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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog
If I could go back in time 30 years and buy a poor condition 1952 Topps Mantle for $1,000, it would be worth $25,000 today.
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Uh...30 years ago, I am pretty sure you could buy a poor 52 Topps Mantle for less than $1,000. I regret not being flush with money in those days, being a 1st Class/CPO in the Navy and being on CV-62/then Charleston while financing a home/family in Fort Lauderdale. But I went to many card shows, and I saw the 52 Mantles for sale. As I state in another thread, I bought 33 Goudey Ruth and Gehrig both for $500 ($250 each) in 1988, and in real nice shape both, using reenlistment bonus money.
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