1964 Mantle Topps Giant understanding the economics

[GasHouseGang]

Thanks,. Somehow I missed this discussion four years ago.

[swarmee]

Reminds me of the joke my dad used to tell: "My friend was buying a bushel of corn for $3 each, putting it in a dollar basket, and using a dollar's worth of gas to get it to the market where he sold it for $4. I asked him how he was going to make any money doing that; he said "I'll make it up in volume!" "

[ALBB]

I think the whole " mantle" phenomenon ..and also someone getting their jollys of having the thrill/means to grab 800+ plus vintage cards in one swoop

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ALBB

I think the whole " mantle" phenomenon ..and also someone getting their jollys of having the thrill/means to grab 800+ plus vintage cards in one swoop

I’m jealous of whoever got these. I definitely think these went to a collector rather than someone looking to split things up. The price still seems a bit crazy though.

[ALR-bishop]

Chris---if someone is strictly a collector with no intent to sell them why would he want 891 of them ?

[swarmee]

Wallpaper for a jail cell?
or art exhibition?

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Chris---if someone is strictly a collector with no intent to sell them why would he want 891 of them ?

Maybe it was Tim Carroll, who cuts up cards to make artwork.

Wouldn't it be cool to have a Mantle poster that was made up of cut-up Mick cards?

Where else do you get that many vintage Mantle cards, for any price?

[Republicaninmass]

And price wise, it would make sense

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Chris---if someone is strictly a collector with no intent to sell them why would he want 891 of them ?

I wouldn’t want 891 of them — I’d tried to get it to an even 1000. I love Mantle cards and have roughly 500 with duplicates. I think it would be great to have a few hundred more. And a large stack of the same card would be special. I don’t know. It’s weird but I see the draw.