Thursday, September 11, 2025

Duped

I get excited when I see a Virdon item that I didn't know existed.  It doesn't happen often but when it does I try to jump right on it.  Recently there was a postcard that showed up on eBay that while familiar it was different.  


As soon as I say it I knew it looked exactly like a postcard I already have but the one I have doesn't have the name block at the top.  So for $10 I jumped in it.  (actually I set a snipe bid and paid for it last second)  Here is the new postcard scanned with the one I already had.


I actually like the name and position block.  I probably would have put it at the bottom and not thetop but it looks like it belongs, it looks like a totally new to me postcard; only it's not.  That "BILL VIRDON OUTFIELD" is a label that someone stuck on the postcard.  In other words someone duped me and now I have a postcard dupe.  

There is a small silver lining.  The backs are reversed.  


I am pretty anal about chasing down Virdon variations but even I would not have chased down a reversed back to a postcard.  If the wording on the back was missing all together or even if it was just slightly different wording I would have chased it. (there are some Expo postcards I chased down English and French back)