[stargell1]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

This quote "The only people who feel Mantles are overvalued are people who don't own one" ignores a few logical follow up questions.

Do people that own it think it isn't over-valued the ones hyping the height of value?
Is the reason people that don't own it is because they think it is valued to high and would rather buy other cards with that money?

I don't own a 51 Bowman Mantle and believe it is under-valued in comparison to his second year card with several design flaws that was double printed.

I would not call it the "definitive" card in card collecting. It is the definitive card in card investing.
Yet there is no "definitive" card in collecting because collecting varies by people. There are collectors that don't collect Topps or any card made since their inception. Also, though I have heard of HOF rookie collections, I have never heard of a 2nd year HOF collection.

Well said.