Does anyone actually like the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle?

[MattyC]

I guess I'll go ahead and debase myself by entering into another of these asinine threads where some schmuck tries to diss the 52 Mantle.

Yes, many of us love it. Many of us in our 30s and 40s. Kids now 12 revering it at shows. And on and on and on. It has attained iconic status, and will always be the standard bearer of the postwar card hobby.

Anyone who wants to wait out its becoming undesirable for some twisted, pathetic form of satisfaction, go on and wait. You'll be dust before that ever happens.

The card is beautiful. The blue background. His look in the portrait.

The card is challenging for a collector— to find a centered copy. Probably 95% or more are off centered and tilted. It also represents a BELOVED athlete. For all these reasons it is a beloved card by many.

So it's pretty and challenging and significant to the card hobby as the card from a watershed set. And it depicts a super popular legend who played for a team with a massive fan base. Kids of Yankee fans learn who Yankee legends are, and kids involved in the card hobby today learn about that particular card.

Could some people out there hate the color of blue? Or the Yankees? I guess. To them I say spend less time having negative feelings toward a baseball card and spend more time collecting whatever it is you enjoy.