For Sale/Trade Vintage Reprints: Pics Up Mantle, Ruth, Ryan, Carlton, Maris Others

[rarerookies]

Some of us can't afford the real thing but enjoy the hobby and the cards as much as you do Gashouse. Only an uneducated buyer would get these cards confused with the originals.

[Woundedduck]

honestly I've been looking for something like this for a while. I have an idea for a project that I wanted some reprints for since I can't afford originals. I've already got some t206 reprints for it. I'd be interested . I know many here may not know me, but I'm not one you have to worry about trying to pass off fakes as the real deal on ebay.

I'd love to know what reprints you have and what price you'd be looking for for a lot in bulk.....not really looking for duplicates though.

[Ladder7]

Originally Posted by rarerookies

*Snip the teary part* ...Only an uneducated buyer would get these cards confused with the originals.

Exactly!.. Now see if you can guess who will ultimately spend hundreds on you future "granpas cards"?

[rarerookies]

I don't know what can I say. There is a demand for them and I like em and don't have the money for the real things. That must be what I have a Folex instead of a Rolex. I appreciate what cards, watches and whatever else represents but living on middle class money

[vintagecpa]

There is definitely a place in the hobby for reprinted cards. I know several people who have bought reprints of classic sets like T206 and Goudey 33 so they could still enjoy the visual aspects of the cards and read the backs. However, artificially aging reprints so they look like originals has made for a less enjoyable ebay experience. Many unsuspecting people have probably bought these cards and hold them in their collection as real cards, or have struggled to get their money back when they realize what they bought. It also hurts people selling legitimate ungraded cards.

[GasHouseGang]

Well said Vintagecpa. Do these other people ever read the main board? Every day, someone is outing an auction on ebay or other website offering some type of reprints being sold as authentic cards. I have nothing against reprints, as long as they are labeled as such, and sold legally. Can't these posters see the hypocrisy of allowing this (and even defending it) on the B/S/T board while complaining about it on the other part of the board?

[Matthew H]

Calling artificially aged cards "vintage reprints" is deceptive and "we don't take kindly..."