The future of Mickey Mantle collectibles?

[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

[MattyC]

That raises an interesting side point. I for one never let team allegiances or rivalries get in the way of or factor in with cards. In fact when it comes to sports I believe one can root for their own team and not hate another; the athletes are all competitive sportsmen, and as such should always be gentlemen and show sportsmanship-- and the fans should follow suit. That's why the athletes look so immature and ignorant and classless when they lose their composure and brawl.

I look at some of the fights and even stabbings that erupt from hating another team (and by extension, its fans) and it just seems so senseless and irrational. All parties love the same sport, and are all Americans who would likely help each other in a national crisis-- so why be so acutely divisive when it comes to sports? I really think there's a huge segment who take it way too far-- you guys hear about that kid who was shot and killed over a comment related to Dodgers-Giants? I never get when fans brawl-- the players are doing the competing, not the fans.