April Pickups

[KCRfan1]

You know Bill, I think we all know this was in good fun. It was April 1st.

That said, we have some board members who have some very deep pockets. So for one of them to pull the trigger on one or all of those Mantles wouldn't surprise me much.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

You know Bill, I think we all know this was in good fun. It was April 1st.

That said, we have some board members who have some very deep pockets. So for one of them to pull the trigger on one or all of those Mantles wouldn't surprise me much.

Oh, I know. I wasn't trying to be a stick in the mud, but I guess it kind of came off that way. And, you're absolutely right, Lou. Nothing should really surprise me. Not only do some collectors have deep pockets, but they've also been collecting a heck of a lot longer than me. It wouldn't surprise me at all if somebody on the forum had a collection passed down to them, and some of those '52 Mantles could have been ones they had graded.

I showed my father the latest copy of The Intelligent Collector from Heritage, and it included a centerfold showing what some of the best auction results were from 2015. There was a PSA 8 '55 Clemente, a PSA 10 '61 Clemente, a '52 Topps Mantle, etc. Dad was born in '47, so he would have collected some of those years. Grandma threw them out.

[KCRfan1]

Bill,

I know I wish I would have bought more in the 80's than I did. ....and kept the cards. Makes me ill to see prices today of what I used to have!

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

Bill,

I know I wish I would have bought more in the 80's than I did. ....and kept the cards. Makes me ill to see prices today of what I used to have!

You and me both. Our lcs in Waukesha (Wisconsin) always had the display case filled with really nice cards from the 60s and 70s, some older. But noooo, I wanted to buy '87 Topps wax. Not my moment in the sun, for sure.

[KCRfan1]

Me too. I was so dumb then. Still am now depending on who you ask!

[gregr2]

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[Stonepony]

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Nice pickups Greg