Holiday Inn Mantle Discussion

[ullmandds]

I had never even heard of these cards until recently. I picked up this holiday inn mantle card recently...from a long time yankees collector with an incredible collection. I can only find the GAI graded one that recently sold in heritage auction.

Does anyone know anything about this smaller sized mantle holiday inn card? I know some holiday inn cards were reproduced?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I had never even heard of these cards until recently. I picked up this holiday inn mantle card recently...from a long time yankees collector with an incredible collection. I can only find the GAI graded one that recently sold in heritage auction.

Does anyone know anything about this smaller sized mantle holiday inn card? I know some holiday inn cards were reproduced?

These aren’t real. These are fantasy pieces. Mantle had a few Holiday Inn postcards and a premium photo, but not actual cards like this.

[Bestdj777]

GAI messed up with this one. The photo on the front is the one used for the premium but it is blank backed. Someone, knowingly or unknowingly, ripped you off unfortunately.

[ullmandds]

damn! had a feeling, thx!

[ullmandds]

seller is adamant they are real...but is willing to take return. he's a good guy with an incredibly deep yankees/mantle collection.

I can't seem to find anything about this card anywhere?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

seller is adamant they are real...but is willing to take return. he's a good guy with an incredibly deep yankees/mantle collection.

I can't seem to find anything about this card anywhere?

I am sure he thinks they are real as we’ve all picked up a fantasy piece or two accidentally along the way—I know a subject matter expert in oddball Mantle items and he lists a couple of fantasy pieces here and there. As for this one, it’s not something that was listed anywhere in the Sports Collectors Digest article on Holiday Inn items and is not included in any of the price guides, which leads to it not being real. What confirms it for me, however, is that I’ve been collecting oddball, regional, and Holiday Inn Mantle stuff for over ten years. These never popped up anywhere for the first seven years or so but, as soon as PSA started grading the premium photos they showed up in a large number on eBay. And they are all in fantastic shape.

If you’d like another opinion or two to put your mind at ease, Ben and Mike on here have phenomenal oddball collections including pretty large Holiday Inn collections and should be able to weigh in as well and confirm.