How much do you think 52 mantle should be worth?

fkw · #1 11-16-2011, 03:42 AM

a bit less than the 1952T Eddie Mathews

The Eddie Mathews card from the same year is a true high number and a true rookie unlike the double printed 2nd year card of Mantle.

Plus Mathews has very similar career numbers overall

If Mantle played with Pittsburgh, he would be in the same value range as Mathews or Killebrew IMO... but we all know he was in NY and that the 2 most overrated players of all time played with the NY AL team

MM and DJ

Brianruns10 · #2 11-22-2011, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fkw

a bit less than the 1952T Eddie Mathews

The Eddie Mathews card from the same year is a true high number and a true rookie unlike the double printed 2nd year card of Mantle.

Plus Mathews has very similar career numbers overall

If Mantle played with Pittsburgh, he would be in the same value range as Mathews or Killebrew IMO... but we all know he was in NY and that the 2 most overrated players of all time played with the NY AL team

MM and DJ

Oh yes, I think the Matthews is the sleeper of the set, and underrated, given its scarcity, the fact it suffered the same fate as the Pafko, being one bookend in the set. And it's damn near impossible to find well centered.

It's why a few months ago I jumped at the chance to get a really gorgeous, almost dead centered Matthews in PSA 5. I paid a little more than SMR for it, and I don't regret it, because I'm convinced it will at least hold its value, and probably go up as more and more realize what a hard card it is, compared to the relatively plentiful, though financially prohibitive Mantle.

Volod · #3 11-23-2011, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fkw

If Mantle played with Pittsburgh, he would be in the same value range as Mathews or Killebrew IMO... but we all know he was in NY and that the 2 most overrated players of all time played with the NY AL team

MM and DJ

Right, and can you imagine if Clemente had been a Yankee rookie? Given his stats and his unfortunate ending, he would probably be touted as the greatest athlete who ever lived - at least in Gommorah - I mean Gotham.

ThoseBackPages · #4 12-03-2011, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fkw

a bit less than the 1952T Eddie Mathews

The Eddie Mathews card from the same year is a true high number and a true rookie unlike the double printed 2nd year card of Mantle.

This is what i thought of when i opened the thread

ls7plus · #5 12-05-2011, 12:42 AM

While iconic, the Mantle card is certainly not rare, and the seemingly endless stream of them in one auction after another is to me an enormous turn-off. It is true that in ExMt or better, the card is not that easy to find, but have you noticed the trend towards (fully disclosed) card restoration lately? If that becomes the norm, owners of lower grade cards will have a realistic option to "upgrade" their own examples, thereby at least satisfying the "eye appeal" factor (although a demonstrably original in higher grade would still always be worth more, IMO). Definitely overvalued for the long-term, and in for a significant fall in value after the baby boomers have moved on.

An often discussed subject, but still a thread that makes for interesting discussion yet once more!

Larry

zljones · #6 12-05-2011, 01:15 PM

I agree I think it will drop after some years, it has not really gone up in many years, I have price guides from the 90s and it has lagged in climbing in value. Pre war cards are timeless; therefore, will continue to rise. Postwar will also be timeless but I do not think anything will be worth more than $10,000 in the future, in my opinion.

Volod · #7 12-05-2011, 07:21 PM

Geeez, Larry - "...overvalued for the long-term, and in for a significant fall in value after the baby boomers have moved on." Can we geezers get out of the way fast enough for you millennials?

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