Need opinions on these Pre War cards

[kemdawg]

I don't own them at this point. Someone sent me these pictures and is trying to sell them to me. Strangely, he also has graded cards which made me wonder why these weren't graded. It all felt fishy to me.

Fake. You can buy these magic beans, if you want. But chances are slim that any of them are going to grow into a beanstalk that's going to lead you to a goose laying golden eggs.

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

The CJ's are 100% fake and the pictures he sent you look like they are purposely bad

[SMPEP]

My opinion is ... if you can't tell these are fakes, then you have no business buying raw cards. You are only asking for trouble when you buy something you don't know.

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

My opinion is ... if you can't tell these are fakes, then you have no business buying raw cards. You are only asking for trouble when you buy something you don't know.

Sounds harsh but totally true. Especially on cards of this caliber. If you wanna take a shot in the dark on a common t206 for $30 then okay but I'm sure this goon is trying to get you to shell out thousands of dollars. Better safe then sorry. I stuck to the slabs for a few years until I got more comfortable judging cards myself. Still not great at it but I'm glad I waited.

[kemdawg]

Originally Posted by ronniehatesjazz

Sounds harsh but totally true. Especially on cards of this caliber. If you wanna take a shot in the dark on a common t206 for $30 then okay but I'm sure this goon is trying to get you to shell out thousands of dollars. Better safe then sorry. I stuck to the slabs for a few years until I got more comfortable judging cards myself. Still not great at it but I'm glad I waited.

I fully agree. I know my limitations and this is definitely where I tap out. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[brianp-beme]

Quite often late to the feedback bag. If one card has a fighting chance to be real, it looks like (from the fuzzy-wuzzy photos) it would be the Cracker Jack of Stovall. Of course naturally that would make it the one card that would be real in the lot, and the most valuable amidst his high-falutin' but phony friends.

Brian

[Leon]

It was harsh . Harsh, when relatively harmless, isn't always bad. A virtual wake up never hurts. Coming here to get advice first was more than a lot of people do and was smart. There almost isn't a local show I set up at when someone doesn't bring me over what compares to monopoly money of a pre-war card....I can tell it's fake from 10 feet away, and usually before they hand it to me to look at. That being said it is a little more difficult to tell from scans or pictures (*sometimes) on the internet. Second opinions are always good....

btw, this very well could have been the age old scam of mixing in some good cards with some bad ones.

Originally Posted by ronniehatesjazz

Sounds harsh but totally true. Especially on cards of this caliber. If you wanna take a shot in the dark on a common t206 for $30 then okay but I'm sure this goon is trying to get you to shell out thousands of dollars. Better safe then sorry. I stuck to the slabs for a few years until I got more comfortable judging cards myself. Still not great at it but I'm glad I waited.

[Beastmode]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

My opinion is ... if you can't tell these are fakes, then you have no business buying raw cards. You are only asking for trouble when you buy something you don't know.

+1 are you going to create new post asking for advice every time you buy raw cards? Buy graded cards until you get the experience.