T206 Ty Cobb - Real or Fake?

[Anthony S.]

It's fake.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T206-Ty-Cobb...item35b6dc8898

[Runscott]

There has got to be a better way for these guys to simulate corner wear - this looks like it just got the sandpaper treatment.

[fkw]

nice catch Anthony

since it was bought for $10, what was the guy asking for the card?

thats the kind of crook that deserves to pick his teeth up off the ground if he tried to screw me like that...

[barrysloate]

Nobody would sell a Cobb with Cobb back raw and in a screwdown case. That's all I would need to know. It's fake.

[t206blogcom]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Nobody would sell a Cobb with Cobb back raw and in a screwdown case. That's all I would need to know. It's fake.

Unless it was found in 'Grandpa's attic' or 'Grandma's storage locker'.

[jjkoestler]

It was found in a storage shed.

Good catch, Anthony. He actually purchased the card on November 20 and listed it again claiming that he did not know it was a fake.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ty-Cobb-T206...item3f10e1f79f

I reported him to eBay, but I'm not sure what good that will do. I hate to assign homework when I'm new to a forum, but I'd appreciate it if others would do the same.

[jp1216]

www.ebay.com/itm/Ty-Cobb-T206-Red-Backround-/270867903673

Again.....

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Anthony S.

It's fake.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T206-Ty-Cobb...item35b6dc8898

D'oh. There you go.

[FrankWakefield]

And as for that PSA / SGC line up there, a fellow would do well to buy a Cobb/Cobb card only if he knew what to look for; a slip on a slab isn't proof of what's in the slab. Those slips have been wrong before.