I agree with the statements that Mantle's stuff will remain strong and continue to go up. He is more of a legend from that era like Cobb, Ruth and Gerhig before him. I'm not saying his stature isn't warrented but as a fellow Yankee hater it drives me crazy when looking at building a set the first thing I have to think about is how much the "Mantle" will run.
The first vintage set I ever built was a 1955 Topps set. The two main reasons I went for it: small amount of cards and no Mantle. It's odd to think that I would rather go after a Clemente and Koufax RC just to avoid 1 Mantle card.
Drew
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