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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
I don't think Aaron cards are undervalued; Mantle cards are overvalued. He benefits from being white and a Yankee during the Stengel era.
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I don't think Mantle cards are overvalued. I think 12 pennants and 7 championships in his first 14 seasons is why they are as high as they are. Mantle was the best player on most of those teams. I think the triple crown, 18 World Series Home Runs and monster seasons in 56, 57 and 61 made him a hero to even non Yankee fans collecting cards at that time. Those kids coming back to baseball card collecting in the 80s, that is what drove his values from a little more than other superstars to where they are today.