They didn't have the 8 pocket pages for 52-56 Topps, so . . .

detroitfan2

. . . what the heck, I'll pick up some 9-pocket pages and make my cards fit.

I'll bet knuckles could put some edges on this baby for the winner.

digicat

Hmm. I wonder if the current card companies have ever considered the evil idea of buying back cards, chopping them up into little squares, and making special "Legends of the Hobby" memorabilia cards with them. They could be numbered to 12, so you could try to collect all the pieces.

"Now everyone can own a piece of the legendary cards that are so revered by collectors everywhere."

stevek

$900 - LOL. Perhaps a t206 Wagner without borders would be worth $900 and probably more, but for a 52 Mantle? - not a chance of getting $900 unless it's some naive wife looking for a holiday present for her baseball card collecting husband...and that's probably exactly what the seller is hoping for.

detroitfan2

digicat - I think you might be on to something!

stevek - $900 might be a lot, but you have to admit, it's extremely well-centered. Isn't it?

frankhardy

Since it's already trimmed, I think I would have to trim it somemore to straighten up the edges. Boy, that would be real weird - trimming a 52 mantle.

WinPitcher

FWIW I have never seen a card get a no holder and a cert number.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Also I also was under the impression that this card would get holdered as authentic if it indeed was.


SD

Southerncards

What's the cert number come back to?


That label looks just as doctored as the card is.

262Runner

According to the PSA Certification Database, certification number 31343543 is defined as the following:

CARD INFORMATION
Year: 1952
Brand: TOPPS
Player: MICKEY MANTLE
Variety: N/A
Grade: Not Holdered, No Holder Available

Southsider

<< <i>FWIW I have never seen a card get a no holder and a cert number.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Also I also was under the impression that this card would get holdered as authentic if it indeed was.


SD >>



All cards in a submission get a "cert number" even if they are trimmed, altered, not holder, min size, etc. Check other submissions and you will see that all cards in the order are given a cert, if if they're not graded or encapsulated.

Allen

Clean up those edges and you have a PRO 10 for sure!!

I wonder if a restoration expert could replace the borders? Not to grade it or anything, but it would make a nice filler.

RipublicaninMass

I guess you could "Matte" it like a picture in a frame???

WinPitcher

All cards in a submission get a "cert number" even if they are trimmed, altered, not holder, min size, etc. Check other submissions and you will see that all cards in the order are given a cert, if if they're not graded or encapsulated.


Thanks Southsider


SD

SDSportsFan

That reminds me of a story told to me by a dealer I know. Seems a couple came to his table at a card show and asked him if he was buying cards. When he said yes, they pulled out a 3-ring binder and opened it. There in front of the dealer was a complete 1952 Topps baseball set, all in 9-pocket pages!

Seems the couple had come across the cards from a deceased relative, and since they didn't know anything about cards, and only knew about 9-pocket sheets, had, just before going to the card show, cut every one of the 407 cards down to fit in the pages, just to make them more presentable


Steve

originalisbest

Unreal! I remember seeing that happen to a '61 Drysdale - but never the likes of a Mantle. And a whole '52 Topps set? It sounds so unreal as to almost be an urban legend.

jrinck

If it is truly authentic, I'd pay $100 for it.

What the heck, it's a real '52 Topps Mantle. How many of us can say we have one? Plus, this particular card obviously has one hell of a history behind it!

ROCKDJRW

Doesn't 707 sportscards have one in that condition for more money??

originalisbest

Every '52 Mantle 707 has is for sale for $$$$$$$, even I suppose, one that looked as thought it was in a rock tumbler.