Vipercards?

Bought one set for a customer. They are reprints and sold as such. Not sure a reprint would be consider "counterfeit" unless they were trying to pass them off as originals.
 
I'd love to know why they haven't been sued. There's no way the NHL would have approved this and it cheapens the concept of vintage cards. What would stop them from reprinting the other Parkhurst sets?

Sad, just sad...
 
Is there is no distinct markings to differentiate them from the originals?

Do they have authorization from whomever the rights belong?

Doesn't this create potential for serious fraud?

I fail to see how they are different from counterfeits? Packaging??
 
It's advertised as a reprint set and the orginials are a different size.

Counterfits are made to fool, etc... to fit in as real.

These are a completely different size.

Anyone who knows vintage can spot a fake a mile away.
 
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Of course it creates the potential for fraud, but until the copyright holders do anything about it, we'll be stuck with this problem.

Card companies don't seem to want to tackle the counterfeiting issue like they used to do. While the Parkhurst name appears to be in limbo, there is an owner out there that leases it out. However, they may not own the rights to the individual cards.

However, you also have to wonder if the copyright on the original cards has actually expired. If so, that's pretty scary as we're going to get to a point where the only safe way to purchase vintage is to go graded.
 
Stadium Sports said:
It's advertised as a reprint set and the orginials are a different size.
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That won't stop some shady types... some people may end up getting burned.

There are also rumours that someone did a "reprint" set in the original size as well. My advice is to get to know the set and buy some off-grade commons before tackling some of the bigger names. With collectors educating themselves, they can avoid some of the more notorious scammers.
 
penguinpr said:
That won't stop some shady types... some people may end up getting burned.

There are also rumours that someone did a "reprint" set in the original size as well. My advice is to get to know the set and buy some off-grade commons before tackling some of the bigger names. With collectors educating themselves, they can avoid some of the more notorious scammers.
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There are counterfits that are the same size - but nothing like in this auction. They are the same size but the cardboard is different and the stock is darker.

Go to a dealer and see what the real ones look like. notice the cut and the rounded corners from the original mixing - look at the color of the stock and the thickness of the stock.

MOST IMPORTANT! NEVER BUY ANYTHING OFF OF KIJIJI.CA .... If it is to good to be true, it is to good to be true. People don't just dump Orr RC's or Howe RC's on Kijiji because they don't know the value of cards.... LOL.

exercise some due diligence.
 
Hate to ruin everyones day (since this seems to be so important lol) but there's been a 51-52 Reprint set on the market for roughly 20 years - it was run about the same time as the T-206 reprint set hit the market. Really nothing new to the hobby at all. Bottom line as Stadium covered - do some homework on what you're buying.

Darren
 
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dahabsfan said:
Hate to ruin everyones day (since this seems to be so important lol) but there's been a 51-52 Reprint set on the market for roughly 20 years - it was run about the same time as the T-206 reprint set hit the market. Really nothing new to the hobby at all. Bottom line as Stadium covered - do some homework on what you're buying.

Darren
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I wasn't going to buy this crap - I was just saying that this is total sketchbaggery and someone is able to set up a website and such as a business with a product - while not sold as counterfeit - could easily be passed off as real.

Just pointing it out...
 

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