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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: DrJ
I was wondering if anyone could help me out a bit. I used to collect tobacco cards about 14-16 years ago, but went into a long hibernation during many years of college/grad school/post grad school and their attendant poverty. Lately, I've rekindled my interest in collecting, and have looked through some websites and ebay. I was a bit alarmed (and I suppose naive as well) to find that there are reprints of even common tobacco cards floating around, with enough wear on them to make them look "authentic". Is this a widespread problem? How worried do you have to be if you buy something that is not listed as being graded by, say, PSA? If a dealer says that their cards are not reprints, how far can you take them on their word? I have not bought anything yet, and am waiting to get some sense of this issue. Unlike many, I am happy to buy a relatively beat up card, since I like them for their artwork and overall gestaldt. But I guess you have to be on guard even with the roughed-up ones as well. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: jay behrens
sadly, the search function is broken at the moment. Yes, there are an alarming number of reprints on eBay, but you are doing the right thing by coming here first. Spend some time here, get to know the people around here. Many of the top collectors and dealers post and read here. Dig into the old posts and read everything you can here. It's teach you a lot and is well worth the read. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: PASJD
I would either buy graded cards, or I would check out some of the websites of some of the very knowledgeable people who post on this board which are listed in the links section and who undoubtedly sell only the genuine articles. I think it takes a fair amount of experience to develop the sophistication to tell the difference in the non-obvious cases, and it is that much harder to do from a scan. There is certainly plenty to choose from between graded cards and unslabbed cards from dealers/collectors you can trust. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: davidcycleback
The best thing is to gather a list of knowledgeable and reputable sellers on eBay and elsewhere and shop with them. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: steve k
These reprints were also around when you were collecting 14 - 16 years ago. It was easy to pull out a 16X glass and spot a reprint. Very tough if not sometimes impossible to do that on Ebay on certain cards. As was mentioned, buying raw commons from reputable dealers is okay. On higher priced cards, I would always stick with graded cards even from reputable dealers. If a reputable dealer is selling an expensive card raw, there is probably a reason for that, and that reason won't be to your benefit. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: A Word of Caution DrJ
A few outbreaks within the slab world have come to light. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: T206Collector
"buying raw commons from reputable dealers is okay. On higher priced cards, I would always stick with graded cards even from reputable dealers. If a reputable dealer is selling an expensive card raw, there is probably a reason for that, and that reason won't be to your benefit." |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: Harry
As I'm sure you have seen, there are two dozen plus grading companies out there. Some that will grade a card and not even look at whether it is authentic or not. If to stick to PSA and SGC, you should be OK. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: Joe P.
The high ended doctored card that was spotted by a very well known knowledgeable collector, was graded in an SGC slab. |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: davidcycleback
DrJ, |
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: Great Advise for a
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A few VERY basic questions from a new/old collector
Posted By: JimB
In addition to PSA and SGC, GAI is also a good and reputable grading company. The most notorious one to avoid is PRO. I would never buy anything in a PRO holder no matter what. The card may be real, but is likely trimmed or altered in some way. |
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