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08-05-2018, 02:02 PM
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Cheap Lesson Learned - Just a Reminder
If it's raw and seems too good to be true, chances are it's a reprint/fake. Also, write down every booth/name you buy something from.
Bought a M101 Blank Back Ray Chapman yesterday at National for $25. Most everything else was real, or looked to be real in the cases (not accusing the dealer of fraud, I just didn't pickup anything else). I looked up an example of one online (painfully slow service) and PSA pricing (also painfully slow). The pricing lined up, but I missed a couple giveaways that it's a reprint. It was trimmed at the bottom, and I later learned that the reprint set has REPRINT on the front bottom. I didn't write down the booth number or name when I made the purchase. I had a buddy going to National today, but unfortunately the booth was either already packed up, or my buddy wasn't able to find it; I was going to see if he would issue a refund via PayPal and ship him the card back PWE. It's a cheap mistake all thing's considered, and the crow I'm eating is cheaper than a stake, so it could be worse. But for future shows, I will be writing down every purchase detail. Don't get burned like I did.
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08-05-2018, 05:47 PM
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Sorry about the Chapman. At least you didn't buy any "deep discounted" Dimaggio or Bonds autographs.
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08-05-2018, 06:20 PM
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If you bought it via Paypal you should be able to find him that way no?
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08-05-2018, 07:06 PM
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08-07-2018, 12:42 AM
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Kyle, FWIW, even though the word "reprint" is supposed to be in the bottom right-corner, it is also sometimes erased or otherwise obliterated. Here is one on ebay right now (with 9 bids to $54) that made it past the so-called experts:
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08-07-2018, 07:13 AM
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Wow. Yep. Thanks for sharing that - certainly makes me feel better.
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