1992 Score Mickey Mantle Franchise Auto - Real?

employee8 · 03-27-2020, 03:03 PM

Have an opportunity to buy this and not well versed on the fakes of this card, any help from the community would be appreciated...

Doublexthebeast · 03-27-2020, 03:38 PM

Serial number and signature look correct to me. I would say it is good to go.

WizardofOz1982 · 03-27-2020, 03:42 PM

Looks good to me

REGGIE206 · 03-27-2020, 03:53 PM

Looks good to me too. I love these 91 & 92 Score Mantle autos.

allabtsprt · 03-27-2020, 03:53 PM

The auto looks a little faded, but it's the real deal.

pip · 03-27-2020, 03:55 PM

Authentic. Looks good.

Mister2Bits · 03-27-2020, 04:02 PM

I've been stuck indoors and doing some scanning to fill in the time. I just scanned these in recently so I figured I would share my copy so you can compare.

yanksfan0134 · 03-27-2020, 04:14 PM

Whoever did the serial numbering on those has amazing penmanship.

ScooterD · 03-27-2020, 04:19 PM

Agreed with everyone above - all indications are good.

I have been looking for a good copy of the triple auto for several years.

WizardofOz1982 · 03-27-2020, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ScooterD

Agreed with everyone above - all indications are good.

I have been looking for a good copy of the triple auto for several years.

At one point we had all four autos in our shop. From just a great cards standpoint those might be the 4 cards I wish I had back the most.

PDCCollectibles · 03-27-2020, 04:23 PM

Looks solid to me....

ThoseBackPages · 03-27-2020, 04:33 PM

Fantastic!

SGC300ier · 03-27-2020, 05:06 PM

Print run of 2k. Very hard to find.

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employee8 · 03-27-2020, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by allabtsprt

The auto looks a little faded, but it's the real deal.

Agree with slightly faded hence my purchase price likely being a little lower, do these continue to fade and have issues or if I tuck away it should stay solid?

gobullz1 · 03-27-2020, 05:58 PM

The auto is 28 years old I would not discount it a penny

You should probably pony up and yes of you keep it out of light and in a one touch you’ll be good

superdan49 · 03-27-2020, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by yanksfan0134

Whoever did the serial numbering on those has amazing penmanship.

Agreed!

Sometimes a sloppy hand-written serial number detracts from a card's eye appeal. This penmanship does the exact opposite.

allabtsprt · 03-27-2020, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by employee8

Agree with slightly faded hence my purchase price likely being a little lower, do these continue to fade and have issues or if I tuck away it should stay solid?

You just need to keep it away from UV or sunlight from this point forward. Great find.

NJ Card Guy · 03-27-2020, 07:55 PM

My first-ever, pack-pulled auto, was the Stan Musial from this set/series. Considering that I was 15 at the time & Score packs were $.60 (if I recollect, correctly),...selling the card to our local garbage man for TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, was an extremely huge/profitable "flip", for me!

jayjones82 · 03-27-2020, 09:46 PM

I wonder how many of the early-90s autos are still floating around in the thousands and thousands of unopened cases out there

7nohitter · 03-28-2020, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jayjones82

I wonder how many of the early-90s autos are still floating around in the thousands and thousands of unopened cases out there

There are 3. I

ThoseBackPages · 03-28-2020, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jayjones82

I wonder how many of the early-90s autos are still floating around in the thousands and thousands of unopened cases out there

hundreds for sure

ClevelandIC · 03-28-2020, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jayjones82

I wonder how many of the early-90s autos are still floating around in the thousands and thousands of unopened cases out there

On the packs/boxes it says "Win" an autograph. Were they still pack inserted?

iHeartBaseball · 03-28-2020, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ClevelandIC

On the packs/boxes it says "Win" an autograph. Were they still pack inserted?

Yes, they just worded it differently back then.

thecomebacker · 03-28-2020, 02:40 PM

Can’t get more real than that unless you had a card personally sign by the Mick yourself.

sci2007 · 03-28-2020, 05:36 PM

Does anyone have any tips for spotting a fake? Nice card.

03-27-2020, 03:03 PM	#1
employee8 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,084 tkosportscards	1992 Score Mickey Mantle Franchise Auto - Real? Have an opportunity to buy this and not well versed on the fakes of this card, any help from the community would be appreciated...

03-27-2020, 03:38 PM	#2
Doublexthebeast Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 8,806	Serial number and signature look correct to me. I would say it is good to go. __________________ Shane McClanahan Super Collector. Always Buying.

03-27-2020, 03:53 PM	#4
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,815	Looks good to me too. I love these 91 & 92 Score Mantle autos. __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸

03-27-2020, 04:02 PM	#7
Mister2Bits Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Man Posts: 5,413 mistertwobits mistertwobits	I've been stuck indoors and doing some scanning to fill in the time. I just scanned these in recently so I figured I would share my copy so you can compare. __________________ Collecting: Ohtani, Judge \| Skateboarding Cards, Autographs & Decks

03-27-2020, 04:14 PM	#8
yanksfan0134 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 7,017	Whoever did the serial numbering on those has amazing penmanship. __________________ http://s699.photobucket.com/albums/vv356/yanksfan0134/

03-27-2020, 03:42 PM	#3
WizardofOz1982 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,347 wizardofoz82 WizardOfOz1982	Looks good to me

03-27-2020, 03:53 PM	#5
allabtsprt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 580	The auto looks a little faded, but it's the real deal.

03-27-2020, 03:55 PM	#6
pip Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: French underground Posts: 4,009	Authentic. Looks good.

03-27-2020, 04:19 PM	#9
ScooterD Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 5,447	Agreed with everyone above - all indications are good. I have been looking for a good copy of the triple auto for several years.

03-27-2020, 04:23 PM	#11
PDCCollectibles Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,086	Looks solid to me....

03-27-2020, 04:33 PM	#12
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,739 ThoseBackPages	Fantastic! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

03-27-2020, 05:06 PM	#13
SGC300ier Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,079 sgc_collectiblez	Print run of 2k. Very hard to find. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

03-27-2020, 05:58 PM	#15
gobullz1 Banned Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 3,079 gostevenjackson!	The auto is 28 years old I would not discount it a penny You should probably pony up and yes of you keep it out of light and in a one touch you’ll be good

03-27-2020, 07:55 PM	#18
NJ Card Guy Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: NJ Posts: 307	My first-ever, pack-pulled auto, was the Stan Musial from this set/series. Considering that I was 15 at the time & Score packs were $.60 (if I recollect, correctly),...selling the card to our local garbage man for TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, was an extremely huge/profitable "flip", for me!

03-27-2020, 09:46 PM	#19
jayjones82 Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: GA to Germany to TX Posts: 3,486	I wonder how many of the early-90s autos are still floating around in the thousands and thousands of unopened cases out there

03-28-2020, 02:40 PM	#24
thecomebacker Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: CA, USA Posts: 2,043	Can’t get more real than that unless you had a card personally sign by the Mick yourself. __________________ lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Collecting Bulls Players 3 Color GU Patch Cards.

03-28-2020, 05:36 PM	#25
sci2007 Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 132	Does anyone have any tips for spotting a fake? Nice card.