1954 Topps Hank Aaron and others Currently Graded Fake on Craigslist???

Kodiak10 · 09-23-2013, 07:19 PM

Let me first off saying that I am not very experienced in vintage graded cards and whether or not they have been altered/faked in some shape or form. I however have searched for info and found a few sites to where 1950's 1960's card has been faked somehow. What I am really bothered by is the fact that if they are indeed fake they still are graded by PSA/GAI or at least slabbed with a legit number.

Please see link below to 1954 Topps Hank Aaron PSA 8 listed on Craigslist somewhere between Fort Wayne Indiana/Lima Ohio. This guy is very shady in my opinion and has a more than a few cards listed for over 3 months and keeps bumping them up with very simple listings!!! Others include a Mickey Mantle Roger Maris(RC) Roberto Clemente(RC) for Great Prices all supposedly graded! I did contact him a few months ago on 2 different emails regarding 2 different cards..... he finally got back to me after like 4 days on only the Aaron and was very brief only to never here back from him again.

1954 hank aaron

I tweeted this Pic of the card to the head of PSA without a response months ago. It just really bothers me if this is indeed fake.

Opinions please.... Thanks Guys

Whodey14 · 09-23-2013, 07:21 PM

Same thing was posted in cincinnati cl and i asked about it on here and i got a lot of peoples opinons. All of which seemed to think fake.

Kodiak10 · 09-23-2013, 07:25 PM

To add to this theory on being fake, the shading seems to be abit darker then the ones on Ebay and most notably the header of the PSA Card Slab lettering does not line up with any of the cards on Ebay.

Should be like this I think...

1954 Topps

Henry Aaron

Not like this......

1954 Topps

Henry Aaron

For some reason the spacing isn't letting me show the difference on the forum here...

r00kie · 09-23-2013, 11:50 PM

Fake for sure....I have never seen that font type on a legit label.

mfw13 · 09-24-2013, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodiak10

What I am really bothered by is the fact that if they are indeed fake they still are graded by PSA/GAI or at least slabbed with a legit number.

I tweeted this Pic of the card to the head of PSA without a response months ago. It just really bothers me if this is indeed fake.

Neither PSA, nor it's CEO, Joe Orlando, could care less about fakes. Search these boards for a while and you will find plenty of stories of PSA and other grading companies either knowingly grading/authenticating fakes, or turning a blind eye when other people tamper with their holders.

kyle1707 · 09-24-2013, 11:12 AM

The white back ground always throws up flag...

Majority of psa holders have frosting... it is not a big deal...

But when people pop open holders it leaves massive frosting..

The top of case is biggest concern and it looks like top is frosted all the way across...

The white back ground hides that....

sthoemke · 09-24-2013, 03:17 PM

Same guy:

1959 topps mickey mantle gai

charnick · 09-24-2013, 03:52 PM

well known craigslist scam that started out in california...

California Craigslist PSA Baseball Card Scam | BBC Emporium

stay FAR FAR away!

ToppsCollector1 · 09-24-2013, 04:07 PM

I think even selling these on craigslist as opposed to ebay is a big hint of a fake

d2acollectables · 09-28-2013, 12:53 PM

fyi older psa holders look like this with that label style and holder but the card itself does not look right

dhendrix1303 · 09-28-2013, 06:54 PM

This is scary stuff.. I've been looking at 54 Aaron's and wanting to pick one up. This will keep me from it.

jlzinck · 09-29-2013, 09:31 AM

Anyone buying high end ANYTHING on Craigslist deserve what they get.

JoshHamilton · 09-29-2013, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlzinck

Anyone buying high end ANYTHING on Craigslist deserve what they get.

Especially hookers. Last one turned out to be a dude.

09-23-2013, 07:19 PM	#1
Kodiak10 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Good ole USA Posts: 2,101	1954 Topps Hank Aaron and others Currently Graded Fake on Craigslist??? Let me first off saying that I am not very experienced in vintage graded cards and whether or not they have been altered/faked in some shape or form. I however have searched for info and found a few sites to where 1950's 1960's card has been faked somehow. What I am really bothered by is the fact that if they are indeed fake they still are graded by PSA/GAI or at least slabbed with a legit number. Please see link below to 1954 Topps Hank Aaron PSA 8 listed on Craigslist somewhere between Fort Wayne Indiana/Lima Ohio. This guy is very shady in my opinion and has a more than a few cards listed for over 3 months and keeps bumping them up with very simple listings!!! Others include a Mickey Mantle Roger Maris(RC) Roberto Clemente(RC) for Great Prices all supposedly graded! I did contact him a few months ago on 2 different emails regarding 2 different cards..... he finally got back to me after like 4 days on only the Aaron and was very brief only to never here back from him again. 1954 hank aaron I tweeted this Pic of the card to the head of PSA without a response months ago. It just really bothers me if this is indeed fake. Opinions please.... Thanks Guys

09-23-2013, 07:21 PM	#2
Whodey14 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9,763	Same thing was posted in cincinnati cl and i asked about it on here and i got a lot of peoples opinons. All of which seemed to think fake. __________________ thesportcardking on IG

09-23-2013, 11:50 PM	#4
r00kie Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 441	Fake for sure....I have never seen that font type on a legit label. __________________ Part-time collector for 30+ years.

09-24-2013, 03:17 PM	#7
sthoemke Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 6,521 sthoemke sthoemke	Same guy: 1959 topps mickey mantle gai __________________ [signature goes here]

09-24-2013, 03:52 PM	#8
charnick Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,509	well known craigslist scam that started out in california... California Craigslist PSA Baseball Card Scam \| BBC Emporium stay FAR FAR away! __________________ Team Collecting: New York, New York: Yankees, Rangers, Nets, Jets Player Collecting: Nolan Ryan, Dr. J (Nets), Trout, Darvish, Revis (Jets), Namath, Lundqvist, Gehrig, Sheldon Richardson & Jack Eichel Set Collecting: 1992 Star Pics SNL Autographs

09-23-2013, 07:25 PM	#3
Kodiak10 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Good ole USA Posts: 2,101	To add to this theory on being fake, the shading seems to be abit darker then the ones on Ebay and most notably the header of the PSA Card Slab lettering does not line up with any of the cards on Ebay. Should be like this I think... 1954 Topps Henry Aaron Not like this...... 1954 Topps Henry Aaron For some reason the spacing isn't letting me show the difference on the forum here...

09-24-2013, 11:12 AM	#6
kyle1707 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 20,613	The white back ground always throws up flag... Majority of psa holders have frosting... it is not a big deal... But when people pop open holders it leaves massive frosting.. The top of case is biggest concern and it looks like top is frosted all the way across... The white back ground hides that....

09-24-2013, 04:07 PM	#9
ToppsCollector1 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chicago IL, USA Posts: 12,527 ToppsCollector1	I think even selling these on craigslist as opposed to ebay is a big hint of a fake __________________

09-28-2013, 12:53 PM	#10
d2acollectables Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 45	fyi older psa holders look like this with that label style and holder but the card itself does not look right

09-28-2013, 06:54 PM	#11
dhendrix1303 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 9,711	This is scary stuff.. I've been looking at 54 Aaron's and wanting to pick one up. This will keep me from it. __________________ Buying: 1995 Atlanta Braves autos Pre-80's Atlanta Braves PSA Vintage

09-29-2013, 09:31 AM	#12
jlzinck Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 36,170 jlzinck jl_zinck	Anyone buying high end ANYTHING on Craigslist deserve what they get. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/jonzinck