How much do you think 52 mantle should be worth?

[ThoseBackPages]

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]

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]

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]

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?