Need help on 1949 Leaf Babe Ruth?!

[yanks87]

Among other issues of the print quality, the tale is in the wear spots. when the distressed spots are a stark contrast to the back paper, that is usually an indicator of a reprint.

[thatguywithadot]

Ok. My exuberance definately got the better of me but having some of these cards didnt seem completely right so i had to hop on here and ask for con. I was hoping this was the result of the whole glueing cards thing but then never seen that effect on front before yet and seems like the card was almost shellacked lol

[Leon]

Originally Posted by thatguywithadot

Ok. My exuberance definately got the better of me but having some of these cards didnt seem completely right so i had to hop on here and ask for con. I was hoping this was the result of the whole glueing cards thing but then never seen that effect on front before yet and seems like the card was almost shellacked lol

Also, it's always good to look at all aspects. That card generally has fairly poor centering. The one here is better than about 95% of them. That is at least a yellow flag.

Here is one I currently own for comparison.....This one has nice centering for the card but yours is way better. Also the other factors, as mentioned, seal the deal.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Also, dig a little. This guy's previous big card sale is $100, suddenly he has a $5000 card and he's letting it go cheaply? And the other thing he sells is jewelry. I don't know if you could find two areas with more counterfeiters than cards and jewelry.

[thatguywithadot]

true that and i looked at that AFTER the fact lol. I find myself getting trigger happy on stuff like this sometimes due to lost nostalgia of being a kid wishing to own LOL but ends up the same. Just gotta keep on keeping on. Really was just thrown off by the paste like glue but didnt seem right and the skewed pics etc and the hat color was throwing me off a bit along with overall warm tones of atypical reprints. But i seen the color bleed on backside and couldnt figure that out as i said ive been buying a lot and a good handful processing a short stack of leafs and bowmans and found no indication of bleed through color fill yet on reprint. Would love to know if thats just an anomaly and is not akin to one or the other going forward please...Nice ruth man that looks sweet!! Love the black inserts from sgc and the way they contrast!

Seller told me this LOL

Interesting also that the Mantle red heart and bowman Ted Williams card also have the dark shading around the edge and the white rubbed/sanded corners on the back just like the Ruth. If you are going to fake aging don't use the same technique on every card. LOL. Definitely fakes.

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Also, dig a little. This guy's previous big card sale is $100, suddenly he has a $5000 card and he's letting it go cheaply? And the other thing he sells is jewelry. I don't know if you could find two areas with more counterfeiters than cards and jewelry.

I personally wouldn't go based on this. My best and largest purchase was from a seller that previously had only sold $1 and $2 cards. It's a case by case issue

[ASF123]

I've found that "WOW LOOK $$$$$$$$$$$" in the listing is usually a pretty bad sign too.

[drcy]

All collectors make buying mistakes. So long as we learn from them.

[thatguywithadot]

Originally Posted by TobaccoKing4

I personally wouldn't go based on this. My best and largest purchase was from a seller that previously had only sold $1 and $2 cards. It's a case by case issue

i can show you perfect examples of this too where knowledge trumps that safety net mantra but it does serve well to adopt that practice and remember to verify still instead of ignoring if it wont take too much of a person's time!

heres one perfect example that i would love for someone to show me otherwise as to date there is one telltale sign above all else i have yet to unearth on jb fakes and its the rub spot hidden ink ghosting from age. No reprints ive ever seen have been able to show this for obvious limitations on their end


everyone was simply gun shy because well naturally so it was labeled so and so whoever got this made off nicely! No it wasnt me lol i had a bid dropped high enough and was stuck in house hunting with wife and kids and was too late to bump it as i lost by 2$ -_- but i have had a few now so no sweat lol

[thatguywithadot]

and not to self promote etc just posting this link to my feebay store so you guys can access me there as i to have an ocd tendency of being dormant during stretches when im busy with something and it give everyone a chance to see im not full of bs either i suppose to see some of the wares im peddling LMAO

https://www.ebay.com/str/singhprospecting

Feel free to offer opinions on anything i am doing and suggestions to make things better from a way that we the collective buyer would like to see or not see as i take that criticism and absorb and utilize it to try and better what i am doing!

I do find you guys to be an invaluable organic breathing source of encyclopedias that is a must have in our hobby as it gets sharkier and shadier with the influx of money coming into it!