Another PSA Card Fraud floating Around

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

There are 24 years of cards on the market already.

Not having done it previously is no excuse for not starting it now.

[insidethewrapper]

What is the difference between the 2 cards shown ? I don't see the difference. Please help.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

What is the difference between the 2 cards shown ? I don't see the difference. Please help.

On the real card it has the grade NM-MT on one row and then an 8 on the next row, on the fake NM-MT and the 8 are on the same row.

[MattyC]

If the two flips are legitimate designs, as the flip has changed over time, the same card could have been reholdered and thus be in two different scans with two different flip designs, and yet have the same serial number. Point being that two different flip designs alone-- provided of course they are both legit flip designs which PSA used, and the card is identical in both scans-- is not proof positive of one card being a fake.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by MattyC

If the two flips are legitimate designs, as the flip has changed over time, the same card could have been reholdered and thus be in two different scans with two different flip designs, and yet have the same serial number. Point being that two different flip designs alone-- provided of course they are both legit flip designs which PSA used, and the card is identical in both scans-- is not proof positive of one card being a fake.

If a card is reholdered with a newer and different design flip, would the barcode remain the same?

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If a card is reholdered with a newer and different design flip, would the barcode remain the same?

That's a great question. I have to pick up some cards from them, hopefully this week, and will ask a rep there.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Below is what the barcode for 15437865 should look like. While not the best image, the CL barcode does not appear to match this barcode. IMO, this is likely an older fake as most of the more current fakes at least have a correct barcode as they are easy to create:

http://barcode.tec-it.com/en