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08-25-2009, 09:11 AM
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I would definitely be wary if I saw one pop up with that same cert # even if it was the real card and not one of these high quality fakes. Considering my fondness for picking up the occasional '52 Topps Mantle this bothers me highly.
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08-25-2009, 10:24 AM
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 Looks like you'll have to take this week off from picking up one!
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08-25-2009, 10:51 AM
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Cert numbers should be printed on holograms attached to the flip. I think faking certs would be much harder then.
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08-25-2009, 01:29 PM
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 so I guess I will end up taking the rest of this week off after all!
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08-25-2009, 06:26 PM
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Go ahead Doug .....
Why be miserable?
Don't let us talk you out of it.
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09-04-2009, 07:32 PM
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Another one of these fake '52 Mantle RC in a PSA holder. This is reaching epidemic proportion.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1952-TOPPS-MICKE...mZ120466314227
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09-04-2009, 08:31 PM
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 The label on this one has apparently been doctored since "Mickey Mantle" the "311" and the serial number are a bit crooked. The color of the card looks a bit off as well, but these things are getting scary close. It may be the picture, but it looks like the right and bottom edges of the holder are frosted.
Last edited by Doug; 09-04-2009 at 08:35 PM.
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09-04-2009, 09:50 PM
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Epidemic and possibly worse...
I was at a card show in Columbus, OH. the weekend before the National and talked to a dealer who purchased a graded card off of Ebay. The card had been advertised by the seller as PSA graded and the slab & label looked as such. After receiving the card, the buyer(dealer) noticed something wrong with the card. Not only was the card a fake/reprint, but the label was also fake. I asked the dealer if I could get a closer look & he obliged. The detail of the label was scary and it was a dead on match. It could have fooled almost anyone not taking a close look and viewing it from a scan on Ebay made it, I imagine, almost impossible to tell the differences. Also, the slab was sealed. No frosting or spider line cracks. It was sealed completely around the edges.
Now, I'm in no way trying to bash PSA. My opinion is that these thieves prey on PSA's name and probably get better prices for a card with a look-a-like PSA slab/label than they would another grading companies slab/label. After seeing this card it changed my way of thinking. Now, not only do I inspect the card, but the label also. Jantz
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