Fake '52 Mantle being sold as real on ebay

[bobbyw8469]

What could a reserve be on a fake card?? $1.99?

[bbsports]

How in the world does this character know if this card would grade a 1 if one-third of the stock is missing on the card? If he guarantees the card is authentic, he should have had it graded & not by PRO.

[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by bbsports

How in the world does this character know if this card would grade a 1 if one-third of the stock is missing on the card? If he guarantees the card is authentic, he should have had it graded & not by PRO.

He says it "probally " Would grade a 1.
Wp

[Gary Dunaier]

What would be a reasonable price for a genuine '52 Topps Mantle in that condition?

[Jim VB]

In his description he says: "low starting bid with no reserve!!" but the auction says: "Reserve Not Met."

Not dealing with a rocket surgeon here... or are we????

[53Browns]

I don't know and I may be a little "snooty" standards, but I'd rather not own a card that looks like that. With the exception of T206 Honus.

[bbcard1]

I am a beater fan...and I could see no possible use for that card at any price even if it was real...you guys have seen my T205 Joss, so you know my standards are pretty low.

[mintacular]

Looks like PSA 1 level cards go for 3K and AUTH ones 1.5-2.5K Link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=&category=213

[michael3322]

I completely agree with bbcard1.

I'm not sure what kind of joy or value a real collector could derive from a card that is that tattered. Seriously, wouldn't it be a better investment to buy a Topps or Bowman Mantle card from the 1960s that actually shows a full photo? The whole auction seems kind of sketchy, and I'm surprised that people are putting good money into something like this.

Just curious, has anyone on Net54Baseball ever reported these fake cards to eBay by clicking the "Report a Problem" link? If so, what does eBay do? Perhaps eBay shouldn't get into the business of trying to sort out reprints from original vintage cards. After all, the responsibility lies with the buyer. I'm just curious, since I am seeing more and more eBay auctions where the seller includes a slightly off-focused scan of a vintage card that if authentic would be worth quite a tidy sum, and lists it with some sort of wild and/or carefully worded vague suggestion that the card is very likely authentic, but "I'm not an expert. Judge for yourself." I always ask myself, if it is too good to be true, and if it were really authentic, then why didn't the seller spend the $20-50 to get it authenticated and slabbed?

What do you guys think?

Thanks, as always.