Not prewar but....Topps '52 Mantle on eBay...

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by kcohen

Well, it begs the question of how the card got into a PSA holder, doesn't it?

Cracked case with a fake flip?

I have no problem with someone selling a reprint card and clearly labeling it, but there's no guarantee that the purchaser will do the same when resold.

All-in-all, this is asking for trouble.

[nsaddict]

This seller is using a stolen scan from legit ebay seller tbh39.

[slantycouch]

Or that.

Well I guess that's probably the easiest way to do it.

[nsaddict]

I asked the seller why he is using a stolen scan,his reply:

I didn't this card is the repo, the card is in a slap and is repo. What are you talking about please read the entire listing.

- sellzalotmore

Did this answer your question? If not, let the seller know.

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 4 (REPRODUCTION) LOOK!!!!
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 4 (REPRODUCTION) LOOK!!!!
Item Id: 140341589999
End time: Aug-24-09 15:39:23 PDT
Seller:

sellzalotmore (504)

edited to add: the 2 Mantle's I'm referring to have the same exact cert numbers.

[GrayGhost]

I don't get it. Who in their right mind would bid on it, when the seller is stating in these cases that THE CARD IS A REPRODUCTION. I don't get it, w the holder, etc either. I guess Im tired, preoccupied, bleary, or whatever, but what in blue heaven is going on here?

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I don't get it. Who in their right mind would bid on it, when the seller is stating in these cases that THE CARD IS A REPRODUCTION. I don't get it, w the holder, etc either. I guess Im tired, preoccupied, bleary, or whatever, but what in blue heaven is going on here?

Who knows. I doubt anyone here would touch it.

I will say, however, I have a friend who owns a sports bar and has a whole bunch of reproductions on display. Stuff that the "casual" viewer wouldn't recognize as such. This would be a perfect item for him. Being that it's (supposedly) in a PSA holder brings some (false) legitimacy to it.

Nice way to display something "valuable" without worrying about the risk of it being stolen.

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by slantycouch

Who knows. I doubt anyone here would touch it.

I will say, however, I have a friend who owns a sports bar and has a whole bunch of reproductions on display. Stuff that the "casual" viewer wouldn't recognize as such. This would be a perfect item for him. Being that it's (supposedly) in a PSA holder brings some (false) legitimacy to it.

Nice way to display something "valuable" without worrying about the risk of it being stolen.

Now, wait a second, if I spend "$1,925.00" on a '52 reprint Mantle card. It is now valuable from my point of view and I wouldn't want it stolen. Not to state the obvious, but if I spent that amount of money on a reprint. I'm planning on flipping-it for a profit. Legitimately or not.

Lovely Day...

[Tcards-Please]

card as the one from seller tbh39, although the cert # is the same. Looks like the flip is a fake with a real cert#.

r/
Frank

[iggyman]

What the heck..... this thread is now making me dizzy. A stolen pic....but yet the seller has the courtesy of selling it as a reprint! I couldn't make this stuff-up. But it doesn't end there, I found another '52 Mantle reprint.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-TOPPS-MICKE...mZ120459451299

Almost 2 grand for a reprint PSA 5! So far, the PSA 4 is a bargain.

Lovely Day...

[tbob]

Originally Posted by iggyman

What the heck..... this thread is now making me dizzy. A stolen pic....but yet the seller has the courtesy of selling it as a reprint! I couldn't make this stuff-up. But it doesn't end there, I found another '52 Mantle reprint.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-TOPPS-MICKE...mZ120459451299

Almost 2 grand for a reprint PSA 5! So far, the PSA 4 is a bargain.

Lovely Day...

Makes me glad I use SGC.

[iggyman]

Hammer price on this reprint....$673.13!!!

The price shouldn't surprise me..........but this hobby of ours really needs an "intervention" from a higher being! If only Obama wasn't so darn busy. To quote Obi-Wan Kenobi, "I have a bad feeling about this."

Lovely Day...

[tbob]

Originally Posted by slantycouch

Cracked case with a fake flip?

I have no problem with someone selling a reprint card and clearly labeling it, but there's no guarantee that the purchaser will do the same when resold.

All-in-all, this is asking for trouble.

This card is going to reappear in a year as a "real" card, bet on it.

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by tbob

This card is going to reappear in a year as a "real" card, bet on it.

That would be my guess, unfortunately.

[sbfinley]

Ditto on the above post. I'll bet my savings that this card gets passed as legit very soon.

[Potomac Yank]

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[Doug]

Even if the card is listed as a reprint, I'm not sure how ebay would allow them to be sold in fake PSA holders with legit cert numbers. They are probably busy redesigning the my ebay page or making the site "easier" to use...

[Jim VB]

The first one went "poof" and it's gone. Hopefully the winning bidder didn't pay first.

The second one is still going strong.

[Doug]

I found this question and answer from the last auction interesting:

Q: Hello, Is the card in the picture the one that will be received? Why does the cert number from PSA show up in the database as being a REAL 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and not a reprint? Do you have anymore info on how you think this is a fake? Thanks Aug-16-09
A: Hi there - the card in the picture is the EXACT card you will receive. Not sure about the serial #. My friend who is VERY familiar with the 1952 topps issue said he's "99.999%" sure this is a reproduction and that the case or label must have been tampered with somehow.

I'm not sure what is worse, that there are apparently almost undetectable fakes getting graded or that there are people selling fakes knowing "that the case or label must have been tampered with somehow".

[Potomac Yank]

Don't count on it.

eBay is strictly for eBay.