A smorgasbord of fakes.........

[Brian Van Horn]

Thank you member Sean for tipping me off to this group:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-1910-T2...item1e9217fb25

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-1910-T2...item1e9217f951

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-1910-T2...item1e9217f9bf

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-1910-T2...item1e9217fa29

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-1910-T2...item1e9217faad

[Sean]

Thanks Brian. I really like those Green EPDGs.

[Leon]

I like the descriptions...

"Like New: An item that looks as if it was just taken out of shrink wrap. "




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[Bocabirdman]

I contacted the seller and in the friendliest, politest tone that I could muster, listed as many of the things wrong with those cards as I could (No Factory/Wrong color backs/Bad Name Font/ Black vs. Brown ink/Borders from hell..etc.), before my fingers started to bleed. I suggested that he may want to take the listings down to avoid heartache and headache.

My reward? An e-Mail in my box this morning states, " Thank You for your input."

From now on, though we all know that it is a hit or miss proposition, at best, I will just report all bogus cards to the Bay. It is simpler and probably more accurate to assume that the sellers are punks and not just uniformed.

[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

I contacted the seller and in the friendliest, politest tone that I could muster, listed as many of the things wrong with those cards as I could (No Factory/Wrong color backs/Bad Name Font/ Black vs. Brown ink/Borders from hell..etc.), before my fingers started to bleed. I suggested that he may want to take the listings down to avoid heartache and headache.

My reward? An e-Mail in my box this morning states, " Thank You for your input."

From now on, though we all know that it is a hit or miss proposition, at best, I will just report all bogus cards to the Bay. It is simpler and probably more accurate to assume that the sellers are punks and not just uniformed.

Mike,

I appreciate it, but I fear that both of us will end up with keyboard carpal tunnel.

[Leon]

I am not a 70s Topps collector but those of his actually look ok from the scans, albeit not high grade.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

I contacted the seller and in the friendliest, politest tone that I could muster, listed as many of the things wrong with those cards as I could (No Factory/Wrong color backs/Bad Name Font/ Black vs. Brown ink/Borders from hell..etc.), before my fingers started to bleed. I suggested that he may want to take the listings down to avoid heartache and headache.

My reward? An e-Mail in my box this morning states, " Thank You for your input."

From now on, though we all know that it is a hit or miss proposition, at best, I will just report all bogus cards to the Bay. It is simpler and probably more accurate to assume that the sellers are punks and not just uniformed.

In this post earlier I rattled off a few easy points. Let me know if any of them do not make sense to you and I can provide more details..

[Cmount76]

No, I read and understood your point.

I guess my question is - Is there a source that can inform me on those points (and others) or is it just loads of practice looking at EPDG's? Do they all have uniform back coloration? What font am I looking for? Do they always have a factory?

As I said, I want to begin this set, but want to know as much as I can before I begin, so I don't purchase cards like those, or similar ones.