Monday My Cards Were Counterfit

[Buythatcard]

With all the talk about grading companies making mistakes, I would have sent those 2 cards to another company for a second opinion.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

With all the talk about grading companies making mistakes, I would have sent those 2 cards to another company for a second opinion.

Very good point. I authenticated this Fro Joy Premium myself after a grading company concluded it was an altered counterfeit. It is not counterfeit.

1. Odor: smelling the card can be helpful. Mine smelled like my W517s

2. State of the card: my premium was very fragile along the right edge where the tear is. It would not survive a printer

3. Image: The image matched other exemplars, as did the reverse

4. Cardboard: this premium did not have the appearance of one of the many counterfeits we see on the market today, including the newer paper and manufactured aging.

When I initially received it, prior to sending it to the authentication company, it never occurred to me it may be counterfeit. In fact, I was positive it was not even though I never thought about it along those lines. So when they deemed it an altered counterfeit (never heard of that), I asked for assistance here.

1. Sent it to another collector who had an authentic issue and requested he photograph mine next to his (FKW's suggestion, and a good one). Thanks again to HBroll for that. He has an awesome Ruth collection.

2. black light (Frank Wakefield's suggestion)

What it boiled down to: Fro Joy is the issue and the grading company viewed the premium as they do the Fro Joy card issue.

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[glynparson]

With all the talk about grading companies making mistakes, I would have sent those 2 cards to another company for a second opinion. 
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Sorry but don't waste your money sending them to another service they are clearly fake fronts.