Mickey Mantle Debut ticket sold on eBay

[71buc]

Mickey Mantle Debut ticket sold on eBay. Hard to believe 14.5K is a steal but it appears that someone got a good deal. 15 bidders placed 76 bids. Thoughts?

[ooo-ribay]

Hate to disagree with my buddy Mike, but I don’t consider $14K for a 1” x 2” piece of cardboard a “good deal.”

[Snapolit1]

I'd add -

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Hate to disagree with my buddy Mike, but I don’t consider $14K for a 1” x 2” piece of cardboard with a horrible stain or tape residue from one edge to the other a “good deal.”

[Scott Garner]

Also, keep in mind that Opening Day games are usually very well attended.
Scarce?
In the big scheme of things, this ticket should be much easier to find then any of the next few games at home....

Opening Day tickets and World Series tickets are never scarce

[71buc]

I agree that even the eBay price is excessive. The pop report (FWW) is 18 with the highest graded being a 3. I believe that 3 sold during Covid for 141K. I realize things have cooled considerably since then but I have to believe this would sell for much more than this eBay sale. I think supply is definitely less than the demand.

[Swadewade51]

I have to agree with Mike here. Just because should be easier to find doesn't mean it is and the population definitely shows that.

I think this fell victim to the $10k limit that possibly suppressed the final price on the Koufax debut ticket discussed else where on this forum.

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Swadewade51

I have to agree with Mike here. Just because should be easier to find doesn't mean it is and the population definitely shows that.

I think this fell victim to the $10k limit that possibly suppressed the final price on the Koufax debut ticket discussed else where on this forum.

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Yessir, that is correct

[Topnotchsy]

I was corresponding with someone who in a ticket expert and he felt that at a big auction house it would go for 3x to 4x more than it went for.

People might not consider it a good deal based on what they would be interested in paying for it, but if the buyer can sell if for 3x the amount they bought it for... it's a pretty good day at the office.

[Snapolit1]

I love ticket stubs, but they have crashed pretty hard.

[71buc]

I think it’s more of a market correction. The prices of a couple of years ago were driven by a fear of missing out. I think that the market is more realistic now. That being said there are a number of tickets that will always be desired by collectors. This Mantle debut being one of them. Tickets related to Robinson, Mantle, Ruth, Gehrig, Aaron, Mays, Clemente, Koufax, and other inner circle HOFers should still be safe bets. Did you see this lot sold on eBay recently? It had one full Griffey debut in it. 40K? Crazy in my opinion and further evidence that this Mantle was under valued.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

I was corresponding with someone who in a ticket expert and he felt that at a big auction house it would go for 3x to 4x more than it went for.

People might not consider it a good deal based on what they would be interested in paying for it, but if the buyer can sell if for 3x the amount they bought it for... it's a pretty good day at the office.

At the right auction, with the right bidders, and that one guy that has the funds and has to have it, the sky's the limit. Otherwise, the novelty of the stub appeals to about 1% of 1% of people. I'm sure it will come back for sale as soon as it is back and labeled at psa. The high bidder hoping that one guy probably didn't see the auction