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I just wanted to get opinions on whether reprints should be allowed on the database?

There may well be something about these written somewhere which I've missed.

There are already several reprint sets listed [1], so I do not believe there is an issue with them being allowed.

[1] https://www.tcdb.com/Search.cfm?SearchCategory=Baseball&q=reprint

Thanks, as I hadn't read anything which talked about them I just wanted to check the views on the forum :)

Reprints, yes.  Counterfeits, no.

To piggyback/expand on DaClyde's comment, reprints are acceptable, but they need to be clearly labeled as such.  Simply reprinting a vintage card without making it clear that it is not original would be considered a counterfeit or forgery, and would not be allowed.  A lot of card companies have issued reprints of older cards, but they are designated as reprints on the card itself, typically with a new copyright date as well.

Thanks, though I'm unclear what might be classed as a counterfeit.

Thanks for the expansion. That's helpful.

The context is that I have a lot of very old cigarette cards (early 1900's) and there have been many reprints/reproductions of them since the late 1990's. I noticed some were one the database so I thought I'd query before I got in trouble for adding things that shouldn't be on here.

I had a similar situation with milk caps/pogs and with coins/medalians.

We say that but if so, can anyone tell me what the difference is in theser 2? I can't for the life of me find anything about "Reprint" on the card from the reprinted set. I have over a dozen of these and can't tell if they are original or reprinted. Or were these "Re-Issued"?

Original - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/9344/cid/316762/1979-TCMA-50's-63-Chuck-Tanner

Reprint - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/230673/cid/14475558/1987-TCMA-Collectors-Kits-Reprints-63-Chuck-Tanner

There is the addition of the MLB logo on these that shows whether it was original or not. Otherwise, they wouldn't be listable.

Very little to tell the difference as the fronts look the same and the backs have the same copyright year