just cruisin the bay and i found this rookie auto. something looks fishy though, the auto seems different, coloring different, i'm wondering if this is fake. its also ironic its a psa 10. i'm getting more and more skeptical of cards anymore, too easy to fake, it's getting to the point that if i don't pull it i don't want it. what do you guys think, here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bryce-Harper-Psa...3a8082f33c
Real. You can look up the PSA cert #
Cert Verification
According to the PSA Certification Database, the requested certification number is defined as the following:
ITEM INFORMATION
Cert Verification #: 19743912
Year: 2011
Brand: BOWMAN PROSPECTS
Card Number: BP1
Player: BRYCE HARPER
Variety: AUTOGRAPH
Grade: GEM MINT 10
Its real...its his 2011 Bowman Prospects Autograph. The Topps Certified Autograph Issue print on the front of the card is good enough for me. Just curious why you suspect it to be fake?
ok thanks guys. i just thought the auto looked very different from other examples. the H seems really different. I mean Harper has changed his graph a lot but the H seems very wide compared to a lot of others I've seen.
looks like virtually every other 2011 bowman auto of his that I've seen - and not as light/broken as a lot of them from that set
It looks fine to me, I think the lighting is what got you confused about the coloring, but yes its all blue ink and its real
beckett had an article a while back about the progression of harpers auto. older autos are like the one listed in this auction. newer autos are just "BH" here's some examples as i pulled these both personally:
Old auto:
new auto:
