Seeking thoughts and opinions.

[buymycards]

Hi Scot,
I have kept many of the counterfeit cards that I have unwittingly purchased over the years. I have also purchased some cheap fakes that I knew were fakes. I keep them as "exemplars" to use to compare to cards that I am considering purchasing. I don't need them as much as I did several years ago, because I have handled quite a few pre-war cards in the past several years.

I have a couple of fake CJ's, along with one low grade real CJ, and if I am considering purchasing some CJ's I can use these cards for comparison. I have also helped out friends who weren't sure if they were buying the real thing. I also have some fake T202's, 201's, T206's, Goudeys, etc help me differentiate fakes from real. I also have many authentic, low grade cards that I keep to compare to cards that I may purchase.

I like to take them to card shows because I seem to run across a lot of fakes at shows.

Rick