Do these look a bit off?....Willards Ruth, Cobb etc...

[Laxcat]

The Berk Ross looks off to me. I had this handy this morning for comparison.

[MW1]

It appears as if the Berk Ross Mantle has been submerged in some type of caustic solvent (bleach?) in order to remove some staining from the front of the card. The result is that the image quality has been altered and the surfaces (both front and back) have degraded. I think that's what is giving the card its reprinted/unusual appearance.

[kmac32]

I actually had some correspondence with him and he says he had some kind of solvent on the W572 Ruth to remove gunk. Probably did the same to the others that would explain the washed out appearence. Cards are probably legit but altered by the solvent he used.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by kmac32

I actually had some correspondence with him and he says he had some kind of solvent on the W572 Ruth to remove gunk. Probably did the same to the others that would explain the washed out appearence. Cards are probably legit but altered by the solvent he used.

That would make some sense. Maybe he should have mentioned it in the listings?

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Leon

That would make some sense. Maybe he should have mentioned it in the listings?

perhaps! but then the cards would be considered altered and bring less dollars.

[rdixon1208]

Here is a different V100 Ruth from the same seller:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-Willard...item1c542a4ea3

He's had two of these for sale this week that are pretty good fakes IMO. The image looks pretty good on this one, but the corners are too rounded and the borders are too big. I wouldn't buy anything from this guy.