I skipped them, about the only Topps variation I’ve skipped. The problem to me is that, while 100% legit, it’s so easy to take a yellow letter and remove the yellow to create a white. Not a big deal when I’m buying a $8 Jose Arcia, but with the Mantle the money incentive and difficulty in identifying a card spot doctored to fade the yellow out of that spot while covering the rest of the card from the light used is just too high considering how easy it is to fake. I have a few of them, but I’m skipping the full set, which does feel wrong for my master runs.
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