I've never submitted a card to PSA, but it strikes me that's the point where the plan may have trouble, thanks to the declared value. It seems that ANY 52T Mantle is going for thousands, so starting with that assumption:
Option #1: submit the fake Mantle with the declared value of $2k-$4,999. That's $85, so unless PSA refunds your money on declared value when/if a card doesn't meat that declaration, the bar is set at $85+expenses. Surely not impossible to turn a good profit, but I would think a scammer would have to do pretty good to make the scheme worth it.
Option #2: submit it at a lower level, since you know it's gong to get the questionable flip. That's as low as $10, but isn't that tacitly admitting to PSA that it's a fake?
I also wonder if somebody did this, and potentially had success, how many fake cards would it take from the same person for PSA to recognize the pattern...
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