Help Needed - 1948 Leaf Ruth & DiMaggio

[braves_43]

Thanks for the response, I appreciate it. The back really isn't shiny, it's just my bad phone. I was trying to take a good picture but it didn't work too well. Anyways, the back is rough and dull.

I usually go for graded cards too if I'm going high-dollar but these were in a lot of other cards I knew to be authentic so I went for it.

The corners have me concerned too but they do look natural up close.

[7nohitter]

This will sound stupid, but do they smell old?

I ask because I recently purchased '48 REPRINTS and the definitely smell different than the original 48's I own.

[braves_43]

Yes, they do smell old!

I was going to put that in my original post but I didn't want to sound like a weirdo.

The first thing I did was smell them when I opened them up today - LOL.

They have a VERY distinct "old smell."

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by braves_43

Yes, they do smell old!

I was going to put that in my original post but I didn't want to sound like a weirdo.

The first thing I did was smell them when I opened them up today - LOL.

They have a VERY distinct "old smell."

Ha, nice! I think it's easy to duplicate color, fake wear and round corners....but that smell...that only comes with age!

[ALR-bishop]

Deron-- you do not sound like a weirdo, but smelling around with Andrew could get you there.

[clydepepper]

But an 80-year-old with a smart-phone in his pocket set on vibrate complicates things, huh?

[braves_43]

Thanks for the responses so far guys.

I'm leaning towards them being authentic at this point.

Anyone else have any thoughts on them?

[braves_43]

Thanks for the responses so far guys.

I'm leaning towards them being authentic at this point.

Anyone else have any thoughts on them?

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

This will sound stupid, but do they smell old?

I ask because I recently purchased '48 REPRINTS and the definitely smell different than the original 48's I own.

That's not stupid. It's the first thing I check when confronted with a card I'm not sure about.

[Exhibitman]

Here is my thought, and I don't mean it to sound snarky, so I apologize if it does:

PSA
SGC
BVG

Any of them will readily answer the authenticity question better than any of us can from a scan.

[braves_43]

Yes, I'm well aware that they can and I submit most of my cards to SGC. However, that comes with a fee. A fee that I'd like to avoid losing on a fake card if I can get some free opinions here on something that may be obvious to some because it is something that I am not familiar with. That's all I was looking for.

[campyfan39]

I think people looking at a scan on a computer is about as trustworthy as any grading company. Way, way too many mistakes to trust them

[braves_43]

Exactly. I'm just looking for opinions here before I would waste my money.