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1984 Nestle Proofs & Oddball Mattingly Rookies

keclevelandkecleveland Posts: 4
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What is the story behind the black and white 1984 Nestle cards? I have a couple of the Mattingly's and a Strawberry. The Mattinglys are stamped with sample and test symbols. One of them is sample 2 and the other is sample 3. I've been told that there are 4 different versions. Does anyone know what the other two samples look like? Also, does anyone happen to have or have seen the fake Greensboro Hornets Mattingly card, or even his high school card? From what I'm told, all of these cards are fake, but I'm still curious about and their origins. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

kecleveland

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  • royalbrettroyalbrett Posts: 620 ✭✭✭
    I have also heard that the Nestle B & W proofs are fakes as well, but I have no idea about their origin.
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  • DeutscherGeistDeutscherGeist Posts: 2,990 ✭✭✭✭
    I am a big Mattingly fan, but this is out of my arena. I am surprised no one else posted. Someone should know the answer to this.

    Can you scan the pics of the samples you have (if it is no trouble, of course).
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  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    I think SCD said they are fake. From memory, it was a article on the 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken B/W Test and it said all B/W test cards are fake. But after reading that I found there was a confirmed legit B/W which I cannot recall. Good luck. Search BGS,PSA,SGC pop reports? If legit and they grade them someone would of sent one in by now.
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  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    Here's one. Real or not, I dunno.

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  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515
    The Topps Nestle cards were highly sought after in the late eighties. I would imagine that they were counterfeited. I wouldn't believe it unless they came from Topps Vault or the 90's auction way back that Topps had. Even then, there was a suspect 82 Ripken Blank back sheet they sold but that's another story.
  • keclevelandkecleveland Posts: 4
    The proof you posted is definitely fake. The stamps on that card are identical for every card I've seen. Most of the time they even sell cheap. The card you posted was for sale on eBay for less than $10.00 a few months back.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,504 ✭✭✭✭
    fake; has anyone ever seen a B&W Floyd Rayford or Jamie Quirk?
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