Misleading Auction?

SINFULONE · Feb 22, 2014

I was searching blue refractors and came across this listing.When I first saw it card appeared to be the reprint rookie sapphire that Topps is inserting into their products now, but seller is listing card as his true rookie blue refractor autograph.Card appears to me to have the fake signature black stamp like all the other reprints Topps made.Seller trying to dupe potential buyers, or just simply mistook the card for something else?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ryan-Braun-...1280838683?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item1c3ce6bc1b

jeff_bichel · Feb 22, 2014

Most likely, just stupid.

SINFULONE · Feb 22, 2014

Here is another one.Card looks to be a sapphire reprint, not a "BLUE REF AUTO".Looks shady to me.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/141194115829?nav=SEARCH

michaelstepper · Feb 22, 2014

Those are def just the blue saphire reprints. Sellers trying to rube someone
Have a Stanton like that I've had a few members mistook for something else too

SINFULONE · Feb 22, 2014

michaelstepper said:
Those are def just the blue saphire reprints. Sellers trying to rube someone
Have a Stanton like that I've had a few members mistook for something else too

That's what I thought, seller trying to dupe someone.Nice try.What do the back of those look like?

brewerfan99 · Feb 22, 2014

check this thread out ... great minds think alike!

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131758

SINFULONE · Feb 22, 2014

brewerfan99 said:
check this thread out ... great minds think alike!

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131758

Did not see that, so this has been going on for awhile now.

Upon further investigation, the easiest way to tell the autograph from the reprint on the Braun is the Topps Certified Autograph stamping on the front of the card located right above the signature.Starting in '01 through '07, that Topps Certified Autograph icon was prominent on all Bowman Chrome autographs, but slowly over time they did away with that.Now, you don't even see any print on the card that identifies the card is even signed.

So if you are educated about the cards you know what to look for and can spot the fakes.

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