Many guys in our 40s and 30s who never saw him play still buy Mantle. When we entered the hobby, the 52T Mantle had a mystique and status that will never change— and that card became a gateway of sorts that led many of us to look into his life and accomplishments, as well as his other cards. Then there are Yankee fan collectors who will always be interested in cards of Yankee legends. The notion that as people who saw him play die, his cards will become less desirable, it seems specious at best, especially in light of how cards of many long dead players still have expensive, desirable cards— Mathewson, Shoeless Joe, the list goes on. But ultimately, one can sit around waiting years and years for some puerile price competition between Mantle and Mays to play out, or one can collect what they want to own in the present, whichever athlete that is.
Last edited by MattyC; 02-20-2022 at 08:47 PM.
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