Is 1956 Topps Mantle the most overpriced card in the hobby?

[calvindog]

Hard to imagine a better looking card; many may equal it but very few surpass it in my opinion.

[frankbmd]

1956 Topps Baseball was the first set I collected as a kid buying nickel packs, although Mom cleaned house when I went away to college.

When I reintroduced myself to the hobby 35 years ago, my first objective was to put a 1956 Topps set together again. I have sold the majority of that set now, but still have the Mantle, Robinson and Clemente in decent grades and a few others. I would post scans, but mine is nearly identical to the cards already posted in this thread.

The '56 Topps set is numero uno in my book. It even has a George Zuverink card. What more could you ask for?

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

1956 Topps Baseball was the first set I collected as a kid buying nickel packs, although Mom cleaned house when I went away to college.

When I reintroduced myself to the hobby 35 years ago, my first objective was to put a 1956 Topps set together again. I have sold the majority of that set now, but still have the Mantle, Robinson and Clemente in decent grades and a few others. I would post scans, but mine is nearly identical to the cards already posted in this thread.

The '56 Topps set is numero uno in my book. It even has a George Zuverink card. What more could you ask for?

Hey Frank!! Hows it going?

I had the privilege of purchasing many of these cards that were in your set and still love them to this day. They went a long way in helping me complete my set about 6 years ago. I remember seeing you Mantle, Robinson and Clemente and kicking myself I didnt pursue a deal with you on those cards as I remember them to be very nice.

My '56 Mantle came from another board member who had pulled it from the pack back in '56. Sadly, I do not remember his name as we lost track of each other during covid but I still have that card in all its glory with one crease and writing on the back. To me, this card screams 50's and knowing the "kid" who pulled it makes it all much more special.

This was a card I had wanted for years and just felt it was out of reach financially. Fortunately, I was going through some boxes of cards I had put away and found I had a Mike Trout Heritage rookie and graded it. It came back a 10 so it was a no brainer to sell that card and find me the best Mantle I could afford.

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[Chris-Counts]

I agree the '56 Mantle is one of the better looking of all cards. While it's worth double any other card in the set, it's not close to being the most overpriced card in the hobby. That honor goes to his 1952 Topps card. There are 44 of them on eBay tonight, and the cheapest, which looks like a dog chewed on it, is $25,000. It's also not his rookie card, but that isn't stopping some of the sellers from saying or believing it is.



[QUOTE=calvindog;2453117]Hard to imagine a better looking card; many may equal it but very few surpass it in my opinion.