My rule on postwar mainstream (Leaf, Topps and Bowman especially) cards is to try and get them in presentable condition for extremely low prices because they are so abundant. I make a lot of lowball bids and win a few here and there, but when I do win the card is all the more fun because I know I didn't spend more than the price of a lunch on it. Of course, for a Mantle you're talking a very nice lunch...
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