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2019 • BVG 4.5 cert# 0010618069 • BlowOut →
1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle BVG Authetic-Altered to BVG 4.5
Sold on 7/9/2017 as a BVG Authentic-Altered by PWCC to whitman111 (Gary Moser) for $7,877.00
Consigned to PWCC and sold on 8/13/2018 as a BVG 4.5 for $20,199.00
Value gain of $12,322.00!
This Mantle was found to be altered when first authenticated by Beckett Vintage Grading (BVG). After it was purchased with the whitman111 eBay account and sent to Gary Moser, its heavy staining was chemically removed. Look at the color difference in flesh tones between the before and after photos. It appears Moser's chemical wash process has the effect of causing color fading in the card. Most troublesome of all for the owner of the BVG 4.5 Mantle is the fact that, unlike PSA and SGC, Beckett does not guarantee their grades. The only likely remedy for this victimized collector is through civil and/or criminal courts.
The purple circles show common print flaws and areas of wear.
1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle BVG Authetic-Altered to BVG 4.5
Sold on 7/9/2017 as a BVG Authentic-Altered by PWCC to whitman111 (Gary Moser) for $7,877.00
Consigned to PWCC and sold on 8/13/2018 as a BVG 4.5 for $20,199.00
Value gain of $12,322.00!
This Mantle was found to be altered when first authenticated by Beckett Vintage Grading (BVG). After it was purchased with the whitman111 eBay account and sent to Gary Moser, its heavy staining was chemically removed. Look at the color difference in flesh tones between the before and after photos. It appears Moser's chemical wash process has the effect of causing color fading in the card. Most troublesome of all for the owner of the BVG 4.5 Mantle is the fact that, unlike PSA and SGC, Beckett does not guarantee their grades. The only likely remedy for this victimized collector is through civil and/or criminal courts.
The purple circles show common print flaws and areas of wear.
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