1961 - 62 Fleer Basketball Cards

[tonyk]

I am the new guy, my first post, I hope Card Talk is the right forum for this post. I have been collecting sports cards for 55 years and now its time to let them go. I have a complete set, 66 cards, of Fleer 1961-62 basketball cards that I was planning to sell on EBay.

I am very disturbed that a reprint set has been made of the 61-62 Fleer set, it's identical front and back, no way to tell the difference as far as I can tell. To me this means cards I have been holding for 54 years are worth far less then they were before the reprints came out.

Is anyone familiar with this reprint set ?
1. Did they reprint all 66 cards ?
2. Is their anyway to tell a real 61-62 Fleer from a reprint?
3. Who issued the reprints and when did they come out?

The only recourse I can think of is have the cards graded by PSA or other grader.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tony

[movel23]

No idea about the set but like you said best option would be to grade them. Although that may not be worth it. Either way good luck with your sale