Ok this GAI Mantle has to be good..

[Jsquared123]

My last GAI Mantle endeavor turned out to be no good even after most of us thought it was.

This one again looks textbook to me. What do you guys and gals think?



Thanks in advance!

-Joe

[gonefishin]

I'm not an expert, but I can't even get past the GAI sticker (One of the biggest fraudsters there was). Even the title on the label was rushed, It's Starting Lineup vice Start Lineup.

When I get to the autograph, it looks like it was written slow and very deliberate, not fluid like Mantle did. So it's definitely a No-Go for me.

Reputation, label, and the autograph combined sends up a big red NO.

If you own it, save your money. If you don't, pass it up.

[Jsquared123]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

I'm not an expert, but I can't even get past the GAI sticker (One of the biggest fraudsters there was). Even the title on the label was rushed, It's Starting Lineup vice Start Lineup.

When I get to the autograph, it looks like it was written slow and very deliberate, not fluid like Mantle did. So it's definitely a No-Go for me.

Reputation, label, and the autograph combined sends up a big red NO.

If you own it, save your money. If you don't, pass it up.

Thank you! I do not own it. It is for sale on our favorite auction site. Steep price too for what it is.

[Steve D]

I don't like it.

The tops of the first M come to points; and the downstrokes on the "n" and "l" look off, like they were slowly drawn.

I blew it up to 300%, and interestingly, the initial downstroke on the first "M" appears to cross OVER the beginning of the upstroke; which is backwards.....the upstroke should cross over the downstroke.

Steve

[HOFAUTOS]

It's fine

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I'm not sure what your game plan is.

Are you trying to save money by buying a GAI Mantle and having it reslabbed by a "respected" TPA? If so, I'd advise you to find more productive uses for your time.

For starters, you will have to be supremely confident in your knowledge of Mantle, which doesn't appear to be the case since you are seeking outside internet opinions. I say this because in order for this idea to work, you would have to buy the card and remove it from the GAI slab before sending it to PSA. If you left it in the slab when submitting to them, they would take one look at the slab and not give it any more thought before immediately failing it, even if it was authentic.

Of course, once you cracked the slab, the person you bought it from is completely off the hook to give you any sort of refund.

It's a losing proposition. Find better ways of getting a low priced Mantle.

If you're just curious if GAI ever authenticated a genuine Mantle, sure they did. Many times over. The large volume of authentic material signed by Mantle coupled with the number of truly naive GAI customers who thought they were a reputable service proves it. Of course, no knowledgeable dealer was getting their Mantle material authenticated by GAI; only crooked dealers who already knew their material was fraudulent.

Whatever your interest is in this regard, it's a complete waste of time and effort.