? What? Grandfather gave everyone cards. If he knew enough to have a full set of Goudeys he would have known enough not to have these recent creation fakes. C'mon.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by buymycards

It's funny that these scammers never have any commons. Only Babe, Cobb, etc.

I've also noticed that. They never have 50 or 100 cards with a Ruth or Cobb in the mix. It's always just the most expensive cards, and always without any provenance.