A 1952 Topps complete set. Starting "the" ultimate post war project

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by irv

There was a nice uptick in those cards recently and posted in SMR. I am not sure how often or how accurate they update or follow sales, but that was what I noticed when I recently viewed the site for the first time in a long time.

Following some of the previous GM sales a while ago, I also thought some cards did very very well but most were EX/EX+ and most very well centered.

Yep I'm not sure what it is, but it doesn't follow what I've experienced. I know SMR will never be close to ideal, but these are more off than I would've expected. And it's the same with the semis as the commons. Like this snapshot (grade 5 prices):

268 Bob Lemon (HOF) 55
277 Early Wynn (HOF 55
3 Hank Thompson 50
7 Wayne Terwilliger 50
9 Bobby Hogue 50
15 Johnny Pesky 50
22 Dom DiMaggio 50
57 Ed Lopat 50
79 Gerald Staley 50
80 Herman Wehmeier 50
243 Larry Doby (HOF) 50
246 George Kell (HOF) 50

Those low series were mostly easy and pretty cheap. but I haven't come close to finding the Lemon or Wynn that I wanted, and no Kell or Doby yet either even though they aren't semi-highs.

Doby especially commands a higher price. Understandably you'll pay twice as much for him in my grade range as just about every other $50 low series one there, which are all treated as bottom level commons except for maybe a shade more for Dimaggio and Pesky.

[cardsagain74]

So a neighbor thread got me taking pics (which I rarely do).

But it was already time to include some visuals here by now.

Here's a couple snapshots of most of the best stuff from this one so far, along with the rest of the set up to #100:

[Republicaninmass]

Curious if people/a person might be pumping up these high numbers.


Anyone lose auctions to a high bidder with about 500 feedback masked ID 6**6? Seller has told me "bidder contacted me and said his son bid by accident" not true as he is a known 52 collector amd reseller.


Since I wasnt good enough to be a real cop, I'll just be a message board/Ebay cop instead!

[irv]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

So a neighbor thread got me taking pics (which I rarely do).

But it was already time to include some visuals here by now.

Here's a couple snapshots of most of the best stuff from this one so far, along with the rest of the set up to #100:

Nice looking collection so far, John.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by irv

Nice looking collection so far, John.

Thanks Dale. It's coming along well so far. Now if I can just find a Mantle and other high #s sitting around in my dad's old house

[irv]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

thanks dale. It's coming along well so far. Now if i can just find a mantle and other high #s sitting around in my dad's old house

lol

[arcadekrazy]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Thanks Dale. It's coming along well so far. Now if I can just find a Mantle and other high #s sitting around in my dad's old house

I see those on eBay all of the time. Lots of houses where someone finds just the mantle.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by arcadekrazy

I see those on eBay all of the time. Lots of houses where someone finds just the mantle.

Funny how that works eh (those and "estate find so we don't know if it's real" Mantles).

Mentioned this once before in some other thread, but my grandmother actually did find an old Mantle and a Whitey Ford of my dad's about 30 years ago. For no reason whatsoever, she gave the Mantle to my aunt's son (who didn't even like sports) and the Ford to me.

The Ford was a '53 Topps in FR-GD condition. I still have it. Never saw the Mantle at all. I'm sure it disappeared soon after, and my cousin has no memory of ever getting it.

Have always just assumed that Mantle was also a '53. Since the thought that I could've actually had the cliche "'52 Topps Mantle from dad's childhood collection" isn't fun.

[arcadekrazy]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Funny how that works eh (those and "estate find so we don't know if it's real" Mantles).

Mentioned this once before in some other thread, but my grandmother actually did find an old Mantle and a Whitey Ford of my dad's about 30 years ago. For no reason whatsoever, she gave the Mantle to my aunt's son (who didn't even like sports) and the Ford to me.

The Ford was a '53 Topps in FR-GD condition. I still have it. Never saw the Mantle at all. I'm sure it disappeared soon after, and my cousin has no memory of ever getting it.

Have always just assumed that Mantle was also a '53. Since the thought that I could've actually had the cliche "'52 Topps Mantle from dad's childhood collection" isn't fun.

Hopefully it was one of the topps checklists with mantle’s picture on it!