Who is the most collected baseball player of all time??

[Peter_Spaeth]

I bet more people overall collect Griffey than Mantle.

Just as a random example, PSA has graded over 27,000 of Griffey's Donruss rookie -- a strong rookie but not nearly his most popular. (Checked the Upper Deck -- 68000.)
Compare that to a very popular Mantle card, the 65 Topps -- just under 4000 graded.

[Arazi4442]

If you're talking about all-time, when I first started collecting in the 1980s, it seemed like Pete Rose was second only to Mantle.

Of course, he kind of put an end to the Pete Rose market himself.

[Throttlesteer]

Harold Baines *ducking*

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I bet more people overall collect Griffey than Mantle.

Just as a random example, PSA has graded over 27,000 of Griffey's Donruss rookie -- a strong rookie but not nearly his most popular. (Checked the Upper Deck -- 68000.)
Compare that to a very popular Mantle card, the 65 Topps -- just under 4000 graded.

And I bet more people collect Mike Trout than Griffey. I don't think you can go by volume because there are more and more different cards made of current players every year. The entry level is also a lot lower. Mantle cards are too expensive for many collectors, so they don't bother.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I bet more people overall collect Griffey than Mantle.

Just as a random example, PSA has graded over 27,000 of Griffey's Donruss rookie -- a strong rookie but not nearly his most popular. (Checked the Upper Deck -- 68000.)
Compare that to a very popular Mantle card, the 65 Topps -- just under 4000 graded.

Come on, Peter....you know better than to use pop reports to compare numbers when it comes to Mantle vs "any player" !


Since you used Griffey as an example, I well remember (and I'm sure others here do, also)…...when these Griffey UD and Donruss cards were first
available, PSA was rejecting (and re-grading) many of them claiming they were "evidence of trim". And, I'm talking about fresh-out-of-pack" cards ! !

Your numbers are NOT representative of the actual population.


TED Z
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