Revisiting 1963 Topps Mantle Potential Color Variant

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by G1911

Because it’s a faded card .

You can make these in under 48 hours with the right light. You can also cover areas of the card to create specific areas missing green or missing yellow, and to prevent other areas of the card from fading. There’s a reason we see more superstar cards like this every year. The flood will probably come soon, it’s not only a natural type of damage but easily mimicked.

This all day.

It's a good thing we are good guys and not like those that have been selling them for decades on eBay.

[packs]

Just show me another card from the set with the same issue. Any card. I would really appreciate seeing one.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by bnorth

This all day.

It's a good thing we are good guys and not like those that have been selling them for decades on eBay.

The one that really bothers me is the 69 Mantle. The White Letters is a legitimate error that was printed that way, but by using this same method and covering the other areas of the card, you can just make a white letters at home that is not readily distinguishable from the real authentic variation of that card. As a variations collector this one really bugs me because it's not obvious BS like the 58 Aaron, a 63 Mantle, or these other fade jobs.