The future of Mickey Mantle collectibles?

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by uyu906

I am a set collector, pure and simple......and the Mantle cards are the most expensive.......The problem is that I hate the Yankees (I come by that honestly as my dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan) and do not like Mickey Mantle. So, I am often left with having to pay more for a card of a player I do not like, on a team that I cannot stand, if I want to complete my sets. I am not looking for sympathy. I just wanted to express a small collecting frustration from a non-Mantle fan.

That is passion! Funny...

I do not think the market for Mantle will ever diminish to any significant extent. I think he is one of last true iconic figures. I don't particularly care for the Yankees, but I have a significant collection of Mantle stuff. They are some of the cards which I most treasure....

Z Wheat

[campyfan39]

Mantle's are heading downhill.
Because I am so kind I will be happy to help you cut your losses and take some of those burdens off your hands.

[pepis]

You know the future of Mantle cards/items is solid and bright when even
people that hate him,, there best cards are Mickey Mantle's

[ALR-bishop]

A lot of truth to that statement. I collect Mantles only because I collect Topps sets, regular, inserts and test. As a result I think I have all his Topps issues except the 61 Dice and 68 Disc. But as a Cardinals fan he was not my favorite ballplayer even though I have spent a lot on his cards, particularly to get both of the 1952 variations.

I did see him play in person during the 1964 World Series

[HOF Yankees]

I have been debating this for a few days now and I can say I think lower grade Mickey Mantle cards will go up, not sure when but I have confidence they will. I bet there's more collectors, I myself, that buy the lower end Mantles cause we all cant afford the high end ones.

[MattyC]

I agree; I've found that lower grade 50's Mantles with eye appeal are incredibly liquid, with a vast amount of buyers.

[almostdone]

I agree with the statements that Mantle's stuff will remain strong and continue to go up. He is more of a legend from that era like Cobb, Ruth and Gerhig before him. I'm not saying his stature isn't warrented but as a fellow Yankee hater it drives me crazy when looking at building a set the first thing I have to think about is how much the "Mantle" will run.
The first vintage set I ever built was a 1955 Topps set. The two main reasons I went for it: small amount of cards and no Mantle. It's odd to think that I would rather go after a Clemente and Koufax RC just to avoid 1 Mantle card.
Drew