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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 470275" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>I'm really sorry to say it Yoda, but sadly the card you show in those pictures is definitely a fake. The giveaways in this instance are firstly the hole punch; yours has a 'Europunch' which is commonly available these days, but was not used on any vintage Star Wars cards. Modern repro and fake card makers use Europunch hole-punchers because they're readily available, but the punch-holes they make are simply too tall and hence also the wrong shape, whereas the exact hole-punchers used during vintage cards manufacture (which were probably incorporated into the card-cutting presses rather than being separate hole-punch units, of course) simply aren't available as they're no longer generally standard sizes. Once you know what a Europunch looks like, you can instantly spot 99% of fake cards out there, as practically all of them have them. Secondly, the card shown lacks the correct sheen from litho printing, and instead appears to have all the muted finish hallmarks of being inkjet printed. Thirdly, the Han Solo image on your card is now a well-known poor quality scan which always seems to be used in Han fakes, despite it looking so washed out in comparison to the real thing. Fourthly, the footer looks white-backed, which is wrong; it should be grey or grey-brown-backed. And lastly, as theforceuk points out, the tape is completely wrong.</p><p></p><p>I'm really sorry some scumbag managed to con you. You don't remember their username, do you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 470275, member: 7379"] I'm really sorry to say it Yoda, but sadly the card you show in those pictures is definitely a fake. The giveaways in this instance are firstly the hole punch; yours has a 'Europunch' which is commonly available these days, but was not used on any vintage Star Wars cards. Modern repro and fake card makers use Europunch hole-punchers because they're readily available, but the punch-holes they make are simply too tall and hence also the wrong shape, whereas the exact hole-punchers used during vintage cards manufacture (which were probably incorporated into the card-cutting presses rather than being separate hole-punch units, of course) simply aren't available as they're no longer generally standard sizes. Once you know what a Europunch looks like, you can instantly spot 99% of fake cards out there, as practically all of them have them. Secondly, the card shown lacks the correct sheen from litho printing, and instead appears to have all the muted finish hallmarks of being inkjet printed. Thirdly, the Han Solo image on your card is now a well-known poor quality scan which always seems to be used in Han fakes, despite it looking so washed out in comparison to the real thing. Fourthly, the footer looks white-backed, which is wrong; it should be grey or grey-brown-backed. And lastly, as theforceuk points out, the tape is completely wrong. I'm really sorry some scumbag managed to con you. You don't remember their username, do you? [/QUOTE]
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