Clemente RC - Reprint in a PSA Slab

[rand1com]

The certificate # checks out as a match on PSA's site so unless the slab was tampered with and the card has been switched out with the original card graded, it is authentic.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by rand1com

The certificate # checks out as a match on PSA's site so unless the slab was tampered with and the card has been switched out with the original card graded, it is authentic.

Or they just couldn't/wouldn't tell, which is not a stretch

[packs]

Looks alright to me. The wax staining on the front is hard to replicate on a reprint unless it was in the image that they copied over.

[MVSNYC]

I'm not an expert on 50's cards, but the card seems legit to me.

[Jobu]

Looks fine to me.

Many sellers look for a recent sale/listing and then click "sell similar" so that Ebay imports all of the specifics from the previous listing, saving time. If the seller doesn't change the title, you get the exact same title twice. Here is the recent sale that I would bet the seller did this with:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/14401176787...p2047675.l2557

So, don't get caught up on the "freshly graded" part.

[toledo_mudhen]

Definitely not "freshly graded" and corner wear is almost like they were scissor cut at some point. Can't imagine how all 4 rounded corners would end up nearly identical due to "normal" wear. Might look more reasonable in an "A" grade?

[chadeast]

The corners are a little odd, for sure, but I don't see anything that leads me to believe that it isn't an authentic 1955 Topps Clemente. The set was my first love in the vintage card world, and I still own more '55 Topps than I do cards of any other set.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by chadeast

The corners are a little odd, for sure, but I don't see anything that leads me to believe that it isn't an authentic 1955 Topps Clemente. The set was my first love in the vintage card world, and I still own more '55 Topps than I do cards of any other set.

I bought 55 Topps packs when they were considered “modern”

That makes me vintage I guess.

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by chadeast

The set was my first love in the vintage card world.

Mine too - Been hung up on 55's for probably 30 years now