[Archive]

Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Don't you find it interesting that a 52T Mantle was going for 5 x the Ruth cards ?

And, if I recall, Wagner cards at a 5K value were not that plentiful at the time. In 1980 when the 52T Mantle
jumped to 3K, the entire nation started taking BB cards seriously as a collectible. And, not only did the 52T
Mantle's come out of the woodwork, but so did more Wagner's. By 1980 the Wagner's had jumped to 15K.

Unless you were part of the "scene" in this hobby back then, you cannot fully appreciate the impact these
two BB cards (Mantle and Wagner) made in the hobby.

TED Z