Need help from the 52 Mantle experts

[curch]

I agree and that is my plan, but if I can get a decent one not graded that is fine too. 98% though I am going the graded route.

[MacDice]

I am looking at 51 Mantles and I just don't trust what you see on eBay You don't get to hold it up close. Graded is worth the piece of mind on cards like these

[mintacular]

Have you ever seen a real card with that kind of wear without some rounded-ness to the corners? Those corners are rebuilt, the card is a fake.

[Matthew H]

You could buy a raw 52 Mantle, just do so from a reputable dealer. I think that a majority of the good ones (for sale) are slabbed while a majority of the non-slabbed ones are bad.

BTW- There is a post-war side of the board. (4th link from the top left)

[vintagecpa]

The 1952 Topps Mantles get a free pass. The 1984 Fleer Strawberry doesn't.

[cmcclelland]

It's a fake.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by vintagecpa

The 1952 Topps Mantles get a free pass. The 1984 Fleer Strawberry doesn't.

Some people actually don't know it's there, js.

[CMIZ5290]

fake

[curch]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

You could buy a raw 52 Mantle, just do so from a reputable dealer. I think that a majority of the good ones (for sale) are slabbed while a majority of the non-slabbed ones are bad.

BTW- There is a post-war side of the board. (4th link from the top left)

I am sorry. I am on this board a year and never even realized it was there

[curch]

Mantle ended up going for over 3G. This is the 3rd one the seller has sold in the past couple of weeks. All look different but none graded or in nice condition. The search continues