Reprints vs. Counterfeits - Is there a difference?

[Throttlesteer]

Originally Posted by ruth_rookie

I had no idea there was such demand for reprints. I see them offered all the time on eBay and have always wondered who bought them. Now I know, which seems to me would indicate strength in the overall vintage market in the sense that if originals decline to a certain point, people who have otherwise been buying reprints will step in buy, thus creating a bottom in the market (sorry for the run-on sentence). ��


Thoughts?

That, or the strength in the overall economy increases demand, affording the reprint owners the chance at the real mccoy.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I've purchased cheap fake cards (that I guess would be considered counterfeits) on purpose knowing they were fake so I could educate myself on what they look and feel like. These weren't prewar, but were vintage cards. If I showed a few scans of these fakes with some real cards they would be difficult to tell apart. But when I got them in hand I could tell right away they were fake. And now I know what to look for when looking at cards in person. I consider it an inexpensive education to be honest. I wasn't getting scammed by anyone and now I know what to look for.