Mantle Rookie on eBay - Fake?

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Bill77

Fake. The printing on the back is really fuzzy compared to real 51 Bowmans, and the name box on the front is not as solid as it should be. To say nothing about how badly trimmed the card is.

...to be fair of his motives , he did list it in in the category : " Other Sports Memorabilia" , which I guess you could say it really is.......good wiggle room...

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[ASF123]

I saw that one last night and reported it as fake. As Bill pointed out, the name box appears to be the same print pattern as the rest of the card rather than solid.

[jsfriedm]

It has to be, just logically. If it were real, you would get so much more for it by just sending it to SGC and selling it in a month in the black slab. The only reason not to should be obvious.

[shagrotn77]

I think Elaine can sum this up in one word...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPDzoOuIrwA

[mrreality68]

Agreed with all the above

Unfortunately does not look real

[luciobar1980]

Right off the bat (no pun intended) the front looks really... grainy?

But damn, this is a pretty "good" fake, no? Even has a wax stain on the back.

[luciobar1980]

At least his Kelly Ripa autographed photo looks legit

[BobC]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...to be fair of his motives , he did list it in in the category : " Other Sports Memorabilia" , which I guess you could say it really is.......good wiggle room...

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Yeah, but he states, and then restates, it is a genuine Bowman Mantle in the description. So I wouldn't go cutting him any slack because of the category he listed it under.

[RL]

not even a good fake