1954 Topps PSA fake Aarons

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I was talking about the counterfeit version in the PSA slab in raw form being a $100 card. You should be able to get a real F Face PSA 10 version for $70-$80 pretty easily. My value is only on that exact counterfeit version. I would agree that all the other counterfeit versions out there are worthless. That one has a cult following among the hard core Bill Ripken collectors.

Why would anyone other than a relative be a hard core Bill Ripken collector??

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why would anyone other than a relative be a hard core Bill Ripken collector??

The fact that there are hard core Bill Ripken collectors is almost as strange as a raw reprint being worth more than a PSA 10 original. Or a PSA 2 original for that matter.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why would anyone other than a relative be a hard core Bill Ripken collector??

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

The fact that there are hard core Bill Ripken collectors is almost as strange as a raw reprint being worth more than a PSA 10 original. Or a PSA 2 original for that matter.

LOL, I know it sounds weird but really what part of grown men collecting baseball cards is not weird?

It is mainly the 89 Fleer Bill Ripken cards that are highly collected. I only know a couple people that collect his other cards. Why that counterfeit version carries a huge premium is a mystery also. I know I sold one in VG-EX condition at best for $75 about a year ago.

Not 100% sure on the date, I think that counterfeit version started showing up around 15 years ago. Around 13 total have been found and up to recently most believed it to be a real variation/test proof.

If anyone would be interested here is a nice website dedicated to the real 89 Fleer Bill Ripken card. http://www.billripken.com/