1952 Mantle purchase question

[larietrope]

Like a lot of us a 52 Mantle would be on our wish list. I'm considering a PSA3. To say I've owned one and thinking that I. or a family member in the future, could recover at least the cost.
If you were considering this what would your thoughts be ?
Thanks.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by larietrope

Like a lot of us a 52 Mantle would be on our wish list. I'm considering a PSA3. To say I've owned one and thinking that I. or a family member in the future, could recover at least the cost.
If you were considering this what would your thoughts be ?
Thanks.

It will always be a very top tier card IMO, and I think a lower grade is probably a safer purchase than a higher grade.

[nsaddict]

Or for almost the same price and condition you could get all 4 Goudey Ruth’s.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by nsaddict

Or for almost the same price and condition you could get all 4 Goudey Ruth’s.

Wow, I never thought of it like that.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by nsaddict

Or for almost the same price and condition you could get all 4 Goudey Ruth’s.

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Wow, I never thought of it like that.

Why would you want 4 cards of a guy who is in the top 3 all time when you could have a second year Mantle card? It makes sense as long as you don't really think about it.

[Goudey77]

In my opinion I would have a difficult time paying the current prices seeing what the 52 Mantles sold for just going back to the 2013-2014 time frame.

You could have purchased a PSA 3 for less than $10k I believe.
There are far too many copies of this card to support the prices long term.
You would fair better if you waited. That's just my 2 cents.

[bnorth]

Eye appeal, eye appeal, eye appeal. Good print registration and good color would be what I would look for. Personally I would also want it to have a major flaw that did not bother you. The flaw would make it much cheaper. That is what i done with my 52 Topps Mathews.

Things I would not pay a premium for is being in a PSA slab. There is no way i would pay any premium for the centering hype that has lasted way longer than normal this time around.

[Leon]

I had one before I went back to only pre war stuff. I looked for great aesthetics much more than the grade. If you can find a good buy on a 1-3 grade level, you should be fine in the future. I would focus on the card more than the TPG or flip, but that is just me. The hunt is always a lot of the fun so good luck if you go for it! (and let us know when and if you do)

Originally Posted by larietrope

Like a lot of us a 52 Mantle would be on our wish list. I'm considering a PSA3. To say I've owned one and thinking that I. or a family member in the future, could recover at least the cost.
If you were considering this what would your thoughts be ?
Thanks.