[glynparson]

My mom would not let me buy it. It was all the money i had saved at the time. The guy ended up trading that and either a 1951 or 1952 topps mantle for a "nicer" one which of course when i finally got to see the nicer one 25 years later it was a fake. So the guy traded a real wagner, mantle bowman, or topps rookie for a fake wagner. I honestly dont know which mantle he said rookie but we all know many call the 1952 a rookie. After he made the trade he decided to keep card for his retirement. Probably the worst trade ever. And the guy did not find out until 25 years later when he was retired and decided to sell. Pretty sad story overall.
I was no expert at 12 but i was pretty good and i do believe the first one was real, he was going to let me take it to a few people that would have been able to tell me right away. He showed me the second one did not believe me when i said it was fake then a prominent dealer at the Reading show told him the same thing, as did SGC.