Not something that I do often, but several years ago I purchased a 52 Topps Mantle #311 raw from someone I had never met. I purchased the card for $2500 cash. He seemed like a nice man and knew a lot about cards. He showed me pictures of several other vintage cards in his collection. A couple of weeks later I hand carried the 52 along with a 53 I had to PSA for their walk through grading service. At that time it was $100 per card. I waited for a couple of hours, had lunch, and returned to get my cards. Both the #311 and the 53 graded a PSA 1. The #311 had some small paper loss on the reverse, but otherwise was a good looking card. I sold the 52 about 6-7 years ago and still have the 53.
Yes, I purchased a 52 Topps Mantle #311 raw from someone I had never met - and it was authentic!
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