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Bestdj777 02-07-2018 07:49 PM

Thoughts on this Mantle?
 
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/v8gAA...MS/s-l1600.jpg

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KpkAA...MQ/s-l1600.jpg

Anyone have any thoughts on this one? I told the owner I'd post it here as I'm on the fence.

Bestdj777 02-08-2018 04:55 AM

Pictures added.

savedfrommyspokes 02-08-2018 06:02 AM

I have not seen many counterfeits with a tilt cut or centering like this card.....however, I am always waiting for counterfeiters to add these flaws to the production of their product.

stlcardsfan 02-08-2018 07:16 AM

I'm skeptical mainly due to the coloring of the card. Doesn't look natural.

bnorth 02-08-2018 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes (Post 1746151)
I have not seen many counterfeits with a tilt cut or centering like this card.....however, I am always waiting for counterfeiters to add these flaws to the production of their product.

Wait no longer Larry because this card looks bad to me.

con40 02-08-2018 07:46 AM

Fake!
 
No question it's a bad card...

1. You cannot see the "rosettes" from the 4 color printing. This is usually a dead giveaway that it's a scan of a card that has been digitally reproduced.

2. The stock looks brighter on the corners and where wear shows. That means the "kraft" color is not the paper, it;'s a picture of the paper printed onto another kind of stock.

Beware.

Bestdj777 02-08-2018 05:34 PM

Thanks all. I appreciate the feedback as I'm sure he does. The tilt made me question my initial no good assessment as did, what looks like, the honest wear.


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