T205 Cobb ?

[Bliggity]

I agree that it's no good. The immediate giveaway for me is the color of the cardstock you can see from the edge chipping. It should be white, not brown/grey.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

plus the gold borders have absolutely no metallic quality at all, with the level of wear on the card I'd like to see some sheen. Also the color on the front is just off in general.

[vintagerookies51]

Agreed that it's fake. Anytime a card exhibits that "cracking"/ age lines like on the back of this card I stay away.

[irv]

Although I have very little experience when it comes to identifying fakes, I also thought it was but thought I'd let the others with a lot more experience chime in before I posted my opinion.

This article touches on some things to look out for.
http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...ication-guide/

[Rookiemonster]

Fake! And I posted a warning about this seller a few days ago . It will be interesting to now see what happens with this sale . Sorry you didn't see it
And sorry you are going through this . This might sound funny but this is one of my worst nightmares .

[Cozumeleno]

Hey Doug - as you know, I've been looking for a Cobb. I've seen this one for quite some time. The back cracking/wrinkle marks are one of the things that made me positive this was not an original.

The seller also went to great lengths to avoid discussion about it being real and 'refer to the pics' is often a bad sign on questionable cards. I know others are much more confident but I won't usually touch a raw card on eBay from someone I don't know that's over like $300 or so.

The high starting point made me wonder about this, too. Fakes that start at $9.99 give the impression they are not real. But when you start it higher like this one, I think it gives a different vibe. I am not at all saying he/she did that intentionally, but I think someone looking for a real one might be more inclined to purchase it because of the high start price.

You will be fine with the return policy. As others have stated, I recommend contacting him first and not paying to save you both some time. Sorry you got caught up in this one - you're one of my favorite people here!

[asoriano]

Fake, that crease is a dead giveaway.

[JustinD]

Yes, Unfortunately a fake.

Those dark crackle lines form from artificially aging the card.

[asoriano]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-T205-Ed...gAAOSwaB5XugMc

[dougscats]

I've asked him to cancel the order.
I'll let you know what happens.

[iwantitiwinit]

Unfortunately i'd agree it's a fake also. If it were real you'd see more chipping in the gold border along the point where the large crease in the lower right corner meets that border.