The official Mickey Mantle Pickup Thread. All Mick, all the time!

[pokerplyr80]

This one just arrived today.

[Stonepony]

Great card! I'm a fan of the 52B

[pokerplyr80]

Thanks I'm a fan as well. An under rated and under appreciated Mantle in my opinion. Awesome 69, and that 65 is unreal. A lot of nice pickups lately.

To answer efrey's question, VCP AVG for a psa 3 53 Mantle is 430, and the highest sale is 577. You paid about the going rate for an above average psa 3. I'd say you did fine.

[MattyC]

Congrats on the 52B! Very slept on card. Very beautiful card, too. They just don't make'em like that anymore.

I am generally the farthest thing from an auto guy but this piece had such charm I had to pull the trigger. The kid's writing on the back is just such a happy reminder of what it's all about. Reminds me of keeping street ball and whiffle ball stats in a pad, or waking up and first thing checking box scores.

[pokerplyr80]

Thanks Matt, nice signed Mantle. I've been looking for one to add as well. I never know what to bid on one though.

[DeanH3]

Sweet '52 Jesse. Nice pick up.

Matt - nice auto'd Mick!

Man, I sure wish I had kept at least one of my signed Mantles. Had Mr. Mantle sign 3 cards, '60, '64 and a '69, at a show back in the late 80's. Sold them to fund other purchase but I sure regret it now.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by DeanH3

Sweet '52 Jesse. Nice pick up.

Matt - nice auto'd Mick!

Man, I sure wish I had kept at least one of my signed Mantles. Had Mr. Mantle sign 3 cards, '60, '64 and a '69, at a show back in the late 80's. Sold them to fund other purchase but I sure regret it now.

part of the fun of collecting is letting go of some stuff to get certain stuff back ... at least for me