Newbie Needing Some Help

[Leon]

Woops, a close but no banana for me. I was thinking the name was in the wrong place...try the series PC796 instead, sorry about that...same conclusion unfortunately.

Originally Posted by Mattg

Ha ha ha! Yeah I wasn't convinced of that company either! Thanks Steve

Thanks Leon, just what I needed to hear! Appreciate the help!

[Mattg]

I see, a crude reprint of a postcard. Wow! Thanks again for the quick help!

[jb217676]

Who is selling these? You should notify the authorities and have them arrested on the spot!

[Mattg]

It's an antique/junk store I frequent. I've been hassling the guy for a year or more to see all his cards. He says he has millions in storage. Says he has stuff from 1900s to today. These were a couple he pulled out for me. But now I have a feeling for what might be buried in storage. Thanks

[Leon]

He probably got them him from his grandfather. It seems grandfathers always collected fakes and reprints. He usually kept them in the attic too.

Originally Posted by Mattg

It's an antique/junk store I frequent. I've been hassling the guy for a year or more to see all his cards. He says he has millions in storage. Says he has stuff from 1900s to today. These were a couple he pulled out for me. But now I have a feeling for what might be buried in storage. Thanks

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Mattg

It's an antique/junk store I frequent. I've been hassling the guy for a year or more to see all his cards. He says he has millions in storage. Says he has stuff from 1900s to today. These were a couple he pulled out for me. But now I have a feeling for what might be buried in storage. Thanks

Odd that he has the balls to charge serious money for these, instead of $5 or $10. Perhaps he doesn't have a clue. But those price stickers aren't from his attic.

[philliesfan]

Should have a decimal point after the 2.

[Jewish-collector]

I would pay $3 - $5 for those. That wouldn't be overpaying would it ?

[Nunzio11]

I'm definitely no expert but I love how the card type on the slab is described as "sepia" as if the photographer/manufacturer had the choice in 1909. "Hey Honus, we'll take the first picture in sepia and the second we'll make into a refractor". 😀

[Mattg]

@Nunzio11: HA! So very true. Looking forward to sharing this information with my junk dealer. Probably won't score me any points to see what else he has, he doesn't like to be told that his junk is JUNK.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Mattg

@Nunzio11: HA! So very true. Looking forward to sharing this information with my junk dealer. Probably won't score me any points to see what else he has, he doesn't like to be told that his junk is JUNK.

Just for a different opinion I would NEVER handle it this way. Why antagonize the guy? Just to prove you are smarter? the possibility exists, slim though it may be, that he has real stuff stashed away along with the bogus. He may not even know the difference. I would probably say something like those are cool, but I'm looking for more mainstream stuff like Tobacco, Caramel or Goudey.

Then If he produces another round of fakes maybe go to the cops, at least warn any friends in the area, but why say anything to the seller? At that point you're just alerting him that someone is on to him.

[TUM301]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Just for a different opinion I would NEVER handle it this way. Why antagonize the guy? Just to prove you are smarter? the possibility exists, slim though it may be, that he has real stuff stashed away along with the bogus. He may not even know the difference. I would probably say something like those are cool, but I'm looking for more mainstream stuff like Tobacco, Caramel or Goudey.

Then If he produces another round of fakes maybe go to the cops, at least warn any friends in the area, but why say anything to the seller? At that point you're just alerting him that someone is on to him.

+ 1, Exactly what I was thinking. Not what I was looking for but happy to see the rest of items, etc.