1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Can anyone tell me what the telltale signs are that a 1940 playball is real or fake? Thanks for any input.<br /><br />Howard

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>Chris Counts</b><p>Do you have the scan of a particular card? Or is there anything peculiar about the card or cards? If only stars like DiMaggio and Williams are available and the dealer is an unknown, that's a red flag ...

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>The card is a Williams and has been offered to me on ebay as a "second chance". I'm not sure how to post the listing as I don't work with computers much. The seller has good feedback and has sold many cards although mostly commons. The red flag is that the card, although off center, looks to be in terrific shape but the seller is asking only $111.00 which was my last bid on the card when it was originally listed. The winning bid that time was $388.00 but for some reason the deal fell through. <br /><br />I'm inclined to pass as it seems to be to good a deal to be legit.<br /><br />

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>Howard,<br /><br />It sounds more like a bogus Second Chance offer. I've had 2nd Chance scam offers to let me buy cards that I had bid, like, $250 on that eventually sold for thousands. Scammers just go through the bid history and offer a "second chance" to pretty much anyone on it.<br /><br />Did the offer come to your email? Go to your My Ebay page and look under My Messages. If it's there, it may be legit. If not there, then definitely no good. <br /><br />Also, I think a legit 2nd Chance offer will give you a Buy It button and an expiration date. The bogus offers give you an email address to contact. I'm not quite as positive on the Buy It button - I've only rec'd one legit 2nd Chance offer - but I'm pretty sure that's how it worked.<br /><br />Joann

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Hi Joann,<br /><br />it is on My Messages on ebay and there is also a Buy It button. I'm still skeptical, though, because the price is very low. Maybe the guy is honest but doesn't know he has a fake card.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />howard

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Hey Howard,<br /><br />Move the mouse cursor up to that window at the top, where there's stuff like http:///.... once there, right click your mouse. The window stuff should light up blue. Move down to "copy" and click that. Then, while doing your next post, hit enter a couple of times so that you're at a line all by itself, then move the mouse cursor to that new line and right click, choose "paste". That will post the link.<br /><br />Frank.

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>howard</b><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016,007,020,011,010,010, 001,008,017,019,009,009,013,013,017,009,005,018,00 6,017,018,013,010,013,003&viewitem=&item=290066336 172&rd=1&rd=1" target="_new" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016,007,020,011,010,010, 001,008,017,019,009,009,013,013,017,009,005,018,00 6,017,018,013,010,013,003&viewitem=&item=290066336 172&rd=1&rd=1</a" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016,007,020,011,010,010, 001,008,017,019,009,009,013,013,017,009,005,018,00 6,017,018,013,010,013,003&viewitem=&item=290066336 172&rd=1&rd=1</a</a>><br /><br />Thanks, Frank. I figured it was something easy like that but I'm pretty lazy when it comes to computers. : )<br /><br />I trust the knowledge on this board so what I do will hinge on what I read here. Thanks everyone.<br /><br />Howard

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>HOWARD<br /><br />The front of this card looks real.....but, the back of it is very questionable.<br /><br />Unless the seller, in scanning this card altered the color, the back has a tinted color to it<br /> that should not be there. If you are really interested in this card, then my advice to you is<br /> to ask the seller to email you new front/back (and larger) scans of this card. Thus, you can<br /> get a better look (particularly at the back) of this card.<br /><br />Incidently, if this card is as nice as it looks, it should be going for a much higher price.<br /><br />FRANK W<br /><br />To copy and paste (after blue-highlighting), I simply copy by holding down the "Ctrl" key and <br />pressing the "C" key. Then paste-ing by holding down the "Ctrl" key and pressing the "V" key.<br /> This is a much easier task for me since I am not a computer "nerd".<br /><br />TED Z

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>steve f</b><p>It looks good to me, but wish I could see the catcher's mitt, covered by the watermark and check edge spacing. Bigger scans would be nice. Oh well, at least he offers Paypal.

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>Mike Mccullough</b><p>Im sorry if I offend but I have been watching this seller for quite some time. He/she sells an awful lot of questionable cards. A fake Plank was the last I remember for sure.. The auction description was the same ole line. Also, dig through this sellers feedback, you will notice if you dig far enough that he has received negatived feedback for selling fakes.. My personal opinion is to stay away, stay very far away.. Have a good day <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Edited for spelling

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>MFerraro in the past has been a scam artist! last year he sold a lot of fakes with the "can't guarentee" line. I have wrote hime quite alot in the past letting him know what I thought about his fake cards. He does sell some authentic stuff inbetween the fakes, and seems to be selling more lately. Id say Run though!

1940 Playball
 

Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Thanks for the help everyone!<br /><br />Howard