New to the T206 club with 308 cards no Idea...

[Kawika]

Welcome to the Hobby. It's a dark and dirty place. Have fun but be careful.

Juan Hunose.

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Welcome to the Hobby. It's a dark and dirty place. Have fun but be careful.

Juan Hunose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2QApwtE8zQ

Lovely Day...

[egbeachley]

What's the world coming to when you can't even get away with paying $125 to an old "slow" man on oxygen for cards thought to be worth $50,000.

[Orioles1954]

Interestingly, I bought a group of (12) real, bona fide T206 cards from a lady on Craigslist who found them in her attic. It does happen. Just not often though.

[dstraate]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Interestingly, I bought a group of (12) real, bona fide T206 cards from a lady on Craigslist who found them in her attic. It does happen. Just not often though.

I hope she didn't have a slow husband with a respirator

[Vintagecatcher]

Don't worry about the old man. The story was bullsh!t from start to finish.

Reminds me of the old saying, " Don't pee on me, and tell me it's raining."

Patrick

[scottglevy]

First,

I happen to believe your story entirely. And in the long-run $125 is not a lot of money to lose on a scam --- I've certainly gotten burnt worse than that.

There's no need to destroy reprints....in fact, if you're looking to build a set, they can be neat placeholders until you get the 'real thing'. You could either stamp them as reprints or if not, just mention them as reprints in any sale you make...if disclosed, there's nothing wrong with selling a reprinted card.

When I first got really into the hobby, I started with a bunch of lower grade, raw (unslabbed) T206 cards. These don't have to cost a lot of money ... you can probably find 10 sorta beat up cards for around $80-$100. Buy them, look at them closely, study their color and typography, feel their texture, sniff them, look at the way that the edges and borders are cut, measure them..... just really understand what they are.

After you have thoroughly studied them ... compare them against your reprints. Notice the difference in paper stock, gloss, etc. The reprints will probably have black names on the bottom ... the real cards will be a dark brown and the typeface will likely differ.....subtleties like that enable you to learn for the next time.

Best,
Scott