Bogus Bronko's on ebay

[sockwell123]

It appears to be the same card from the original post on page one. ?.. or i've forgotten how to internet.. :-P

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by sockwell123

It appears to be the same card from the original post on page one. ?.. or i've forgotten how to internet.. :-P

Not the same image. The original link is long gone so when you click on it, it dumps you into an ebay search for similar cards. The original card had a green back which made it an obvious reprint/fake.

I personally would stay away from the current card on ebay for a number of reasons:

1. I don't trust high dollar cards that aren't graded. There is such a premium for graded stars that I'm always skeptical when one isn't. Usually this means it was submitted and rejected or the seller knows its not legit.
2. The colors look off to me. I compared it with my Nags and the yellow on the front looks too dark on this card and so does the blue ink on the back. Obviously there are differences in print runs that can account for slight color differences on cards but this looks like to much to me.
3. I avoid cards with blurry scans and ones that don't show all the edges (like on the back of this one). Usually they are hiding something.
4. Chicle cards are notorious for slight registration problems due to printing the image color by color. I don't see any on this card at all which is a bit troubling too.

If it is fake, someone put some time into this one as its passable. What do others think?

jeff

[obiwin]

My humble opinion is that this is probably not authentic.

The main red flag for me is the general blurriness and pixelation of the text on the back when using the zoom feature of the Ebay listing.

When comparing it to the back texts of the Chicles in my collection (I don't have a Nagurski) using a magnifying glass to try to replicate the same scale, the text on the ones I have are much crisper and cleaner.

The blurriness is probably just a shaky hand, and there's always the chance the pixelation is the result of a low resolution scan, but there is enough doubt and uncertainty on this one that I would never feel comfortable owning it, even if I got it at a very cheap price. I would be haunted by the question of whether it was authentic or not....

[jefferyepayne]

Sold for $1,250. Someone either got completely robbed or got a great deal.

jeff

[TanksAndSpartans]

Yeah, the last couple of beaters I saw sold for around 1500. In a PSA 3.5 or 4 holder..... who knows - 4500? One thing that hasn't been mentioned is the description. I never feel it's a good sign when a seller says: "I don't know anything about x" - not quite as common as this was my grandfather/uncle/etc.'s, but it's right up there.

[Il Padrino]

Putting my Nags up for sale real soon.

[jdl7860]

There were lots of reasons to stay away from the last card linked, but notice how the corner wear reveals white card stock. Thats a dead giveaway. That and the colors are way off. The gray or off white border color is printed onto white stock.