1984 Nestle Don Mattingly

[Eric72]

There is a 1984 Nestle "parallel" of the basic Topps cards. I've known this for years. In fact, my father had one of the Nestle cards (not Mattingly) in his collection for ~30 years.

He was always interested in picking up a copy of the Mattingly. However, back in the stone age (the 20th Century) of card collecting, information wasn't as readily available or as easily accessible as it is in 2025. He and I heard, from several dealers, a scrap of info regarding the 1984 Nestle Mattingly. I'll paraphrase it below:

"...if an '84 Nestle Mattingly is black and white, it's 100% fake, guaranteed..."

So, since the late '80s, I've operated under the belief that this was correct. Yet, I see several have sold recently on eBay. A handful of others are currently listed for sale....some of them being offered for well over $100 by sellers with 5-digit feedback.

Did I miss something? Was my intel bad? Have I gotten it wrong all these years?

Is there a genuine black and white '84 Nestle Mattingly?