Honest seller or not?

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I noticed that too originally, but I think that the eyes and mouth are just detail that got lost in the colorization process. (like the pin stripes, some of the creases on the jersey, etc.). But the photo is too exact for it to be a completely different photo that is just close. Even if you said hold that pose to the player ... you'd still expect to see more difference between two photos take a minute apart (assuming the photographer moved back).

My theory still is ... this is a smaller cropped verision of the original negative (and thus the "true" "original" wire photo would be one that reflects the full picture), and that Topps used a larger cropped version when creating the card.

Still would love to hear opinions on my original question though.

Was the seller honest in saying this is the original wire photo?

And does the fact that he showed the original card mitigate any potential dishonesty?

And if the seller was notifiedm and did not inform the buyer ... does that "unmitigate" showing the Topps card?

Cheers,
Patrick