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Originally Posted by Leon
'52 Topps Mantle...I might even pick one up some day......it would have to be well centered though.
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There was an almost dead centered SGC 30 '52 Mantle in the 2/10 Goodwin auction, but it sold for $10,555. I'm pretty sure that I bid on it, but that price was steep for me. Of the six '52 Mantles that I've owned, the nicest was a PSA 4 that was centered down and to the right (which seems typical of '52 Topps Mantles) and it cost me $2000 less than what that SGC 30 sold for. I've got a collecting buddy that's a nut when it comes to centering, but if it comes down to paying a premium for centering or a card in better overall condition at the same price I'd take the higher grade card. I guess that's what keeps the hobby interesting. If everybody had the same taste in cards nobody would ever get a deal!
