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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: leon
After doing this for about 4-6 hours a day for the last 7-8 years you'd think I could spot a fake on ebay....dang it..... (Dan- you were right)..hopefully the seller will be cool...he has about 800 feedback and no neg's......and let this be a learning experience for all you young pups even us old farts (notice the reference) get fooled.....later |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: jay behrens
which is live and which is memorex? |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: leon
Look at the grainy one. When I took it out of the holder I immediately felt the paper. It was rough...and I went "crap" to myself....then felt the real one...it's feel is smooth, of course.....ya can't fake vintage cardboard if you know what it feels like....imo.. |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: Dan Koteles
who's other card is that for you to example the difference??? |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: dan mckee
Sorry Leon, I thought so that is why I didn't buy. I do hope you get your money back. But don't feel bad! I bought 2 D304's I needed about 6 years ago off of ebay. I had them about a year and a half and in my set. I was flipping through my set while on the can and I noticed these 2 looked different! I put a glass on them and yes, they were fakes. I had paid about $150 each for them. I couldn't even remember the ebay seller I got them from. Anyway, Scott Gaynor listed these 2 (real) a few weeks after I noticed mine were bad. If he would have known the max bid I keyed in for his 2, he could have shilled and retired!! So after 30 years of collecting, and having them in my hands, I was still fooled. The doctored reprints are getting better and better. The US Caramel Ruth fakes are now appearing w/o the white spot at the top right. The thieves are getting smarter, this is a good reason why we need grading. Ouch! did I say that?? Dan. |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: leon
I hear ya. I still have a Lajoie D304 fake I got off of ebay. I paid $40 for him about 5 years ago. I keep him for a reminder. As for the Ruth's above everyone should notice that when they copied the top one (however they did it) it made everything a tiny bit bigger.....the letters, the faces, everything...plus the grainy look, fake browning, and rough paper. All are signs of a fake....if nothing else folks can learn from this. I doubt this seller will risk a negative and I should be ok, hopefully. I emailed him last night but probably won't get the response till I get home this evening.....regards |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: PASJD
The top one seems to have a much narrower border on the right, and Ruth's cap is cut off at a different place too. |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: leon
The response from the seller: |
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Foiled again....1928 Babe Ruth Candy
Posted By: dan mckee
I believe the blank backed ones are Sepia color, there are originals a different color than your original. Dan. |
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