Question About 1959 Topps Original or Reprint?

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by jgannon

...I do have a couple of grey backs where the back does seem slightly more faded than the rest of the grey backs. One is an Al Dark...

Can't make up your mind? Is it faded or is it Dark? Can't have it both ways!

Another site I've used, especially for smaller bunches of commons, is Sportslots. Unlike COMC, the cards ship directly from the listers, so pay attention to who you are buying from so as not to rack up shipping charges from many different sellers. I believe there is an option that somehow all the cards from different sellers get shipped at once to you, but I've heard that isn't working so well.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Can't make up your mind? Is it faded or is it Dark? Can't have it both ways!

Another site I've used, especially for smaller bunches of commons, is Sportslots. Unlike COMC, the cards ship directly from the listers, so pay attention to who you are buying from so as not to rack up shipping charges from many different sellers. I believe there is an option that somehow all the cards from different sellers get shipped at once to you, but I've heard that isn't working so well.

Right, faded or Dark!

Well, I'm beginning to think it's just Dark, faded, lol, because I ordered a reprint of a 1959 Topps Roger Maris, just to see what a reprint might feel like, and it arrived in the mail today, and it feels totally different than a real card. The reprint is much sheener and smoother on both sides, with the cardboard being a little thicker. The backs of real 59 Topps cards are not at all sheen. I'm not saying every reprint would feel like this necessarily, but as someone said above, it was immediately evident that the Maris card was a reprint. So, I'm thinking that all the cards I have, of the 59 set, including Al Dark, are legit.