Is the 52 Mantle real (Auction ends in an hour)

lifeshouldbefun · January 1, 2011 10:33AM

I won't touch any non-graded, non-big player Mantle, but this one is attracting some attention ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-Topps-Mickey-Mantle-Rookie-Card-311-No-Reserve-/130468838216?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item1e608c7b48

I can't pick out the fake ones ... Whadda ya think ?

lifeshouldbefun · January 1, 2011 10:34AM

At the very least, it looks trimmed

HeritageAddict · January 1, 2011 10:36AM

fake

lifeshouldbefun · January 1, 2011 10:41AM

I assumed it was fake, but is there something "distinctive" or is it the whole context of the auction ? I'm gone through those "how to spot a fake Mantle" guides and it's just not obvious to me.
It's only obvious when I see an auction with "My grand-dad pass away and bought this card, down at shore, and had it under his pillow for 50 years ...

Blacklabelsociety · January 1, 2011 10:42AM

on any given day people pay big bucks for 52 mantle reprints on ebay. I wouldnt give 5 bucks for that card.

Sean1125 · January 1, 2011 10:46AM

So we can now get rich off of selling 52 mantle reprints? Count me in.

mlbfan2 · January 1, 2011 10:49AM

The seller really went all out with the card description, didn't he?

fkw · January 1, 2011 10:57AM

its not a reprint, its a color copy of an authentic card. Probably homemade and a bad one at that.

The details are fuzzy, and the overall color is a bit washed out front and back.

The main reprints of these will have the black line around image be a different color compared to the black parts of uniform where they meet (bottom of image)

lifeshouldbefun · January 1, 2011 10:58AM

I've often thought about creating a quick, bogus 1-off E-Bay account to pick those auctions off at the last minute so they get NADA.
I worry that the E-Bay suspension nazi (soup) will tie my legit E-Bay back to the bogus one and ban all of them forever.

ShootyBabitt · January 1, 2011 11:38AM

The seller recently bought THIS on eBay.

jwilson6204 · January 1, 2011 11:56AM

How did you do the search to show that the buyer recently purchased that card?
thanks

ShootyBabitt · January 1, 2011 12:01PM

<< <i>How did you do the search to show that the buyer recently purchased that card?
thanks >>

I clicked on his feedback, chose "feedback as a buyer" and viewed the first item. He wasn't very good at covering his tracks.

1980scollector · January 1, 2011 2:06PM

Bought a reprint for 10.00- trimeed it a bit and sold it for 1690+ dollars?

there sure are some dumb buyers in this world and some flat out crooks.

ndleo · January 1, 2011 3:31PM

Did anyone warn the buyer?

brendanb438 · January 1, 2011 8:26PM

To whoever is the buyer of that card, if they didn't take 30 seconds to check and see that the last item he got feedback for was a reprint of this very card with photos that match the two together then they get what they deserve.

I am sick of all the BS going around on eBay and the idiots who continue to feed these scammers by bidding and paying without spending 5 minutes doing research online. Idiots get what idiots deserve.

Also I am sending off an email to the Carrollton, Ohio police department to see if they are at all interested in this seller along with a couple quick links. If only these idiots would at least file charges after the fact I wouldn't be so bitter about the subject.

Also while I am ranting F eBay and their lack of giving a damn. I hope that company goes bankrupt in the near future.

bobbyw8469 · January 1, 2011 8:59PM

Agreed....

relaxed · January 12, 2011 10:09AM

Seems like another Mantle reprint he has on e-bay now.

Jmhockey23 · January 12, 2011 10:25AM

<< <i>Seems like another Mantle reprint he has on e-bay now. >>

Link

I like his answers to the questions. Got it from my grandpa's card collection...

WalterSobchak · January 12, 2011 10:34AM

<< <i>To whoever is the buyer of that card, if they didn't take 30 seconds to check and see that the last item he got feedback for was a reprint of this very card with photos that match the two together then they get what they deserve. >>

Hell, even if you didn't bother to do that...... the seller pretty much tells you right up front that it's fake in the item description!!
"No Guarantees If Original or Reprint" Sold As-Is

Assuming the buyer is real, and is actually going to send the crook 1600 dollars, I have ZERO sympathy for him/her.

Dpeck100 · January 12, 2011 10:37AM

I just sent him a question if this was the same fake he tried to sell for $1600 recently.

I am no expert but these scans are awful and clearly not legit cards.

cellos · January 12, 2011 10:39AM

Wright-83, browns14, and hossmann87 are the same person, IMO. They are buying and reselling fake Mantle rookies. I reported it to Ebay a few hours ago so we will see if it gets pulled.

Dpeck100 · January 12, 2011 10:40AM

Claims got it from Grandfather. Notice how he chooses not to post the question and answer on this one.

steelersyankees · January 12, 2011 10:44AM

Also looks like shill bidding.

ShootyBabitt · January 12, 2011 9:44PM

Is there anything stopping somebody from bidding $1,000,000, winning the auction, not paying, and then giving instant negative feedback warning people about him listing reprints?

The way eBay is now skewed in the buyer's favor, there would be no recourse, right?

Jmhockey23 · January 12, 2011 9:54PM

<< <i>Is there anything stopping somebody from bidding $1,000,000, winning the auction, not paying, and then giving instant negative feedback warning people about him listing reprints?

The way eBay is now skewed in the buyer's favor, there would be no recourse, right? >>

I was thinking the same thing. The only issue I came up with is, it would likely need to be someone who doesn't sell much. The seller could retaliate by leaving a neg for the person that did it.

lifeshouldbefun · January 12, 2011 10:30PM

Create a quick 1-off EBay account from your wife's laptop, not yours due to IP address tracking, and place the winning bid.

Is the 52 Mantle real (Auction ends in an hour)

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