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02-16-2012, 11:50 AM
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Andrew,
I really wasn't trying to turn this into a KSA bashing thread, I just wanted to discuss if this Mantle was real. However, since you mentioned it, KSA has been discussed before. One of our members, FUBAR from Vancouver, B.C. said back in August: "KSA was similar to PSA when grading first came out, their flips are similar, they used to be strict graders. Over the years, their reliability has gone way down and their grades have gone up to a point where most do not trust them anymore. If the cards are hockey, then i would feel ok accepting them. But i wouldn't trust them for anything else. Yes i own a couple KSA graded cards as that was readily available for a long time here in Canada." So, back to the original question. Is this 1952 Mantle real? Last edited by GasHouseGang; 02-16-2012 at 11:56 AM. Reason: added quotes 
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02-16-2012, 12:50 PM
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52 Mantle
David---my variant of this card (which I have had since 1967 when it could be had for $ 25...I had to pay a lot more for a graded copy of the other variation 4 years ago
 ) does not have the black line either, and as I mentioned it is hard to tell if it this one has the usual left side pixel near the border due to the scuff marks.I know Josh from another board and can ask him to take a look over here if you like Last edited by ALR-bishop; 02-16-2012 at 01:18 PM.
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02-16-2012, 03:36 PM
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Thanks Al. I just wanted to try to figure out if this card is good and I thought people on this board would be interested in the subject. There are an awful lot of fakes out there.
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02-23-2012, 09:55 AM
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Well, the auction for this card ended last night for $3800, not counting the juice. So either someone got a good deal, or totally ripped off. Here's the link.
http://www.classicauctions.net/Defau...d=64&lotid=767 Last edited by GasHouseGang; 02-23-2012 at 09:56 AM.
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02-23-2012, 11:29 AM
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1952 Mantle
It's a tough with this card. There are a lot of them, and a lot of decent fakes. I bought my first 52 Mantle in 1967 from the Card Collectors Company in NY, well before grading appeared on the scene. I got the second one, the variation, a few years back from Levi. I paid a lot more for that one
 , a PSA 8OC, but was pretty sure it was a good one given the seller
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02-23-2012, 11:52 AM
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I agree with you Al. That's why I don't think I would ever buy one that wasn't graded by one of the big three TPG's or was being sold by someone that I absolutely trusted. The fakes are just too good.
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