What did everyone think about Memory Lane’s strong Mickey Mantle on card autograph s

[Hankphenom]

I never understood how the medium sharpie ever came to be the standard over the fine point sharpie. Maybe the fine is a little too thin, but the medium looks clunky as heck to my eyes. Something in between, perhaps. As for fountain pens, yes they look great but anyone old enough to have carried them to school or work and had nice shirts ruined or documents spoiled by leakage knows why they went the way of the dodo bird. Ballpoints just too unpredictable, but I guess you really have to use them on balls.

[jsfriedm]

Personally not a fan of autographed cards except in some very rare instances (would like a signed 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams - that card could use some extra decoration), but I wonder if the vintage autograph trend has legs because increasingly new vintage collectors will be people who came from modern, where they were always chasing autographed cards. If autographed Mike Trouts and Patrick Mahomes have always seemed like the holy grail, might you not maintain that mindset if your focus shifts to Mantle and Mays?

[Golfpro10]

Originally Posted by jsfriedm

Personally not a fan of autographed cards except in some very rare instances (would like a signed 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams - that card could use some extra decoration), but I wonder if the vintage autograph trend has legs because increasingly new vintage collectors will be people who came from modern, where they were always chasing autographed cards. If autographed Mike Trouts and Patrick Mahomes have always seemed like the holy grail, might you not maintain that mindset if your focus shifts to Mantle and Mays?

This is an interesting thought process and it makes complete sense to me. As modern collectors migrate over and are used to collecting autos it makes total sense to me that they might hit the ground running chasing vintage autos.

[Snapolit1]

What I truly find inexplicable in the modern realm is that someone will pay $20,000 for a 1/1 Babe Ruth cut auto card, where you can buy a decent Babe auto and cut it out yourself if you are so inclined for half that, and that people will pay a silly amount for a "rare" relic card containing small swatches from players pants or jersey, yet have no interest in buying a compleye jersey the guy wore for the same price or not much more.

If you think PSA has a magic touch in putting cards is slabs and giving them a special number, you should see what Panini can do buy purchasing something, cutting it up, and putting in a piece of card board and slapping on it 1/1 or 1/5.