1952 Rosen Mantle SGC 9.5 Final Price – Too high, too low, just right?

[MattyC]

Anyone who thinks this card went low is nuts. 12.6 million dollars is an enormous amount of money.

The card was gorgeous, also.

As to that 7.5, it was tilted as shit for that kind of cash.

And as to PSA 1s, I paid 60k for a particular PSA 1 recently— and I'd do it again and again.

[GaryPassamonte]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Anyone who thinks this card went low is nuts. 12.6 million dollars is an enormous amount of money.

The card was gorgeous, also.

As to that 7.5, it was tilted as shit for that kind of cash.

And as to PSA 1s, I paid 60k for a particular PSA 1 recently— and I'd do it again and again.

I would say this SGC 4 fits your tilt description more accurately than the PSA 7.5. Your eyes a a lot better than mine.

[MattyC]

Gary, you are right: that 4 has major league tilt. The key words for me are "for that kind of cash," yet I'll admit that is all relative. When I train my eye on the comparative width of the bottom white borders on the 7.5, the card is an instant pass for that very serious sum of money. But again, I'll readily concede that to someone for whom that is chump change, maybe it is not a big deal. I'd still advise to patiently wait out less tilt.

There is also a much greater amount of what I call "cap blur" on the 7.5 as compared the 4, which is worth hanging a lantern on for any sticklers when it comes to aesthetics.

[GaryPassamonte]

I agree. For that kind of cash, the centering should be right on.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

I agree. For that kind of cash, the centering should be right on.

Yet someone paid 12 million dollars for a tilted Mantle that was also off-centered on the back.

[GaryPassamonte]

Originally Posted by rats60

Yet someone paid 12 million dollars for a tilted Mantle that was also off-centered on the back.

All the more so. I can't figure it out.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by rats60

Yet someone paid 12 million dollars for a tilted Mantle that was also off-centered on the back.

Same one with the toning along the top?

Sheesh

[parkplace33]

Interesting addendum.

Heard through the grapevine that originally, this card was sent to psa to be slabbed. Psa came back and said it would be graded a 9. Card was not slabbed and was then sent to Sgc for grading.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Same one with the toning along the top?

Sheesh

It was off center, tilted and cut off on the back...with a coffee stain on the top. As I recall, for 12.6 M..AND yes, worth every penny.