SFH
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There's a 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle (2nd year) card in the local buy/sell groups, $785.00. It's fake based on my own opinion. But I also sent the listing to the local sports card shop, owner stated "fake." But if you're looking for an opinion outside of my town, I also sent the listing to one of the top sports card dealers in the world (Chris Sewall), with one of the top hobby Youtube channels, and he responded, "That is 100% a counterfeit." Not looking to rest just on that, I reached out to the seller to ask for the chain of custody.
"A man he owned a golf course and was cleaning out His office after retirement. His home office about a decade later and would you believe was just throwing everything out including this 'Mantle piece'." (sic) I responded that based on the 53 Topps, specifically the Mantles I've handled in the past (group grading subs before doing them through facebook groups) were never that rich in color. His response that his phone makes pictures better than they are in person.
Anyway, if anyone sees a 53 Mantle in the Louisiana groups and are thinking of buying me a gift, don't do it. Ink was not that rich in 1953.
"A man he owned a golf course and was cleaning out His office after retirement. His home office about a decade later and would you believe was just throwing everything out including this 'Mantle piece'." (sic) I responded that based on the 53 Topps, specifically the Mantles I've handled in the past (group grading subs before doing them through facebook groups) were never that rich in color. His response that his phone makes pictures better than they are in person.
Anyway, if anyone sees a 53 Mantle in the Louisiana groups and are thinking of buying me a gift, don't do it. Ink was not that rich in 1953.
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