Card listed as a Reprint but it was Real?

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by paul

There are plenty of unscrupulous sellers who will post an image of a real card and send you a reprint. That may be what happened here, but I can't explain why he pulled the auction.

When I messaged him he said that he listed it as a reprint because he doubted that he'd have a real card from the early 1900s. Sounds scammy to me except when I consider that he was looking for $4 for a Rhoades card, I end up thinking he may have just been uneducated on the cards.

[brianp-beme]

The images provided certainly look legit, although something funny on the bottom corners seems to be going on, perhaps a recent roughing up to make the corners more rounded, for some darn reason.

Brian

[bobbvc]

Looks legit, but sketchy based on response.

[swarmee]

No reason to fake that one. 350/30 back is one of the most common backs for this player.

[hcv123]

does that left edge toward the bottom look shiny white?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by hcv123

does that left edge toward the bottom look shiny white?

It seems to be part of what I mentioned about the bottom corners...as if they had been recently scraped (at least within the last several years or even within past decade). For whatever reason.

Brian

[TobaccoKing4]

I wonder if the seller rounded them out trying to make the card look "more real" after foolishly thinking it was a reprint.