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Posted By: Lyman Hardeman

Greetings. Although this is the first time that I have posted on this board, I've been reading and enjoying the threads for some time. Just had to add my 2 cents to the very valid points already made about this "reprint" thread.

In addition to the "white back," "funky dimensions" and "orange peel texture," already mentioned, to me the most telling sign of the reprint is the cross hatch (moire) pattern in the scan. One would not see this pattern if the scan had been made from an original color lithograph--the printing process used on the T3. Because a dot pattern is introduced in the reprint process, this shows up as a cross-hatch in the background of the scan of the reprint.

Since the size of the card on eBay is often not known and the surface texture is often inconclusive, the moire pattern is often the best way to detect a reprint scan when viewed on a computer monitor.

Fortunately, the seller has removed the auction from eBay.