1953 Topps Mantle PSA 8 $43,000+. Card bubble or the new norm?

[begsu1013]

as time shows, there really isn't a bubble when it comes to high grade mantle cards.

simple supply and demand in which only mother nature will decide when the mantle/mankind bubble bursts.

edit: i was in on the action, however was outbid and really didn't mind...as i picked up something else very special and will be more than happy to display once she arrives! ; )

but here's my auto'd version and my 5 which did not get upgraded (only by psa's opinion):

[rats60]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

edit: i was in on the action, however was outbid and really didn't mind...

If you don't mind, what were you willing to pay? The reason I ask is it looks like when it sold in April, it was a reserve auction with a buy it now for 25K. There were several bidders who weren't willing to pay the 25K until one of those lower bidders decided to hit BIN. Are there suddenly multiple people willing to go so much higher only a couple months before? Are there really that many people who don't check ebay other than certain seller's auctions?

[Bestdj777]

I am sure there were plenty of people that were interested but were not willing to spend $25,000 on an item from an eBay seller with very little feedback, none of which relates to cards.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

I am sure there were plenty of people that were interested but were not willing to spend $25,000 on an item from an eBay seller with very little feedback, none of which relates to cards.

I would just pay with my credit card and if there was a problem, just dispute it and return the card.

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by rats60

If you don't mind, what were you willing to pay? The reason I ask is it looks like when it sold in April, it was a reserve auction with a buy it now for 25K. There were several bidders who weren't willing to pay the 25K until one of those lower bidders decided to hit BIN. Are there suddenly multiple people willing to go so much higher only a couple months before? Are there really that many people who don't check ebay other than certain seller's auctions?

i was willing to go about 20% higher than the previous sales price. it was a solid 8, but the bottom right hand corner was holding me back from "moon" bidding....i also just picked her up which constrained the budget just a tad!