High end Mantles on ebay

[Stampsfan]

#2

[GregC]

Card # 2.

[MattyC]

Card #2, the SGC centered card, is to me the best of the bunch and the only one on which I would spend money.

The PSA examples have high technical grades based primarily on corners, but to me corners are gravy; centering and image has to be there first.

[jmb]

#2

[bnorth]

Easily #2.

[irv]

#1, #2 then #3.

#2 is nicer than #3 but #3 has the cleaner back.

I prefer the deeper colors of #2 compared to #1 but that could be the scan/brightness?

#1's centering is the best and why I chose it. (I would be proud to own either one however!)

(Remember, my eyes are 52 yrs old and I don't wear the proper glasses like I should. )

[pokerplyr80]

The image, color, and centering are all better on the second card, the first SGC one. So I would pick #2 as well. I would pick the 51 Mantle PSA 8 up on ebay over the two at Goldin and Goodwin for the same reasons.

[irv]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

The image, color, and centering are all better on the second card, the first SGC one. So I would pick #2 as well. I would pick the 51 Mantle PSA 8 up on ebay over the two at Goldin and Goodwin for the same reasons.

You're right. I just looked again and I don't know what I originally saw with the centering on the #1 card?

Is it my eyes, or do both #2 and #3 have a slight tilt or uneven border width top to bottom?

[aconte]

#2

[Peter_Spaeth]

What Dale said. It's hard to make judgments about color when the cards are scanned at different brightness, just look at the difference between the two SGC flips for example. People here seem to be taking the scans at face value and making direct comparisons. No wonder the guys who enhance scans do well.

[botn]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What Dale said. It's hard to make judgments about color when the cards are scanned at different brightness, just look at the difference between the two SGC flips for example. People here seem to be taking the scans at face value and making direct comparisons.

Now that is funny...By the way, anyone else think the right edge on #2 looks odd? Something does not look right in the front or back scan on that edge. Might be the holder insert obscuring part of the edge...dunno.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What Dale said. It's hard to make judgments about color when the cards are scanned at different brightness, just look at the difference between the two SGC flips for example. People here seem to be taking the scans at face value and making direct comparisons. No wonder the guys who enhance scans do well.

While that is true, you usually have to decide if you want to bid at auction based only on the scans provided.

[sickmantz]

#1. The color.

[dplath]

I prefer #3.