t206 Joe Doyle Error on eBay

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by tcdyess

This is like a Law & Order episode....

More like Law & Order SVU as someone could wind up "raped"

[Leon]

It's been an hour and no call back....so we shall see. Someone asked why he wasn't already banned...well, because it's not quite time yet but will be very soon. Sometimes there are explanations and then sometimes there are attempted explanations that don't fly . Most, but not all, scammers don't give good registration info so that is a plus on his side.
LL

[thehoodedcoder]

If I get a call at work from an unknown number I answer also.

Calling back and answering a second time are two different things.

Kevin

[Leon]

Originally Posted by thehoodedcoder

If I get a call at work from an unknown number I answer also.

Calling back and answering a second time are two different things.

Kevin

I fully understand. This isn't the first, second or third time this kind of thing has happened on the board...and it won't be the last. They can spin any which way...but for now he didn't do what he said he would (call me back) and is banned. Happy collecting!!

[thehoodedcoder]

i got the card today.

i was expecting a flake to be glued on. at first glance....it actually appears that the entire corner has been replaced.

i have to say it is actually quite fascinating how the corner actually is fastened. it almost looks like a magic trick.the two pieces meet each other perfectly, yet they don't come apart and there is nothing on the front or back linking the two pieces together.

unfortunately i don't have more time right now to post a better scan.
i have more important things to do...

i will post a scan this weekend.

one thing doesn't make sense though
the only part that i don't understand is where the corner would have came from. the corner itself is a joe doyle corner it appears, without question. the same piece that is part of the joe doyle also has the natl on it. as ridiculous as this sounds....could it possibly be a repair job? any thoughts on this? the only other thing that makes sense is that it had the natl added to it...but then why call attention to the corner by replacing it?

kevin

[steve B]

The repair makes the added nat'l look like it's simply part of the same repair. if the whole corner has been reconstructed from parts then the replacement flake with nat'l isn't anything unusual, just another bit that's been reattached.

I've seen a couple stamps done like that, obvious reperforating distracting from the bits scraped off or drawn in that make it a "reperfed rare stamp" rather than a "messed up cheap stamp" -it's the latter one once you look closely.

But I hope the card isn't fake, that would be a nice find even if it won't grade.

Steve B

[thehoodedcoder]

i had thought about that. with the naked eye that doesn't appear to be the case. i can shine a high powered bright white light through the card. it doesn't appear to have any extra paper in that spot.

when i get home i will post better scans.


kevin