Does The Label On This 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 Look Different?

JackWESQ · October 15, 2008 9:52AM

Does the label on this 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 look odd and/or different to you? Or am I just being paranoid as usual? The label in question is the one to the far left and I've posted three (3) examples to the right. Thanks.

/s/ JackWESQ

44Magnum · October 15, 2008 10:00AM

The label does look funny. Not to mention it looks like there is not as much white border around the card (especially side to side) as there is on the other 3. Trimmed?

The cert # is good, but the funny thing is that they list the card as a gray back when you look it up, but it does not mention the gray back on the flip.

bsfastball · October 15, 2008 10:03AM

FAKE FAKE FAKE! Those flips are notorious from the craigslist scams

lawnmowerman · October 15, 2008 10:03AM

The cert number looks weird. It looks too large

jimq112 · October 15, 2008 10:08AM

<< <i>FAKE FAKE FAKE! Those flips are notorious from the craigslist scams >>

MBMiller25 · October 15, 2008 12:42PM

God You guys are good. Thank god I am not in the market for a 56 Mantle card, as the card on the left would not have sent any sort of red flags up for me.

dizzle · October 15, 2008 12:54PM

the NM-MT is too close together on the first one, Atleast that's the first thing I noticed..

storm888 · October 15, 2008 1:29PM

That booboo account looks a little bit hijacked.

It's been a buying account ONLY, for 8-years.

It went silent in July.

It has three "salt the mine" sales since it resurfaced last month. For a total of 3 lifetime sales.

.............

ALL of the cards do look like the Craig's List stuff.

baseballjeff · October 15, 2008 4:09PM

I concur, looks fake to me too!

JackWESQ · October 19, 2008 2:16PM

Previously, I posted this link to an auction for a 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 with a suspicious looking flip. See image below. It's the card with the PSA serial number 06140409. The general consensus was that the flip appeared fake.

Well tonight, another 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 sold tonight for $2,500.00. Again, the flip looks suspicious. See image below. The PSA serial number is 05004819. Again, I have no idea what the sellers are doing, or if the buyers are actually receiving the cards, but I truly believe some kind of scam is doing on here. I hope no one here on the boards get taken.

/s/ JackWESQ

jeff8877 · October 19, 2008 2:21PM

This should be brought to PSA's attention...looks very suspicious to me also.

Jeff

Stingray · October 19, 2008 10:51PM

Could not even photoshop the numbers on straight, look how they angle downward.

judgebuck · October 20, 2008 12:09AM

What do you guys mean by "craigs list" and "flip"? I buy graded cards sometimes, and I wouldn't have question this card. Thanks.

judgebuck

Stingray · October 20, 2008 12:23AM

<< <i>What do you guys mean by "craigs list" and "flip"? I buy graded cards sometimes, and I wouldn't have question this card. Thanks.

judgebuck >>

Craig List is a website to try and sell an item from small to big. Flip is a reference to the PSA label inside the holder.

bziddy · October 20, 2008 2:14AM

The first one looks to have the wrong font altogether on the flip. PSA would probably be able to neg that on sight as I'm sure they maintain a constant font during printing (I know it's changed in the past, but I'd bet money that they've never used that font/size combo on a flip).

storm888 · October 20, 2008 3:20AM

I suspect and fear that MANY folks who went to the olympics,
brought MANY bad things home in their luggage.

It is reasonable to believe that the FBI is well aware that some
bad stuff is happening.

It is unclear to me why neither LE nor CLCT have made public
statements/warnings on the matter. I am all for catching the
crooks - not scaring them off - but it might be more important
to protect consumers by blowing a loud whistle NOW.

.........

Res · October 20, 2008 3:52AM

The hyphen between NM and MT is obviously different. More so then the rest of the printing.

relaxed · October 20, 2008 6:07AM

There is another 56 Mantle on e-bay. I couldn't upload the image for some reason but the item # is 220295337510. Its graded CSA 8. Its looks like its chipped on the two corners. I remember opening up a couple of CSA cards cases and that is how it looked.

jeffcbay · October 20, 2008 6:17AM

Is it possible that this is an old slab? I know PSA has changed their printing over the years. Maybe it was an early sub? That would suck if it was, I would have missed it.

Does The Label On This 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 Look Different?

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