Opinions wanted on card authenticity...

[bobbyw8469]

Here is another pic....I am thinking someone used the rejection flip and put a fake card with it.

[quinnsryche]

I don't like it. It looks like an aged reprint to me. I'm certainly not an expert grader/authenticator but it just doesn't look right. Just my 2 cents.

[Luke]

My opinion isn't worth much on post-war, but it just doesn't look right to me. I would never pay any money for it.

[vintagetoppsguy]

The card looks real to me. Perhaps it was soaked in a chemical (to remove the tape?) that washed out the colors.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

The card looks real to me. Perhaps it was soaked in a chemical (to remove the tape?) that washed out the colors.

I thought it looked fake David. As you know, a popular scam involves using PSA rejection flips with fake cards to make buyers think they are real. You can buy fake Mantle's all day long on Etsy for $5.99. This card sold for almost $200.

[bobbyw8469]

I have a poll going on over at PSA with quite different results from what I have heard here so far.

[drcy]

Looks fake to me.

[bobbyw8469]

Well....To be quite frank, I respect the opinions over here a lot more than I do over there. There seems to be more knowledgeable collectors over here than over there. I have a feeling some people are voting yes on the poll due to the fact that they don't like me, as opposed to actually rendering a true opinion on the card. I just have the image to go on. I do not own the card, nor am I trying to buy it. It has the same "Xeroxed" appearance as the numerous fake cards I have seen on Etsy. I was bringing to light the appearance of a scam that has been ongoing, and am actually quite shocked that some of the people think the card is real.

[vintagehofrookies]

it looks fake to me

[Econteachert205]

Card is no good in my opinion