What Would You Rather Have Mantle or Mantles?

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

I am the Less is more person. I am more inclined to downsize and get the 1 Great.
But Based on your love of Mantle and Your Current Collection. I would probably just sell some of the Mantles (can buy them hopefully in the future since individually they are all less then the 52 Mantle) and buy a 52 Mantle in a lover Grade perhaps a nice 5 to 6 and then have a great looking mantle to go with some of your other nice cards.

But either way cannot go wrong with either choice. Great Cards for the now and the future

Ahhh Jeff it's just so hard for me !!!! I might sell my Killer 55 SGC 7 Clemente as a start to put some money away...it's just difficult for me to sell the Mantles from over the years....IDK it's a good problem to have I guess, well no I know it is. I'm just thankful for the good smart people on this board that have a wealth of knowledge, experience, and love of the cards that I do.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Ahhh Jeff it's just so hard for me !!!! I might sell my Killer 55 SGC 7 Clemente as a start to put some money away...it's just difficult for me to sell the Mantles from over the years....IDK it's a good problem to have I guess, well no I know it is. I'm just thankful for the good smart people on this board that have a wealth of knowledge, experience, and love of the cards that I do.

Hi

I agree and never said it was easy. and only going on the question as you put it. Knowing your love of your collection I was trying to find a middle ground so you would not have to part with all the Mantles you Love for the 1 Ultimate prize you want so much.

As collectors we all have the love/attachment for our cards. For most of us it is not an investment but a passion of the collection. Many times I have wanted certain cards and either I would have had to trade or sell certain cards to get it. AND for me I have not made any of those trades or sales yet so sadly I missed out on some (to me ) amazing cards.

But There are a Few "Bucket List/Wish Cards" that if they became available then I would probably jump at them even if I had to trade/sell most of my collection.

So you need to decide in the simplest terms do you want that 52 Mantle more then all the other Mantles. If so pull the trigger before your Dream Mantle is gone or if the market keeps going sideways you may potentially be priced out of it and would have to sell more of your collection beyond the Mantles

[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Ahhh Jeff it's just so hard for me !!!! I might sell my Killer 55 SGC 7 Clemente as a start to put some money away...it's just difficult for me to sell the Mantles from over the years....IDK it's a good problem to have I guess, well no I know it is. I'm just thankful for the good smart people on this board that have a wealth of knowledge, experience, and love of the cards that I do.

Be really careful here. Many of us have sold cards to raise cash to buy another, and then been frustrated to no end as the market for the targeted card moved higher.

You might sell to raise cash and then it might take months or even longer to identify the right '52, and it's price might well be on the rise the whole time you're in cash looking.

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by Vegas Cards

Be really careful here. Many of us have sold cards to raise cash to buy another, and then been frustrated to no end as the market for the targeted card moved higher.

You might sell to raise cash and then it might take months or even longer to identify the right '52, and it's price might well be on the rise the whole time you're in cash looking.

Well put Vegas I agree with you, def been thinking about that issue.

[irv]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

i once owned every year and oddball issues from the 50-60's.
I sold them off to buy my 52.
Then i enventually got the 51.
So, from a investment situation- i'd pick the 52 all the way.
As a collector, I always loved the 51, 53, 56. Beautiful cards no doubt.

Same here.
They would have to be exceptional copies for me to ever get rid of my 52 Mantle even in the shape it is in.

[MVSNYC]

52 Mantle.

[Bigdaddy]

Going against my very nature, if the '52 was in front of me and a stack of 25 others, I'd have to reach for the '52. It's a card that I will probably never own, whereas all the others I could own, though not all at once.

[JollyElm]

I look at it from more of an entertainment value question.

Not a direct corollary, but you can either own the best movie (according to the American Film Institute) ever made (#1), or the next 25 greatest from their list (#2-26). What would you do? Better yet, since a lot of people have a different film topping their personal list of best flicks ever, you can choose any one listed to own by its lonesome, or opt for the remaining 25 movies. I'd find much more enjoyment having the large group of different movies to watch, even if I had to forgo ever playing that one great film.

1. Citizen Kane
2. The Godfather
3. Casablanca
4. Raging Bull
5. Singin' In The Rain
6. Gone With The Wind
7. Lawrence Of Arabia
8. Schindler's List
9. Vertigo
10. The Wizard Of Oz
11. City Lights
12. The Searchers
13. Star Wars
14. Psycho
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey
16. Sunset Boulevard
17. The Graduate
18. The General
19. On The Waterfront
20. It's A Wonderful Life
21. Chinatown
22. Some Like It Hot
23. The Grapes Of Wrath
24. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
25. To Kill A Mockingbird
26. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington


Value aside, I'd rather be able to adore 25 separate (and valuable in their own right) Mantle cards than be stuck married to that one piece of arrogant cardboard for eternity!!! (Uh oh...think I wandered off into some personal issues there for a moment. )