Selling 80% of your collection for ‘52 Mantle - would you?

[Hxcmilkshake]

I would in a heartbeat. I've toyed with the idea but I have a massive room of crap. I would need some baller to just come over and clear out 50k worth. Otherwise its a long and tedious process for me.

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[G1911]

Never.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If you are asking as a collector, which I assume, no, I think you will regret it.

[JollyElm]

A collection is comprised of a group of things, so if you dump it all for a single card, then you would no longer be a collector, but a 'specificor.' A valuable card is great, but at what (literal and figurative) cost?

[Jewish-collector]

I would not. I prefer a quantity of cards rather than one expensive card.

[bnorth]

This is something I have also put some serious thought into.

I was thinking of selling and trading the majority of my cards to end up with 3 big cards. For me it would be a T206 Red Cobb with an Old Mill back, 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle, and 1952 Eddie Mathews.

I have had the Cobb and Mathews before. The Cobb had a Piedmont back so didn't mind selling it. The Eddie Mathews is one of the very few cards I wish I wouldn't have got rid of.

So yes I would do it.

[Johnny630]

No 1.5’s are still too inflated due to the Covid Boom. Let it cool for a while and reconsider. In the meantime save up so you don’t have to sell a large part of your collection. Do not get sidetracked buying stuff in the meantime, keep your money in your pocket and keep saving.

That’s the best piece of advice I can give on this particular question.

[Schwertfeger1007]

Selling 80% assumes you keep a decent chunk of your favorite cards and still get your dream card.

Do it!

You get your dream card and can chase other smaller ones you've sold from there.

[bmattioli]

No I would not. I like what I have and do not sell..

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Schwertfeger1007

Selling 80% assumes you keep a decent chunk of your favorite cards and still get your dream card.

Do it!

You get your dream card and can chase other smaller ones you've sold from there.

Unless you have to sell the top 80% and not the bottom 80%.

[raulus]

How attached are you to the 80% that you would have to sell?

Is it just random stuff accumulated over the years that you mostly ignore anyway?

Personally, I rarely pick up stuff on a whim, so everything has an important and cherished place in my collection. And everything else is already for sale.

Since the pieces in my collection are integral to my collection and near and dear to my heart, I would be loath to part with them.

Add to it the fact that while I appreciate the 311 Mantle (DP) as a nice piece, it just doesn't get me excited like it seems to do for others. Nothing against the card itself, but for the prices they command, both in the absolute, and relative to other collectibles in the hobby, it's just not for me.

So there's really no way on God's green earth that I would consider doing it.

[Rhotchkiss]

If you want the Mantle badly and this is the only way to get it, then go for it.

As an aside, I wonder how many people on this thread that say no, also said no on Don’s thread where he wanted feedback on purchasing the m101-4 Wagner (and alternatively, how many yes and yes)

Get the Mantle and enjoy owning one of the hobby’s most iconic cards.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by G1911

Never.

+1000 on that. It isn't even a good looking card. It and the 53 look like childish cartoons. And it's just one card. Frankly, for the life of me, I do not, cannot and will not EVER understand why it's so effing valuable. I CAN understand why a Honus Wagner t206 is.

But there I go again, ranting and raving over something that isn't even rational.