Do all Refractors say Refractor on them?

[jordancollector23]

I bought a 1996-97 Topps Holding Court Jordan Refractor cards off ebay and it arrived today. It doesn't say refractor on it. It has the Protective film over it and the back says

Created by the Topps Company, inc 1996 Nba properties, inc
SGW US Patent #4933218, #5082703, #5106126, chromium,
holochrome #5223357, skin protector, clear chrome, pat pending HC2

Can anyone identify if its a refractor without saying refractor? Thanks

[xavieronly1]

for this card, the non-refractor and refractor have protective film. And both of them do not say anything about "refractor" or not at the back. You can only tell by seeing the rainbow on the front. Rainbow = refractor. No shining stuff = regular.

I hope it helps you.

[jordancollector23]

Thanks for the info. I don't think it's a Refractor. Thanks again

[whalechaser]

If you have trouble figuring out if a card is a refractor or not, a simple test can be taking a picture of it with a flash camera. Usually the refractor will "refract" the flash and make some pretty colors for the picture.

[xavieronly1]

Regular


Refractor

[jordancollector23]

Thanks guys, I will try the flash idea on it, but after seeing the AH cards above, it's not a refractor. LOL

Below is the scan

[whalechaser]

^ Yes you are right, that is not a refractor

[NyFanCam01]

Correct, not a refractor.

[jdub1617]

EDIT: my bad meant to start a new thread

[jordancollector23]

Thanks everyone, i contacted the ebay seller and he gave me half my money back. So i paid 6 dollars for it and it's worth 30. Wish it was the refractor, but still a nice card.

Thanks again for the info