Roy Rc : Original or Reprint?

marclemagnifique

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I need you input on this one :

royfront.jpg

royback.jpg


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http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad235/marclemagnifique/royback.jpg


Thanks for your help!
 
If you have it in hand and have a common card from the 86-87 OPC set. Flip them over and compare the backs.

They should both be pretty close to the look of the common card.

All the best,

Brian
 
I would have to say it is fake/reprint as well just from the scan.

But in person check these things


Logo - On a counterfeit card, look at the OPC logo in the top left corner. If you see that the black lines in the oval and the text are dotted, its probably a fake

Name - The name of the front of the card, on all of the reprints, the blue and white bleed together.

Print mark - There is no black print dot on the top part of the card. Just above his head you can see the black print mark just above the red border. I find that this mark is difficult to show in scans, but very easy to spot in person.
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Also like someone said line the card up with some from the same set, check the color.

A little trick I like to use, is the smell. Ya I know its weird. But old cards will smell old.
 
foley2k said:
I would have to say it is fake/reprint as well just from the scan.

But in person check these things


Logo - On a counterfeit card, look at the OPC logo in the top left corner. If you see that the black lines in the oval and the text are dotted, its probably a fake

Name - The name of the front of the card, on all of the reprints, the blue and white bleed together.

Print mark - There is no black print dot on the top part of the card. Just above his head you can see the black print mark just above the red border. I find that this mark is difficult to show in scans, but very easy to spot in person.



Also like someone said line the card up with some from the same set, check the color.

A little trick I like to use, is the smell. Ya I know its weird. But old cards will smell old.
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This is an awesome post/answer, also the tip about the smell is sometimes the only way to tell in some cases. The older the card, the more accurate as well, ie Orr and Richard RP's.

Add this to a sticky or something.
 
I had a thing printed in an Issue of Insiders Edge. Pretty much what I written in that I cut and paste lol.
 
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foley2k said:
I would have to say it is fake/reprint as well just from the scan.

But in person check these things


Logo - On a counterfeit card, look at the OPC logo in the top left corner. If you see that the black lines in the oval and the text are dotted, its probably a fake

Name - The name of the front of the card, on all of the reprints, the blue and white bleed together.

Print mark - There is no black print dot on the top part of the card. Just above his head you can see the black print mark just above the red border. I find that this mark is difficult to show in scans, but very easy to spot in person.
08272b7b-4e1c-422b-be49-72d68127bf26.JPG



Also like someone said line the card up with some from the same set, check the color.

A little trick I like to use, is the smell. Ya I know its weird. But old cards will smell old.
Click to expand...

One time I asked a seller if there was a black dot above Roy's mask, in the the border (because it wasn't really clear on the scan/photo). They replied with such zeal that there were no print marks on the border! umm...then it's fake.
 

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