Now that its over ...

[pawpawdiv9]

I saw this a few days ago. I contacted Sean here about it.
I was on the edge thinking it was fake and too good to be true.
I closely loked at the Cobb and Wagner (2 key cards) and for some reason it did looked washed out, that's why I asked Sean.
It didn't seem right at the 20 dollars it was at the time I saw it.
BUT- I looked at his other auctions and saw
the 54 Dan-Dee board he had as well..it kinda looked real. It had the potato chip staining and etc. Hard to replicate that. So, I was on edge about this and my instinct said stay away.And yes I saw the warning signs in the description as well. It would of been a gamble at 20 bucks.

[Paul S]

collectables? It's a fine line between playin' possum and just plain stoopit.

[buymycards]

Someone just threw away 500 bucks. The poster board looks new, and the cards look like fakes. He isn't sure whether or not these are tobacco cards? Of course not, they are bread cards.

[SMPEP]

Chris - In my opinion, the Dan Dee looked just as fake. Again, every corner was perfect, and the staining can be replicated if you make an exact copy of a card that had the staining.

The winning bidder for both had over 6,000 transaction on Ebay (so I assume the person is no fool) but I agree with the comment that it looked like a bad art project.

Cheers,
Patrick

[Sean]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

I saw this a few days ago. I contacted Sean here about it.
I was on the edge thinking it was fake and too good to be true.
I closely loked at the Cobb and Wagner (2 key cards) and for some reason it did looked washed out, that's why I asked Sean.
It didn't seem right at the 20 dollars it was at the time I saw it.
BUT- I looked at his other auctions and saw
the 54 Dan-Dee board he had as well..it kinda looked real. It had the potato chip staining and etc. Hard to replicate that. So, I was on edge about this and my instinct said stay away.And yes I saw the warning signs in the description as well. It would of been a gamble at 20 bucks.

Chris, I'm glad to hear that you didn't get it.

[MW1]

Why is it when someone is selling cards of dubious authenticity from 1911 that it appears they also used a camera from 1911 to take all the close-up photos? Coincidence? Of course not.

Both these and the Dan Dees look like photocopies of the originals.

[swarmee]

I contacted the seller when they were first listed and they seemed completely new to vintage cards. I asked for better closeups of the Cobb and they kept sending ones that weren't zoomed in enough to tell anything. Since they were listed as "original 1911" cards they'll be returned as Item Not As Described, so on the off-chance they are real, the buyer will get their money back.

[Republicaninmass]

Doesnt it say returns not accepted?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

yes, but that doesn't absolve you of listing items accurately. Ebay will step in if "Item is not as described"