Bryant vs. Mantle

[Paul S]

Can't stop laughing

[T206Collector]

I just don't understand what people think the upside is to this. Even if he turns out to be Babe Ruth, as soon as he has a down year, or even when he retires, this card will never be worth more than this. The price already assumes he's going to be The Natural. Shouldn't the "thrill of the hunt" include betting on a prospect that nobody believes will be the second coming?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Bryant.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Can't stop laughing

+1. You would think that collectors of new cards would have learned from the past--many, many things can occur that can derail even the hottest, best prospect from going on to fulfill what appears to be his potential. These include injury (Kerry Wood, Stephen Strasburg, anyone?), revelations of PED use, or the talent well simply running dry well before it might be expected to (Rocky Colavito, Dale Murphy, Ryan Howard?). Consequently, the demand factor for these cards is largely speculative and/or transient initially, and patience is the order of the day (as opposed to "gotta have it--gotta have it--gotta have it"). Best time to buy these guys (if indeed they are still around is when they are in their mid to late 30's and on the downhill slide, but have still established a HOF career. A fool and his money are easily parted.

Best to all,

Larry

[Peter_Spaeth]

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d..._None_ViewLink

Funny that, the underbidder on the Newsome, with 77 bids so far, also has numerous bids on many of the high dollar items in the current PWCC, mostly baseball. A collector with diverse tastes, no doubt.


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1979 Topps #308 Ozzie Newsome RC Rookie HOF HUGE CARD PSA 10 GEM MINT POP 2 ONLY
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