HELP! Is this an authentic 1911 T3 Turkey Red?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by swackerl

I need some help. I've only seen 2-3 Turkey Red cards in person, but I've been trying to get one. I finally won an auction last night:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373651811279

The card is marked as original, but after comparing it with others I'm suspicious that it could be a replica. Comparing it with other examples of the same card the image of the card I won looks brighter and more washed out. For instance, when I compare it to this other listing (https://www.ebay.com/itm/233714166812) the image looks much less "rich". It looks more similar to the coloring of this Ty Cobb replica (https://www.etsy.com/hk-en/listing/7...ey-red-cabinet). It's hard to tell if the surface has that orange peel / leather look that the real cards have from the scans. I compared the back to this one and it does have the same glue look, but the text looks like a different color (https://www.ebay.com/itm/373635823535).

I know it's hard to tell whether these are just poor scans. I'm just looking for a "gut feel" from someone with experience to either give me confidence that it's real, or confirm that it looks suspect?

Looks fine...and a good buy
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[drcy]

Red ink tends to fade the fastest in sunlight, such as if the T3 was displayed for a long time many years ago.

[swackerl]

Originally Posted by drcy

Red ink tends to fade the fastest in sunlight, such as if the T3 was displayed for a long time many years ago.

I received the card and it absolutely looks original (has the texture and sharp color). I think the seller just had a poor quality scan. I attached a photo that shows the card in a toploader. The color is much richer than the scan implied, so I don't think the red is faded much.

[Mark17]

You got a great deal! And the texture is the thing to look for as you mentioned.

At one time I had over 70 of them, and the other distinctive characteristic was the smell. They seemed to have a distinctive, not unpleasant odor, even though I got them from probably 20 or 30 different sources.

[jayshum]

Great looking card of a beautiful set for a great price. Lately, it's been hard to find T3s for what you paid that aren't really rough.

[swackerl]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Great looking card of a beautiful set for a great price. Lately, it's been hard to find T3s for what you paid that aren't really rough.

I think the back is what made the price so low, comparatively. It looks like someone gave it a bath in glue. If the back was more typical I think this would have cost $130-150 like others seem to lately.