Counterfeits running amok

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Leon

I guess but it's just hard for me to imagine paying almost 2k for slabbed reprints, authorized or not.

Who is paying 2K?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Who is paying 2K?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Topps-M...MAAOSwWnFWCDZd

They are asking 1800 OBO for this sketch but I was thinking it was a reprint. (that's almost 2k in my book). I am not paying anything for reprints. Not sure if anyone is or not. But It sounds like there might be some reprint collectors out there. Fine by me. It's not my money.

[Peter_Spaeth]

LOL that is a BAD sketch gets the eyes all wrong. Good or bad, that should not be authenticated IMO.

My avatar of Christy is a better sketch than that.

[Snapolit1]

Why would Beckett authenticate that? Is it what exactly? Isn't the whole point of authentication that you are supposedly doing a comparison and confirming that it matches up to some known entity that is already in the marketplace and is therefore authentic?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Leon

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Topps-M...MAAOSwWnFWCDZd

They are asking 1800 OBO for this sketch but I was thinking it was a reprint. (that's almost 2k in my book). I am not paying anything for reprints. Not sure if anyone is or not. But It sounds like there might be some reprint collectors out there. Fine by me. It's not my money.

people do buy 2nd printed books...all books that are printed in second production are all reprints...plus there have been sales of orginal waterfont property cards for 50-100k and then resold a year later at a 20k loss...id rather lose 2k on a reprint..

[pokerplyr80]

I can't imagine that sketch card will sell for anywhere close to 1800, 1/1 or not.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I can't imagine that sketch card will sell for anywhere close to 1800, 1/1 or not.

I would think not.