1952 topps baseball high series box controversy
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i remember awhile back that a box of 1952 topps high numbers was sold through mastro. after that i heard that there was a controversy regarding the item. can anyone elaborate on the story? i am already aware of the immediate resale of the box through leland's auction house due to a sudden family illness with the original buyer. in particular i am curious as to the issues regarding these packs and mark murphy and gai controversy.
here is a link to the orignal mastro auction
1952 topps box
here is a link to the orignal mastro auction
1952 topps box
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How would a buyer KNOW that the other packs were from the same series?
The "story" was fun puffery, but it would scare me away.
The GAI issue would have also chased me away from such a large investment.
am i missing something or too lazy to read?
j
RIP GURU
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Anybody got a time machine I could borrow?
My good guess is that the sellers knew exactly what they had and they in my opinion "knew" there weren't any high number cards in these waxpacks. More auction poetic language BS - what else is new?
<< <i>...Somewhere between 600 and 700 Mantle rookies if they are hi series... >>
If you look at the top left display the cards are the following:
(left to right)
top row
#51 Jim Russell --- #52 Don Mueller --- #53 Chris Van Cuyk --- #54 Leo Kiely
second row
#61Tookie Gilbert --- #62 Chuck Stobbs --- #63 Howie Pollet --- #64 Roy Sievers
third row
#71 Tom Upton --- #72 Karl Olson --- #73 William Werle --- #74 Andy Hansen
fourth row
#31 Gus Zernial --- #32 Eddie Robinson --- #33 Warren Spahn --- #34 Elmer Valo
The upper right picture shows:
top row:
#55 Ray Boone --- #56 Tommy Glaviano ---#57 Ed Lopat --- #58 Bob Mahoney
second row
#65 Enos Slaughter --- #66 Preacher Roe --- #67 Allie Reynolds --- #68 Cliff Chambers
third row
#75 Wes Westrum --- #76 Eddie Stanky --- #77 Bob Kennedy --- #78 Ellis Kinder
bottom row
#35 Hank Sauer --- #36 Gil Hodges --- #37 Duke Snider --- #38 Wally Westlake
And the lower left display on the table:
top row
#53 Chris Van Cuyk --- #54 Leo Kiely --- #55 Ray Boone --- #56 Tommy Glaviano
second row
#63 Howie Pollet --- #64 Roy Sievers --- #65 Enos Slaughter --- #66 Preacher Roe
I'm going to guess that the boxes are the low series. Unless of course they made just one display and kept it for the whole summer/fall through all the series runs.
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I am guessing so.
We need a TOPPS historian to know for certain.
"Molon Labe"
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<< <i>...Somewhere between 600 and 700 Mantle rookies if they are hi series... >>
If you look at the top left display the cards are the following:
(left to right)
top row
#51 Jim Russell --- #52 Don Mueller --- #53 Chris Van Cuyk --- #54 Leo Kiely
second row
#61Tookie Gilbert --- #62 Chuck Stobbs --- #63 Howie Pollet --- #64 Roy Sievers
third row
#71 Tom Upton --- #72 Karl Olson --- #73 William Werle --- #74 Andy Hansen
fourth row
#31 Gus Zernial --- #32 Eddie Robinson --- #33 Warren Spahn --- #34 Elmer Valo
The upper right picture shows:
top row:
#55 Ray Boone --- #56 Tommy Glaviano ---#57 Ed Lopat --- #58 Bob Mahoney
second row
#65 Enos Slaughter --- #66 Preacher Roe --- #67 Allie Reynolds --- #68 Cliff Chambers
third row
#75 Wes Westrum --- #76 Eddie Stanky --- #77 Bob Kennedy --- #78 Ellis Kinder
bottom row
#35 Hank Sauer --- #36 Gil Hodges --- #37 Duke Snider --- #38 Wally Westlake
And the lower left display on the table:
top row
#53 Chris Van Cuyk --- #54 Leo Kiely --- #55 Ray Boone --- #56 Tommy Glaviano
second row
#63 Howie Pollet --- #64 Roy Sievers --- #65 Enos Slaughter --- #66 Preacher Roe
I'm going to guess that the boxes are the low series. Unless of course they made just one display and kept it for the whole summer/fall through all the series runs. >>
Great post!