Trade: 1951 Bowman Mantle PSA4 for 1933 Ruth #53

[BBB]

Was thinking of selling this one to fund my search for a #53 Ruth. Why not just trade and keep the money between collectors rather than give a % to auction house or ebay.

I live in SoCal in case I am ultra-fortunate and the trader is near enough to do a handoff.

[pokerplyr80]

I live in socal and am interested in purchasing the card so you can buy the 33 Ruth. I do not have one to trade. How much are you asking?

[BBB]

Hi All,

Just wanted to clarify that I am only looking for a trade at the moment. Apologies as I did not make this position 100% clear in the initial posting.

If I fail to find a trade, I will likely be back for a straight sale. I just have no clue what a fair price is as I know the Mantle RC is one of the few cards going up, up up in value while the Ruth is flat.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by BBB

Hi All,

Just wanted to clarify that I am only looking for a trade at the moment. Apologies as I did not make this position 100% clear in the initial posting.

If I fail to find a trade, I will likely be back for a straight sale. I just have no clue what a fair price is as I know the Mantle RC is one of the few cards going up, up up in value while the Ruth is flat.

Really? To say Babe Ruth cards are flat is just not true...and there is certainly enough data to price a 51 bowman mantle.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Really? To say Babe Ruth cards are flat is just not true...and there is certainly enough data to price a 51 bowman mantle.

yeah that post was sketchy..babe ruth #53 cards are not flat..and it really not hard to price a 51 mantle.....no way you can find a fair trade with that opinion..

[iowadoc77]

A quick search of eBay showed 4 sold non qualifier mantles. 2 for $4000ish and 2 for $5000. That's a start.

[BBB]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

yeah that post was sketchy..babe ruth #53 cards are not flat..and it really not hard to price a 51 mantle.....no way you can find a fair trade with that opinion..

Just looking for a straight trade chief. Nothing sketchy about that. #53 hasn't gone up near as much as Mantle recently.

Would dig hearing your opinion on pricing the Mantle, since I am only seeing a range of 3.5 - 5k rather than a stable price.

[BBB]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Really? To say Babe Ruth cards are flat is just not true...and there is certainly enough data to price a 51 bowman mantle.

Flat in the short term gains. Of course Babe always goes up over the course of time. It is just that the Mantle has lept by over $1,000 in a couple months and the Babe has not.