Fake '52 Mantle being sold as real on ebay

[michael3322]

I completely agree with bbcard1.

I'm not sure what kind of joy or value a real collector could derive from a card that is that tattered. Seriously, wouldn't it be a better investment to buy a Topps or Bowman Mantle card from the 1960s that actually shows a full photo? The whole auction seems kind of sketchy, and I'm surprised that people are putting good money into something like this.

Just curious, has anyone on Net54Baseball ever reported these fake cards to eBay by clicking the "Report a Problem" link? If so, what does eBay do? Perhaps eBay shouldn't get into the business of trying to sort out reprints from original vintage cards. After all, the responsibility lies with the buyer. I'm just curious, since I am seeing more and more eBay auctions where the seller includes a slightly off-focused scan of a vintage card that if authentic would be worth quite a tidy sum, and lists it with some sort of wild and/or carefully worded vague suggestion that the card is very likely authentic, but "I'm not an expert. Judge for yourself." I always ask myself, if it is too good to be true, and if it were really authentic, then why didn't the seller spend the $20-50 to get it authenticated and slabbed?

What do you guys think?

Thanks, as always.