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09-04-2020, 10:45 AM
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How to tell if Bonds is a refractor
I have the 93 Barry Bonds Baseball's Finest All Stars... but when I looked up the price, it's either $15, or $250 for the refractor! Big difference, obviously.
How do I know if it's a refractor?
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09-04-2020, 11:19 AM
RE: How to tell if Bonds is a refractor
Use imgbb.com to post a photo and we will be able to see it.
When you hold it up to the light, do you see a flat surface or do you see wavy colors?
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09-04-2020, 11:24 AM
RE: How to tell if Bonds is a refractor
What RJ said but also remember back in those days refractors were not as prevalent as they are today. You would only get about 2 per box! Another way to tell is there will be a rainbow color coming off the card and it will look like sunlight hit it.
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09-04-2020, 11:24 PM
RE: How to tell if Bonds is a refractor
Thanks guys! I took it to my LCS and they said no... and showed me a couple refractors, compared to non, so that I actually know what I'm looking for.
Bummer... I'd love a $250 Bonds! :-) Still a cool card.
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09-04-2020, 11:25 PM
RE: How to tell if Bonds is a refractor
rjcj2017 Wrote:Use imgbb.com to post a photo and we will be able to see it.
When you hold it up to the light, do you see a flat surface or do you see wavy colors?
Thanks for the tip on imgbb.com! It's been a pain trying to get images to show up on the forum :-(
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