1991 topps desert shield cards need help

[Jakrauss44]

Hey guys I initially posted this in the for sale section by accident so hope this isn’t a problem re making it here. I need some help with the 91 topps desert shield set. My cousin just inherited a bunch of stuff from his great uncle who happened to be a military vet, One of the things was some packs of what appeared to be 1991 topps baseball. We figured we would open them as we didn’t think they had much value. To our surprise they were actually 1991 topps desert shield and not regular topps. Now I had posted in the pre war thread about one of the cards which was a babe Ruth sporting news rookie that ended up being fake, therefore my concern is these desert shield cards may be fake as well. Out of the packs we have opened We pulled 4 chippers and was hoping everyone that knows anything about the set to give input as what to check for and all that. I’m trying to attach pics but it keeps telling me file failed no matter which way I try or how many different pics I take so I’ll try to get those up. In the mean time if theirs anything I can look for to distinguish let me know, thanks

[swarmee]

Completely allowed discussion here. The Chipper is the crown jewel of that very large set, so hitting 4 in some packs is pretty crazy.

People who would have fake Chipper Desert Shields would be very unlikely to attempt to sell them in rewrapped packs; they'd sell the fakes individually to make the most money.

Since the only difference between the Chipper and the normal 1991 Topps card is the foil stamping, you need to inspect the gold foil. There are a bunch of websites dedicated to showing you the difference between fake and real.

Type in "fake real desert shield cards" into Google and you can see a bunch of articles.

[Jakrauss44]

here is a few pictures trying to get the others posted still having issues with the file type on the others.

[Jakrauss44]

ok pretty sure i got this to work finally. these pics are mostly of the desert shield logos 2 of which are 2 of the chippers while the other 2 are from other random cards from the packs. Also the glow back picture is of another card as well, wasnt trying to pull the chipper out of the sleeve and risk damage as I would like to send them off to PSA. Also would like to build a set if these end of checking out. please any and all feedback related to the topic would be appreciated, thanks everyone.

[bnorth]

I can't give a exact reason but they look bad to me, several small things look off about them.

That don't mean PSA wont slab them or that I could be wrong.

Here is a pic of your Chipper logo beside 2 known real ones that came from the foremost expert on DS cards.

Did you get any Wade Boggs in those packs? If so I would really like to see them.

[ALR-bishop]

I have a DS set but am not expert on the many fakes out there. If I had an authentication issue I would contact a fellow board member, Zach Wheat. He does not post a lot but his contact info can be found in the Community/Members list under on the first page of the Zs.There are several DS threads in here that discuss what to look for to spot fakes but if I had a question I would check with Zach. He is my go to guy on DS

[Jakrauss44]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I can't give a exact reason but they look bad to me, several small things look off about them.

That don't mean PSA wont slab them or that I could be wrong.

Here is a pic of your Chipper logo beside 2 known real ones that came from the foremost expert on DS cards.

Did you get any Wade Boggs in those packs? If so I would really like to see them.

I’ll check and see if I do for sure but think I did get one. What is it about the Boggs that would make that the deciding factor. My biggest thing is something looks off to me as well that’s why I’m asking, however everything I’ve read says the fakes don’t show the stars or the coconuts and The cards I got all have both, as well as the bottom of the shields aren’t pointed as they say the fakes are. There so much info out there but it all contradicts and honestly has me even more confused lol.