I have an OJ Simpson rookie i tried the light test on . When the bedroom light is on , i can not see my phone light through it. When i turn the lights off , i can see a faint light coming through . Any thoughts ?
This is why I buy only beat up cards. Why? If someone is gonna make a fake card then they are gonna make a fake gem 10 card. Or something 8.5-9. something worth a ton of money. If I find one that looks like it was used as spokes in a bike in the 1950s then I feel safer I got a real card. Faking that is not only a lot more work and worth much less and pointless to the counterfeiter. A 1950s-1970s mint card sounds very alluring but how many real cards from that age are around?
Good point about the texture. Luckily the fake card I bought off ebay was cheap and was advertised as a "novelty reprint" so it wasn't an illegal sale. These cards in fact are not reprints because those are usually licensed and put out by a legit company. They are more accurately referred to as counterfeit cards or copies.
Great pick-ups guys!! Nice McCovey, Gibson, Yaz, Seaver cards. Yes, '71's are the tough ones as you know, those borders...but such a cool set to collect.
About your two ungraded cards. The Joe Morgan rookie is trimmed on the right hand side if you flip it over onto the back so that edge is on the left you can clearly see where it's been trimmed. You should measure the cards before submitting them. The current flight rookie is not miss cut because of the rough cut on the right it is miscut because it is a diamond angular cut on the entire card.
I feel you man. My shows I get to attend are slim during the school year. I teach middle school English and coach high school football, basketball, and baseball. Looking forward to the national as always.
Really nice cards, gentlemen. As I recall, Denny McClain was 31-6 in 1968, but Mickey Lolich who won 17 was the World Series hero. You have a great selection of cards that should be slabbed. Good for you. Thanks for showing us your awesome pickups. Take care, Rob.
Some key things to look for when looking at vintage cards are: 1) the centering-real cards are often not perfectly centered but reprints usually are, and this is true for the fronts and backs of cards; 2) spotting-real cards will often have small, white circles or spots here and there due to age or moisture in the air, but modern reprints won’t; 3) the back-the backs of vintage cards are usually darker because of age and often (but not always) feature ridges from the texture of the card stock; 4) the cut-as with centering, true vintage cards are also not always cut perfectly, but modern cards almost always are; 5) print patterns-vintage cards were printed with older technology and up close the print patterns look like blotchy dots, but modern prints are much smoother looking up close (usually this can be seen if you just zoom in on a photo of the card provided in the listing online). As a point of reference you can always look up an authentic PSA graded version of the card and compare it with the card you’re thinking of buying.
The light test only works for cards through the early 80s. Junk wax era cards starting around 89 and after often use a thinner stock and so a led light can show through on some brands.
Awesome video, fellas! Great pick-ups! Can't wait to see Jake's set when he gets it all finished. Brody you picked up some awesome cards, too. I live the 62 Gibson and the 76 Aaron you picked up. Great looking cards.
This is the clear way to tell if it's a fake. How much did you pay for it. If it's at a too good to be true price that's a dead giveaway. Lol and always ask how they obtained the card. You will find out why they are wanting to sell. Lastly almost 99.9% of hogh valued cards from the 60's and below are almost always I mean always graded unless. Especially buying something online a Willie mays card like that which would grade. PSA 5-6 and be worth thousands they would of gotten it graded trust me. That's how you tell seriously go online and try and find a decent card like that one raw. It won't happen. It won't
Believe it or not, we actually have bought nice cards online before! This video also helps if you are buying a collection in person. Often times when we buy collections they are raw and we have to test if the card is legit. This is how we often test and have not had any problems buying in person with these tips. Thanks for the comment.
Dude, I have been collecting for over 50 years and I don't have a damn one of my cards graded, so in your eyes they are all fake, right??What a joke!!!!
