1958 1969 Mickey Mantle Real vs. Fake

[ruth-gehrig]

Was Mantle's 1958 and 1969 Topps cards reproduced to the extent of say his 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps cards? The thought of buying raw cards from a stranger who claims he got them from his grandpa sort of scares me. Would you be comfortable buying these as originals? Lately I've had a difficult time posting pics to net54 but if you PM me I can provide higher resolution pics to your email. Thanks again, Michael

[almostdone]

69 looks good to me but can't quite tell about the 58.
Drew

[bobbyw8469]

The cards look off on both cards. Please be careful.

[bobbyw8469]

...and yes, all Mantle cards have fakes. At least all the vintage cards do.

[Jay Wolt]

Mick's face on the '58 card looks distorted to me

[bobbyw8469]

the images appear to be 'xeroxed'......I would run away from that story....

[ruth-gehrig]

Appreciate the comments. Actually the 58 picture he sent me is crystal clear. The size of both pics were too large to attach so when I minimized them the 58 didn't turn out to be so clear. I'll try to reattach it in better quality. Thanks

[ruth-gehrig]

I believe this one is better although still not the high quality he sent me. If both are authentic what would be a reasonable offer individually or for both??

[bobbyw8469]

"If" the cards were good, I am thinking $100-$150 for the 1958 and around $200 for the 1969 White Letter Mantle. They really need to be examined outside of that lucite block however. Hold them up to light, see if light shines through.....examine them with a loupe, etc.........alot of risk involved and the story is an old one (cards from Granpa's attic, not sure what they are worth, yadda yadda).......

[bbcard1]

They will scream at you when you get them in your hand, or at least they should. If they are something that is way out of your area of expertise and interest, you might question whether they would be a good investment for you at any price.

I have seen a few fakes, but very few good fakes.