Have Collins McCarthy or Boston Store cards been reprinted?

[ctownboy]

Thanks for the responses, everybody.

Now, here is the rest of the story.

Even though I don't have a lot of money, I still go out looking and asking for old ball cards and memorabilia. Recently a guy said he knew somebody that had some old cards. He took my info and then, a few days later, e mailed me a picture of a stack of cards numbering about 50. On top of the stack was a Joe Jackson with the number 82 at the bottom.

No other info was sent.

At first I thought the cards were Sporting News or one of the other similiar sets. Then, I looked in the big SCD price guide and found that Jackson was NOT numbered 82 in those sets. Then I found that Jackson cards in the Collins - McCarthy and Boston Store sets were numbered 82.

I got excited.

I went to look at the cards today (trying, along the way, to figure out how I was going to pay for them if they were real). Unfortunately, when I looked at the backs there was that ugly word REPRINT on them.

So, sorry for the false alarm and thanks again for sharing the information that you gave me,

David