The most common is the glow about 1/2. If you check out the thread by [MENTION=7453]mouschi[/MENTION] it is the Nick Esasky card. Then then about a 1/4 looks like the Craig Biggio and then about 1/4 looks like either John Smoltz or Dave Rhode, I dont really see the difference in those two. I have found one glow that isn't quite the same as the rest and I have found one that has a printing error on the back. If I can figure out a way to take some pics I will post them shortly.
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The most common is the glow about 1/2. If you check out the thread by [MENTION=7453]mouschi[/MENTION] it is the Nick Esasky card. Then then about a 1/4 looks like the Craig Biggio and then about 1/4 looks like either John Smoltz or Dave Rhode, I dont really see the difference in those two. I have found one glow that isn't quite the same as the rest and I have found one that has a printing error on the back. If I can figure out a way to take some pics I will post them shortly.
And if you are interested in the one printing flaw I have found so far, here it is. There is a circle between Topps and the card number, saw it because I heard on the D sheet they have a pink number variation that I was looking for but my eyes are going bad after all this today lol
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very interesting! i wish i could see the difference between the red and blue backs. i have not heard of this before ever.
I will finish going through my Dawsons tomorrow and post a more detailed finding
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Based on the capital "K" in "Did You Know" on the back of this 1984 Fleer Update Puckett, I assume this was a fake? I reported it prior to the end of the auction. Somebody spent $89 on it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Fleer-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Fleer-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Somehow missed this thread before. Neat.
The only fake collectible I have, AFAIK, is a counterfeit Cerebus #1 . Cerebus was one of the first independent comic books produced, starting in 1977. Independent in that it was owned and published by the guy who created, wrote, and drew it, not from Marvel, DC, Gold Key, or any of the other comics publishers of the day. Anyway, it took off and before long the #1 issue started to be worth real money, about $50 or so at the time of the counterfeiting, as I recall. Only 2000 copies were printed, and Cerebus peaked around 30,000 monthly copies, so prices continued to climb through the 90s and early 00s. Cerebus #1 was also fairly crudely printed in black and white, with red added on the cover, and someone created a similarly-crudely printed counterfeit comic. It's easy to tell the difference if you know what to look for. The counterfeit was always something of a curiosity, and, being a rabid Cerebus collector, when I found one in a shop I bought it. The dealer was completely above-board with it and I bought it knowing full-well it was not a real #1 . To me, it's an oddity that I feel really helps complete my collection. I've heard there is a batch of counterfeit #2s , but never came across one.
The only fake collectible I have, AFAIK, is a counterfeit Cerebus #1 . Cerebus was one of the first independent comic books produced, starting in 1977. Independent in that it was owned and published by the guy who created, wrote, and drew it, not from Marvel, DC, Gold Key, or any of the other comics publishers of the day. Anyway, it took off and before long the #1 issue started to be worth real money, about $50 or so at the time of the counterfeiting, as I recall. Only 2000 copies were printed, and Cerebus peaked around 30,000 monthly copies, so prices continued to climb through the 90s and early 00s. Cerebus #1 was also fairly crudely printed in black and white, with red added on the cover, and someone created a similarly-crudely printed counterfeit comic. It's easy to tell the difference if you know what to look for. The counterfeit was always something of a curiosity, and, being a rabid Cerebus collector, when I found one in a shop I bought it. The dealer was completely above-board with it and I bought it knowing full-well it was not a real #1 . To me, it's an oddity that I feel really helps complete my collection. I've heard there is a batch of counterfeit #2s , but never came across one.
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