Mantle Prices!

[MattyC]

Prices for Mick are wild now. Cost me what I got for a PSA 6 50s Mick last month, just to put a 3.5 of the same card back in my collection. I’ve vowed never to sell Mantle again. Any Mantle card sold is almost a certain regret in the future— and in today’s market that future can be barely a week. I’ve sold some Mantles on the BST here that I deemed superfluous to my collection; they wind up with PWCC stickers the next week selling for triple.

[Delray Vintage]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Prices for Mick are wild now. Cost me what I got for a PSA 6 50s Mick last month, just to put a 3.5 of the same card back in my collection. I’ve vowed never to sell Mantle again. Any Mantle card sold is almost a certain regret in the future— and in today’s market that future can be barely a week. I’ve sold some Mantles on the BST here that I deemed superfluous to my collection; they wind up with PWCC stickers the next week selling for triple.

Yes Mantle seems to be in the buy and hold category, at least until we see all these Wall Street types switch to something else. I am holding my 52 PSA 6 forever and will pass it along to my heirs.

[egri]

I passed on picking up the Mantle I need for my project earlier; with the way things are headed, unless there's a correction or I strike oil in my backyard, I may need to go without him. I'm a member of a couple watch collecting forums as well, and the same thing is going on over there. The grey market prices for new Rolexes are absurd, and for vintage Rolexes they've gone through the roof.

[dio]

Mantle is like blue chip real estate in prime location, you might overpay now but in few years you'll be glade you have overpaid. Especially the 52 topps and 51 bowman

[rjd1]

Originally Posted by egri

I passed on picking up the Mantle I need for my project earlier; with the way things are headed, unless there's a correction or I strike oil in my backyard, I may need to go without him. I'm a member of a couple watch collecting forums as well, and the same thing is going on over there. The grey market prices for new Rolexes are absurd, and for vintage Rolexes they've gone through the roof.

Indeed - watches are my other (and vintage guitars..) obsession besides baseball cards and it’s crazy what is going on in the watch market as well. Very similar...

[samosa4u]

His Bowman rookie has gone insane too!

[talkinbaseball]

I agree with Leon, anything I look at that catches my eye is way out of my range.
John

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by egri

I passed on picking up the Mantle I need for my project earlier; with the way things are headed, unless there's a correction or I strike oil in my backyard, I may need to go without him. I'm a member of a couple watch collecting forums as well, and the same thing is going on over there. The grey market prices for new Rolexes are absurd, and for vintage Rolexes they've gone through the roof.

Watches are definitely blowing up. I took a vintage Rolex to a local shop to try to find out some information about it, they gave me no information but several large cash offers. I passed.

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[JollyElm]

Mantles are always 'elevator grabs.' If you see one at a decent price - even if you're technically 'overpaying' for it - jump on it immediately, because tomorrow the price is going to be much higher, and the next day? Even higher. Up, up and away it will continue to go.

[packs]

Lucky to have picked one up when I did:

[LincolnVT]

Agree...early Mantle cards are beginning to be very tough to come by. Even low grade 52 Topps examples are bringing big money. I remember when a Ruth rookie in a 1 holder could be had for 25k...seems tough now to find a beat up 1952 Topps Mantle for that. Hard to know where they will be at in the years to come...but I would say that the 1952 Topps issue is one of the most iconic cards in the hobby.