1996 Kobe Skybox Printing Plate Question

Mattchanman · 02-05-2021, 12:17 AM

I bought this 1996 Kobe Skybox Premium printing plate a while back on ebay to go along with the rookie. Anyone got any information on the authenticity of the printing plate?

NeonStatus · 02-05-2021, 12:22 AM

Is there anything on the back of the plate?

jeff152380 · 02-05-2021, 12:25 AM

That product didnt have printing plates in 1996

mc1 · 02-05-2021, 12:31 AM

Doesnt seem legit.

Plates are supposed to have text/print backwards.

choeland · 02-05-2021, 01:02 AM

Aren’t plates supposed to be mirror image of what’s on the actual card? This plate’s images show as if it were the actual card, printed. None of the text reads backwards as it should on a printing plate.

frisbeesteve · 02-05-2021, 02:04 AM

Printing plates only look like mirrors (backwards print, etc.) for chromium-style cards. That being said, I've never heard of printing plates made available for this product unless they somehow came out of the Fleer bankruptcy blowout.

Mattchanman · 02-05-2021, 02:15 AM

Looks like one just sold on eBay a few days ago. The back is blank like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-97-Sky....m46890.l49292

I can't imagine why anyone would want to create a printing plate unless they were counterfeiting, but worse case it's a novelty piece.

SK40 · 02-05-2021, 03:36 AM

Printing plates are a negative image bro, yours and the one you linked aren't authentic.

Stat Monsters · 02-05-2021, 03:44 AM

It's odds on favorite to be worth whatever a novelty item is valued at, but as a collectible it's looking not licensed nor authentic.

The true test could be to submit it to PSA or BGS and see if they acknowledge it.

kingofsnake · 02-05-2021, 04:07 AM

Yes, seems like a fake to me also. Sorry.

mjohnatgt · 02-05-2021, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stat Monsters

The true test could be to submit it to PSA or BGS and see if they acknowledge it.

That would not really be a true test. Doesn't look real to me either, but that doesn't mean that a grading company wouldn't pass it. They've certified a whole bunch worse before.

And yes, plates can be either the mirror image or image itself, depending on the type of card being printed. So the fact that it's not reversed is not a guarantee.

For example:

2018-19 Upper Deck Compendium - [Base] - Printing Plate Magenta #875 - Andrei Svechnikov /1
Courtesy of COMC.com

3124508 on COMC · 02-05-2021, 07:04 AM

No good. This is a decade old scam. Search nyccardvault on here.

Mattchanman · 02-05-2021, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3124508 on COMC

No good. This is a decade old scam. Search nyccardvault on here.

Thanks for the info. Looks like these crooks have been at this scam for a while!
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1274101

02-05-2021, 12:17 AM	#1
Mattchanman Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 376	1996 Kobe Skybox Printing Plate Question I bought this 1996 Kobe Skybox Premium printing plate a while back on ebay to go along with the rookie. Anyone got any information on the authenticity of the printing plate?

02-05-2021, 12:22 AM	#2
NeonStatus Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: United States Posts: 652 Neonstatus	Is there anything on the back of the plate? __________________ Status: Collecting sports cards!

02-05-2021, 12:25 AM	#3
jeff152380 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,795 Main-Street-Sports-Cards-Vt mainstreetsportscardsvt	That product didnt have printing plates in 1996 __________________ Owner of MAIN STREET SPORTS CARDS In Vermont

02-05-2021, 12:31 AM	#4
mc1 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 11,208	Doesnt seem legit. Plates are supposed to have text/print backwards. __________________ B.I.D.

02-05-2021, 04:07 AM	#10
kingofsnake Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Napa Valley Posts: 4,561	Yes, seems like a fake to me also. Sorry. __________________ I collect Joe Johnson - 2,834 different cards, 529 1/1's. www.ilocust.com/hobby.htm

02-05-2021, 01:02 AM	#5
choeland Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: CO Posts: 144 choeland99	Aren’t plates supposed to be mirror image of what’s on the actual card? This plate’s images show as if it were the actual card, printed. None of the text reads backwards as it should on a printing plate.

02-05-2021, 02:04 AM	#6
frisbeesteve Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,682 frisbeesteve frisbeesteve	Printing plates only look like mirrors (backwards print, etc.) for chromium-style cards. That being said, I've never heard of printing plates made available for this product unless they somehow came out of the Fleer bankruptcy blowout.

02-05-2021, 02:15 AM	#7
Mattchanman Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 376	Looks like one just sold on eBay a few days ago. The back is blank like this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-97-Sky....m46890.l49292 I can't imagine why anyone would want to create a printing plate unless they were counterfeiting, but worse case it's a novelty piece.

02-05-2021, 03:36 AM	#8
SK40 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Christchurch, NZ Posts: 1,012	Printing plates are a negative image bro, yours and the one you linked aren't authentic.

02-05-2021, 03:44 AM	#9
Stat Monsters Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,504	It's odds on favorite to be worth whatever a novelty item is valued at, but as a collectible it's looking not licensed nor authentic. The true test could be to submit it to PSA or BGS and see if they acknowledge it.

02-05-2021, 07:04 AM	#12
3124508 on COMC BODA Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 9,427	No good. This is a decade old scam. Search nyccardvault on here. __________________ 3124508@protonmail.com The Short Guide to the PWCC Card Trimming & Alteration Fraud