original goudeys versus reprints

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Posted By: slacks

Yeah, this forum rocks with good info.

You might increase your knowledge by spending some time in the forum archives, see who has been posting for a long time, get a feel for how others perceive their level of expertise, and then buy something from one of these regulars in the B/S/T section or by following their link to an eBay auction.

Buying a few low grade raw cards you're sure are authentic and then spending a lot of hands-on time with the cards is a good way to wire yourself to become familar with how a genuine card from a particular series feels.

I used to work at a bank and there was a gal whose hands were better than the counterfeit detection machines - after handling money for 20 years, she knew immediately if something didn't feel right.

Speaking personally, sometimes late a night, I play with my cards by putting cards on a litttle make-believe field on my desk and moving them around the basepaths....okay I'm going to stop there, but you know what I mean.

slacks
may have gone too far there