1920's REACH Baseball 2-Sided Sign

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by khkco4bls

You mean to tell me there faking porcelain Signs Now. Unbelievable. ...

Big time!!! Most are coming out of India but not all. I collect porcelain signs as well.

[Bestdj777]

If you look through some of the prior listings by this seller, a number of the other signs exhibit similar wear patterns and image quality.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

If you look through some of the prior listings by this seller, a number of the other signs exhibit similar wear patterns and image quality.

You are correct. I wouldnt buy anything from this seller.

[smallpaul2002]

Have to agree, the pixels in the printing of the text are a dead giveaway of a "reproduction" Printing of text was never done with pixels less than 30 years ago.

[perezfan]

The price realized is a pretty good indicator as well.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by perezfan

The price realized is a pretty good indicator as well.

So do we think $1,800 is reasonable for a reproduction? I mean it is well executed at some level, so it does have some value for what it is.

[perezfan]

No- not at all reasonable, if it's a confirmed repro.

I believe the high-end/advanced collectors who would normally bid it up to its expected level ($6 - $8K) were hesitant to go there, based on what they knew or suspected.

I think the winning bidder believes/wants it to be real, but simply was not challenged by the usual "stiff competition". While it does have some value, I don't think anyone in their right mind would pay $1,800 for a known reproduction.