Just Another 1952 Mantle PSA 9

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

section placement is selectively enforced dontcha know!

+1

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Leon

+1

Agreed. This is big hobby news and warrants max visibility. I think most are interested in following less a couple yawners here or there.

[MVSNYC]

I’ll translate Leon’s “+1”...regardless of era, a post about a card this big and important, that’ll sell for multi-million dollars, and transcends the hobby, can reside on the main board page.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

I’ll translate Leon’s “+1”...regardless of era, a post about a card this big and important, that’ll sell for multi-million dollars, and transcends the hobby, can reside on the main board page.

Agreed. It's a pretty important bit of news for a card like this to hit the market. While there are very few bidders for a card like this, I feel confident it's selling north of $3 million.

[Yoda]

At least, you will be selling into a bull market, and I see all those hedgies and private equity guys, flush with bonuses, going wild over this card. Keep my fingers crossed for you.

[leaflover]

Don't forget the sales tax!

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

I’ll translate Leon’s “+1”...regardless of era, a post about a card this big and important, that’ll sell for multi-million dollars, and transcends the hobby, can reside on the main board page.

+1 making the popcorn and set my reminder for the auction to watch...

[clydepepper]

Hey, Honus. How do you feel about all this fuss over a Post-War Double-Printed Non-Rookie Card?

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[thunderdan]

Evan-it's a beautiful card and I hope it crushes the estimates. Thanks for showing it to me at last year's national.

[npa589]

Honestly though, when I saw first saw this Mantle in the picture, I felt like I was sinning.

As much as I would like to simply say I'd take a nice Wagner --- I honestly think I would take this Mantle if such a choice was miraculously offered to me. There is just something about the Mantle, even though I don't collect any Topps series at all, or care for the Yankees in the slightest.

I think I know what it is though - I grew up in the Beckett era, and would spend hours looking at, and dreaming about "XRC!", the italicized names, the emboldened prices that were seemingly infinitely higher than any other card in the price guide - and just a tad bit higher than my EX-MT 1990 Score Sammy Sosa that I had in my special "Cases Box". It was the 1952 Mantle and the 1984-85 Star Michael Jordan that held that lore for me. So, even though I now collect T206 and other Pre-War Cubs - it still isn't enough to overcome the overall nostalgia of scouring over every new Beckett price guide to see the unattainable cards from years that not even my dad experienced. Combine that with stories from my grandpa about Mantle, Williams, and there you have it: nostalgia bias.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Hey, Honus. How do you feel about all this fuss over a Post-War Double-Printed Non-Rookie Card?

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How many 9s and above are there? How many Wagner’s are there?