Your thoughts wanted on this pickup today - Mantle Auto (PSA/DNA - Likely Genuine)

frankhardy · January 12, 2007 10:34AM

I will not say much about it until I get some feedback from you guys. I picked this up today. After I get some unbiased feedback from you, then I will tell you a little about it.

Ironmanfan · January 12, 2007 10:38AM

for what it's worth, looks like the real deal to me

Wondo · January 12, 2007 10:48AM

Hey, somebody wrote on it!

Get rid of it - send it to me.

Congrats! It looks good!

jskirwin · January 12, 2007 10:50AM

That's definitely the face of a drinker.

It makes me wonder what heights he could have scaled sober...

53BKid · January 12, 2007 10:51AM

Great card. With the broad sharpy, kind of hard to tell if its real or not...I hope so.

yankeeno7 · January 12, 2007 10:55AM

Auto looks good to me...but Ive been wrong before.

frankhardy · January 12, 2007 11:04AM

Well, I figured it would get shot down.

I realize that there are so many fakes out there. As a general rule, I would NEVER, EVER buy a Mantle auto unless certified by PSA/DNA or the like. I picked this up today from a local man in his 60's. I have known him for quite some time and know that he is very, very trustworthy. He has a ton of autographs. They were all signed in person at shows. He happened to pull this out while I was at his house today. He has been out of the hobby for probably 10 or 15 years, but still has most of his autographs. Anyway, even though I trust him, I still looked it over pretty good. It looks as fine as any I have seen. He let me have it for $100. It is going out to PSA/DNA in the next week or two so that I can have it in a slab. The next decision is - to sell or not to sell. I really, really want to keep it. Any idea what it would bring in an Authentic PSA/DNA slab?

yankeeno7 · January 12, 2007 11:27AM

I believe around 3-350. Great pickup! I say keep it!

Downtown1974 · January 12, 2007 11:28AM

Frank, A very similar thing like this happend to me a while back. I bought a Mickey Mantle auto. baseball from the card shop in my area. I am good friends with the owner. He bought an auto. ball collection from a friend of his and sold them in his store. He gave me the Mantle ball for $125.00 because it was signed in person at a show back in 1991, so there was no COA. He also said he would give me my money back if it came back unauthenticated. It looked like a real sig. What did I have to lose? Sent it in to PSA and it came back an 8. Wish I bought more of them when I had the chance.

storm888 · January 12, 2007 11:32AM

Looks real to me.

I sold a PSA/DNA, Perez-Steele in November for $260.00.

Yours might bring a little more or a little less.

earlycalguy · January 12, 2007 12:52PM

I sold a Mick 64' giant psa/dna for about $300 a few months back. it was signed in a ball point pen and not as nice as that sharpie. $350 sounds about right.

jamesgotpoorman · January 12, 2007 12:54PM

Boopotts · January 12, 2007 1:34PM

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jamesgotpoorman · January 12, 2007 1:37PM

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Stone193 · January 12, 2007 5:39PM

Frank

Great card...great buy...will look great in a holder...and I think you should keep it!

Unless you have a zillion of them?

mike

schr1st · January 12, 2007 5:41PM

The signature looks pretty good. There are a lot of signed Topps Giant cards out there, yet they do sell pretty well. I'd certainly get it slabbed for verification and protection purposes.

frankhardy · January 15, 2007 11:28PM

Well, I listed the Mantle auto on Ebay just so I could get a "Quick Opinion" from PSA/DNA. The response - "Likely Genuine".

Here is the link. I listed it with a high "Buy It Now" because I plan on keeping it. If anybody wants to pay that for it, then they can have it!

1964 Topps Giants Mickey Mantle Auto

Your thoughts wanted on this pickup today - Mantle Auto (PSA/DNA - Likely Genuine)

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