1953 Topps Mickey Mantle help
 

I understand it is hard to tell by a picture.It is much easier if the card is in hand. But for all you vintage
collectors is there any tell tales on this card that should tell me to stay away from it. PLMK. thanks in advance.

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The only thing I can see from the photos is that the bottom edge looks like it might be trimmed. Can't say for sure. If you can get the card in hand, I'd look at the edge with a magnifying glass and see if it looks similar to the other edges.

Nice card.

I'm not sure it's real.
1) Oversaturated red.
2) Could be a photocopy; back doesn't look like natural fibers/texture.
3) For the age and damage to edges and corners, the surface is nearly flawless.

I’m not seeing any obvious red flags like artificial aging and wear. The color looks a little off, but that very well may be the photo quality. You’re gonna have to see this one in person.

Thanks a lot for all the input. I was asking on behave of a friend.I just was talking with him
and he made the decision to buy the card.He was convinced it is real.He will be at the front door
of a grading service on Tuesday to have it graded/authenticated.I hope it works out for him.It was
really very cheap and that was the biggest red flag for him.Thanks, Again.

I wasn’t going to chime in, but others stated the color was off… I thought the red was off too.

Let us know...
 

Please let us know how is graded out....

I certainly will. I am a bit excited as well.Mostly because I may be one of the potential buyers of the card if it is real.Thanks again for all of you that offered an opinion.

The corners on the back look worn artificially and the registration is not as clear imo. Card stock looks incorrect for period. I would stay away especially if they don’t know what they are doing.

And I certainly do not know anything about these cards. But when my friend has it graded than maybe I can get in if it does turn out to be a real copy.

Best of luck to him. I have been wrong many times and I do hope it turns out in his favor.

He has made arrangements to have it graded at 10:30 local time today.So by noon I will know.
If it is good news he plans on sending me some pictures.He is not concerned with the grade
number. Only that it is real.I hope it works out for him as well.Thanks.

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Final Jeopardy music playing in the background………

Mantle
 

My vote is real and a 2.5

My vote/concern is “10:30 local time grading” might not be reliable.

You were not wrong.Took the grader all of 10 seconds to identity the card as fake. Lesson learned.
Second time my friend was robbed on Facebook. First time was for a Jean Beliveau rookie.Paid
with E-Transfer and received nothing. At least this time he has fake card to remind him of his
expensive mistake.Thanks to all that chimed in with advise/ opinion.