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Originally Posted by tazdmb
Found this while cleaning out my basement, I think some will enjoy it. I BELIEVE this was Mantle's last public show. I remember there being NO line for Mantle, as $80 ($80!) for an autograph was unheard of.
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Those were the days! I have a hard time shelling out ducats for Randy Johnson or Piazza at close to $200 which is more than I paid for Dimaggio or Mantle combined. If I want Mariano Rivera with the "Enter Sandman" inscription, I would have to drop more iron than what I paid for Ted Williams at his last show! I just keep telling myself that I don't need them all. When I mention to a collecting friend that he does not have this or that player on a piece he quips "I don't have Babe Ruth either." I laugh but it helps keep things in proper perspective.