checking validity of psa card

JBills · May 25, 2009 12:02AM

guys - how/where do you check whether a serial number matches up with what seller claims card is? thanks

bman90278 · May 25, 2009 12:03AM

Click cert link

lsutigers1973 · May 25, 2009 12:03AM

HERE

JBills · May 25, 2009 12:06AM

thanks! they were legit. surprised.

KbKards · May 25, 2009 12:27AM

Just because the certs match up doesn't mean the seller has the cards, especially if you think it's a suspicious deal in the first place.

stevek · May 25, 2009 12:57AM

If it's an ebay auction, post the URL link or the ebay item number, and we can offer an opinion.

JBills · May 25, 2009 2:32AM

it's a local thing. thanks

digicat · May 25, 2009 2:36AM

There's been a lot of re-sealed PSA slabs showing up on Craigslist with cert numbers copied from real ones. Make sure you educate yourself as to what the various PSA labels look like, also, don't just take the label's word for it. Inspect the card itself for condition and validity. If it looks fake, it probably is.

stevek · May 25, 2009 2:40AM

<< <i>it's a local thing. thanks >>

I know...ya don't wanna post nothing for fear someone here might contact the seller and offer a better price.

I, er I mean "they" wouldn't ever do that now would they? LOL

Carew29 · May 25, 2009 2:45AM

The best one

link

JBills · May 25, 2009 2:47AM

according to that site:
14414364 1952 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE GOOD 2 MC
14414365 1952 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE EXCELLENT-MINT 6

kind of weird. the card i'm talking to someone about is the latter.

JBills · May 25, 2009 2:55AM

the image i have been sent from the seller is definitely not a 2 and definitely not MC, though.

CDsNuts · May 25, 2009 3:15AM

You're about to get ripped off.

PoppaJ · May 25, 2009 5:03AM

Lee,

I think you're right!

It's ALL in Chapter 2 of this book

PoppaJ

JBills · May 26, 2009 3:45AM

For sake of argument, please assume that the cards are what they claim to be. The next question is, of course, whether they're stolen. Does anyone know of any good resource? I have googled the PSA serials and gotten nothing.

jimq112 · May 26, 2009 3:58AM

<< <i>For sake of argument, please assume that the cards are what they claim to be. The next question is, of course, whether they're stolen. Does anyone know of any good resource? I have googled the PSA serials and gotten nothing. >>

If you try to add the cards to a registry set and they belong to someone else, you will not be allowed to add them and the owner will get an email that someone is trying to add them.

If I had a stolen 52 topps mantle and wanted to sell it I would crack it out of the holder and get it regraded. I would not sell it in that slab, because I would get caught 100% of the time.

People here are trying to help you not get robbed.

Also of course be aware that whoever you're going to meet somewhere about these cards will know you're going to be there with a lot of cash.

Read this thread about the craigslist cards in cracked psa slabs that Lee tried to warn you about.

smet · May 26, 2009 3:59AM

<< <i>For sake of argument, please assume that the cards are what they claim to be. >>

Bad assumption.

JBills · May 26, 2009 4:01AM

thanks for that. i guess that's true. hmmm... as for conjecture on assumptions, etc., it's just conjecture. that's why i'm discussing.

WinPitcher · May 26, 2009 4:11AM

If you are in the market for a 52 Mantle why not buy one from a reputable dealer?

If this 'local' seller is selling low there is a reason.

Steve

jimq112 · May 26, 2009 4:13AM

There was a scammer on ebay on and off for the last few years, selling slabbed 52 mantles, I think the ebay ID was something like josefina and they would always put white pieces of paper on the card to prove they had it. The slabs were cracked open and filled with reprints, fakes, or altered mantles.

Just be very careful.

JBills · May 28, 2009 4:41AM

what sealed the (Not to buy) deal was I said I'd buy it via Ebay's escrow program and he said no. So I called him some extremely rude names and that was that.

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