E95 Plank - Real???

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Posted By: Josh K.

Does anyone have an opinion as to whether this card looks legit or not? Thanks.

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Posted By: Vargha

Looks fake to me.


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Posted By: Josh K.

David - whats the "heh" for - are you giving a serious opinion or not?

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Posted By: Andy Baran

Josh,

The card is most certainly a fake. If you look at the back, you can tell that the front and back have been pieced together. Back damage doesn't look like that. Also, the font on the front is off.

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Posted By: Ben

Andy, I dont see any definitive evidence that the card has been pieced together...couldnt it just have been removed from a scrapbook?

It could be real, but looks sorta short t/b to me. I think one would need a closer look at that typeface before making any conclusions about authenticity though.

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Posted By: petecld

It is fake. I don't see the layering Andy does but I do see same "flatness" in the image quality and the same color quality when compared to the Plank in the reprint set I have.

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Posted By: JimB

It also looks hand-cut.
JimB

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Posted By: quan

i don't have the reprinted e95 set but that's one hell of a reprint if it is. when i first saw the auction the thing i found strange was the color was darker than the planks i've seen, but that could be the scanner setting. maybe mine's a reprint too! have to handle in person the seller has bought alot of vintage cards the past few years though...

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Posted By: quan

i was thinking of one of ebay's classic id rose_hof_selig_sob. this would make me more leery.

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

just a bad scan. I saw it on ebay as well - I don't see a problem with the seller either

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=86840&item=5180729932&rd=1