While iconic, the Mantle card is certainly not rare, and the seemingly endless stream of them in one auction after another is to me an enormous turn-off. It is true that in ExMt or better, the card is not that easy to find, but have you noticed the trend towards (fully disclosed) card restoration lately? If that becomes the norm, owners of lower grade cards will have a realistic option to "upgrade" their own examples, thereby at least satisfying the "eye appeal" factor (although a demonstrably original in higher grade would still always be worth more, IMO). Definitely overvalued for the long-term, and in for a significant fall in value after the baby boomers have moved on.
An often discussed subject, but still a thread that makes for interesting discussion yet once more!
Larry
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