Fake datbase

[cjb]

Does anyone out know if there is a fake card list all of the faked hockey cards along with the details/traits to look for to see if it is a fake?

[camsue]

I remember something out there a few years ago i almost purchased a fake gretzky rookie and the site had a breakdown of the card
I will try to rember it and let you know

[Rraincock]

Fakes I know of that are in my “Hall of Shame” collection:

Bobby Orr RC
Wayne Gretzky RC (multiple types)
Patrick Roy RC
Michael Jordan RC
Mario Lemieux RC

I have heard that the Eric Lindros Score RC was faked.... and so was his Topps from 1991-92.

The #1 way to tell a fake is with a 10x jewellers loupe (magnification lens). Almost all of the fakes show pixilation on close scrutiny.

Another form of fake is a “Kenny” - when the patch or jersey is switched out.


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[cjb]

Don't forget the Brett Hull rookie card!. And yes, the Eric Lindros card was faked too. I've seen Patrick Roy's rookie fake and it looks so good that it's scary.

I bought some old gretzky cards on ebay.

These are trophy and league leader cards from the early/mid 80's for 6 bucks. Not big book value cards

These cards were in excellent condition......a little too excellent.

I'm pretty sure they're not fake becuase they're low level cards, but still I'd like to make sure.

[Savard18]

Does anyone out know if there is a fake card list all of the faked hockey cards along with the details/traits to look for to see if it is a fake?

There aren't "fake card databases" however there are some databases that will tell you "beware" about certain cards...

To be honest the best way to find out if a card (or a card from a set) is real or fake is just google the card. Usually there are entire articles dedicated to spotting fake cards, they will tell you what to look for etc.... And obviously Beckett usually tells you the most common cards faked in a set....

I actually collect awful fakes because some are just so bad they're hilarious and since they're so funny in some cases they're worth more than the authentic version of the card (at least in my opinion)...... I got some pretty bad ones too. I got a horrible fake of a 1991-92 UD Selanne OLY rookie card, with a piece of aluminum foil used as the UD hologram, lol, I have a few hilarious 1990-91 Eric Lindros rookie fakes which are so obviously fake I have no idea how they ever passed as real or haven't been destroyed by now, lol....Not to mention Score and Upper Deck way overproduced their early 90's cards - yet the Selanne and Lindros' were still faked, lol...

[Savard18]

Don't forget the Brett Hull rookie card!. And yes, the Eric Lindros card was faked too. I've seen Patrick Roy's rookie fake and it looks so good that it's scary.

I bought some old gretzky cards on ebay.

These are trophy and league leader cards from the early/mid 80's for 6 bucks. Not big book value cards

These cards were in excellent condition......a little too excellent.

I'm pretty sure they're not fake becuase they're low level cards, but still I'd like to make sure.

Oh yea, I have a bunch of the fake Lindros cards... I have like 7 Brett Hull rookies, I wouldn't be surprised at least if 1 of them was a good fake - I briefly checked them out on a website that tells you what to look for in Brett Hull fakes, so they passed that test.

I have a fake Gretzky RC and a fake Roy RC as well.... But my favorite fake card I own is the 1991-92 Upper Deck Selanne Olympic/WC card that is so bad it's utterly hilarious to think that someone actually bought this card thinking it was real... The hologram is just a piece of regular old tinfoil, lol....

So yea, I collect really terrible fakes because they're just so absurd ..... It's like being a fan of a movie just because its such a bad movie it makes the movie entertaining...

Oh, and I'm talking about actual fakes - not reproductions or reprints, tho some of those reprints can be quite deceiving..

I will say this much tho, with new technology and especially 3D printers it's going to be profoundly difficult to spot a fake... Because a 3D printer with the right card stock could essentially "clone" a card - that's how detailed they are.

[Savard18]

Fakes I know of that are in my “Hall of Shame” collection:

Bobby Orr RC
Wayne Gretzky RC (multiple types)
Patrick Roy RC
Michael Jordan RC
Mario Lemieux RC

I have heard that the Eric Lindros Score RC was faked.... and so was his Topps from 1991-92.

The #1 way to tell a fake is with a 10x jewellers loupe (magnification lens). Almost all of the fakes show pixilation on close scrutiny.

Another form of fake is a “Kenny” - when the patch or jersey is switched out.


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Yea, I bought all those fakes because I collect them - I mean I knew they were fake and so did the person selling the card so...

But you're right, if you use a "jewelers loop" the majority of fakes will show pixelation....

As far as the faked jerseys/patches - at least card manufacturers label the card a Jersey or Patch, tho I think they could do a better job as far as description of the patch like "red white & black patch" or "jersey crest patch"... or even place a picture of the jersey on the back of the card and circle what part of the jersey that patch came from. That would essentially make patches tamper-proof...