Quote:
Originally Posted by brewing
My theory on the blotches.
They were in a card shop near a window or under a light, and the holder had a price tag on it.
|
Bingo we have a winner.
Those square and round spots on faded cards are caused by price stickers. I buy these cards when I can find then. It lets me know what year/brand cards fade easily and what colors on the card fade. It is different for different year/brand and even back to front on some cards. Knowing this information has saved me a lot of $ from buying altered cards over the years.
ALR-bishop(Hi AL)started a thread a while back on fake cards in this section. As I have time in the next week or so I will add some pictures and information on faded/altered cards and how to spot them in that thread.