The official Mickey Mantle Pickup Thread. All Mick, all the time!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Guess the grade (not a trick).

[brian1961]

Peter, Judging only by the front, the grade seems 5.5 to 6.5, with superb color and clarity of image. ---Brian

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Peter, Judging only by the front, the grade seems 5.5 to 6.5, with superb color and clarity of image. ---Brian

The back is very clean.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Guess the grade (not a trick).

Remembering, Leon's card and the grade it received, I am guessing this one graded a 4?

As I've stated numerous times, and also playing the same, "Guess the Grade" with 3 purchased cards of my own, just when you think you have this grading thing down somewhat, something comes along and throws everything you have learned right out the window.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Yeah, it was graded a 4 at a show, seems harsh to me.

[Stonepony]

4 seems right to me

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

4 seems right to me

This looks far worse to my eye.

[sflayank]

Rare pickup

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by sflayank

Rare pickup

Larry, what, another one? Congratulations! (Insert "Envious" icon here)

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah, it was graded a 4 at a show, seems harsh to me.

Peter, is there a small crease, or a front or back crease/spider, I am not seeing? Perhaps the grade was given because of the white mark on the bat, extending to the sky.

Regardless, at that grade, the price would have been substantially lower, enabling the buyer to get much more eye appeal for much less moo-lah.

---Brian Powell

[irv]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah, it was graded a 4 at a show, seems harsh to me.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

This looks far worse to my eye.

I agree, Peter, the second card does look worse but, imo, based on what I can see of it, likely should have been graded a 3?

Edit: Meant to add, and again, just my opinion, but I do believe the Mantle's, May's, Robinson's, Ruth's, etc, get graded a little tougher than commons, or at least that is what it seems to me.