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Posted By: runscott

I have had conversations with several collectors about reprints. I created a reprint set of e95s and e96s and decided that they looked too "real", so I didn't distribute them. An alternative would have been to make them "Topps-sized", but then they looked dorky. Same occurred with t206's, although I am still considering creating a slightly larger card with stats/bios on back...if I can find good printable card stock so I won't have to glue to sheets together. Another project: I can make an incredible '34 or '33 Goudey set ...won't do the '33 set, but may do the '34 and sub Mr. Mint's face for Gehrig's.

The OJ's are a good candidate for a reprint set for several reasons: due to the photograph nature, it is easy to get a "real look" without creating something too close to a forgery, and the glossy front is more difficult to manipulate (remove the "R"). Also, the back, because it is blank, is not an integral part of the card and can be over-stamped on the reprints, whereas that would really ruin a t206, Phil. Caramel, etc. Finally, they are so small that they can be enlarged quite a bit without making them look ridiculously big.