1991 Topps Desert Shield - What We Know & How to Spot a Fake

[4reals]

Originally Posted by steve B

There should be a way to pick up the foil though.

Maybe a handheld metal detector if they sell such a thing


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[al032184]

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[ALR-bishop]

I wonder how many different fake versions exist and if you could put together a full set of one kind of fakes, or if you thought you had done so but then found out one of your fakes was real.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I wonder how many different fake versions exist and if you could put together a full set of one kind of fakes, or if you thought you had done so but then found out one of your fakes was real.

I have 3 or 4 different fake Wade Boggs cards and I should be receiving another soon.

I have seen a full set of fakes all with the same fake stamp. I have the Boggs from that set.

[lowpopper]

Originally Posted by 4reals

Maybe a handheld metal detector if they sell such a thing


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Get a White's Bulleye II pinpointer. Works phenomenal

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by lowpopper

Get a White's Bulleye II pinpointer. Works phenomenal

Just clarifying - does it work for picking up the embossing on cards? Or a White's Bulleye II pinpointer works phenomenal as a handheld metal detector?

[bnorth]

Received a little over half of the set in the mail today and should be getting the rest tomorrow. Going to be for sale after I go through them. My eyes hurt I looked at so many today.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Received a little over half of the set in the mail today and should be getting the rest tomorrow. Going to be for sale after I go through them. My eyes hurt I looked at so many today.

The set of fakes you referenced earlier?

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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by todeen

The set of fakes you referenced earlier?

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No, that was a couple years ago I seen the complete set of fakes. The set I just got has a bad Boggs and hopefully not many other bad cards.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by todeen

The set of fakes you referenced earlier?

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Looked through it and would say it has great centering and NrMint overall. The Ryan card was the only graded card and the Chipper Jones is bad like expected from the pics. The Boggs turned out to be good, just looked bad from a bad picture.

So I ended up with a very nice complete set minus Chipper with 17 doubles including Bo Jackson. If anyone is looking.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Looked through it and would say it has great centering and NrMint overall. The Ryan card was the only graded card and the Chipper Jones is bad like expected from the pics. The Boggs turned out to be good, just looked bad from a bad picture.



So I ended up with a very nice complete set minus Chipper with 17 doubles including Bo Jackson. If anyone is looking.

Very cool, congrats. I have always loved the 1991 design. It was the first cards I remember buying at 5 years old. So I like all of its variations.

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[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by lowpopper

Get a White's Bulleye II pinpointer. Works phenomenal

It did not work for picking up the foil embossing.

[Eric72]

Sorry to "cross streams" with this post; however, Topps did a much better job placing those foil stamps than they did with some of their buyback cards:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=312935

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Sorry to "cross streams" with this post; however, Topps did a much better job placing those foil stamps than they did with some of their buyback cards:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=312935

They did do a great job on the DS cards. It is horrible how they placed those buyback stamps over someones face.