Stahl Meyer Mickey Mantle PSA 9

[Tomi]

Didn't even know it existed in this grade.
https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...y-mantle-card/

[Republicaninmass]

Top o' the market incoming!

[4815162342]

Well, this explains the recent mysterious whale hunting thread on the main board.

[Lucas00]

One of the sets where a 3 can look like an 8. No way would I ever go after one with such an immense premium when ones that look 95% as good sell for a fraction of that ask. But Mantle and Registry go hand in hand. Also, for some reason I feel like ive seen more stahl meyer mantles for sale recently than I would ever imagine. Seems like his friggin Dan Dee is for sale less often! (I know its not lol). Just my thoughts. Nice card in any case.

[TUM301]

Always one of my favorite Mantle cards. Young Mick and that purple/gray backdrop really makes his image pop. Final price, no idea but how often do truly “one of ones “ come available?

[raulus]

Should we start taking bets on the final price?

The 54 Stahl Mantle in PSA 8 (1 of 1, none higher) went for $210k in Feb 2022. Things have cooled off a little since then. Also, I'm not convinced that it really makes a difference whether it's a PSA 8 or a PSA 9, when we're talking about the tippy top of the pop charts.

Of course, whenever you get something with this level of rarity (for the grade), particularly for #7, it's really just a question of when the underbidder will finally decide to drop out. So it's anyone's guess!

I'll go bullish here and guess at $250k, simply because the underbidder on the 54 Stahl probably decided he can't live without having the top graded piece on the 53 Stahl, so keeps pushing it up.

[Kutcher55]

I read that the asking price is $2.567M.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

I read that the asking price is $2.567M.

HA. Guess it helps if I actually read the article and not just assume it’s coming to auction.

Anyone think it will actually get $2.5M?

No disrespect to Howard or Brian, but it seems a stretch, unless you want to assume that the 1953 in PSA 9 should be worth 12x what the 1954 in PSA 8 is worth. While that sort of a multiplier might apply to a standard issue, I’m not so sure it applies here.

But good luck to Howard and Brian. They are both good friends, and great guys. Plus, all it takes is one buyer with deep pockets who really wants it!