Mickey Mantle index card

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Sharpie signed Mantle autographs became popular at card shows. Most collectors would not pay the fee for Mantle and then hand him an index card.
And since he was not much of a TTM signer, the lack of his sig. on index cards in sharpie or ball point is not surprising.

Awww! Makes sense. Kind of like the $500 flat fee for Derek Jeter. Why would anyone pay that and then hand him an index card.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mschwade

Awww! Makes sense. Kind of like the $500 flat fee for Derek Jeter. Why would anyone pay that and then hand him an index card.

Except Mantle's fee was $50.

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Except Mantle's fee was $50.

If anyone has one of those $50 index cards in blue sharpie, feel free to PM me!

Thanks,
Matt

[Gary Dunaier]

I've got a Mickey Mantle autograph on an index card.



As you can see, it's not signed in Sharpie. Index cards are my preferred item of choice because I like the signatures for their own sake, and Sharpies don't work well on 3x5 cards because they bleed, and even if they didn't the point is too wide for my tastes. When it comes to 3x5 cards, my writing implement of choice is a Pilot Precise Rolling Ball, extra fine point, in blue.

This is the only Mantle autograph that I can ever know to be genuine because I acquired it in person, he signed it in front of me. I can't say that about any other Mantle autograph, no matter how reliable and well-respected the authenticator. Hence, this is not for sale.

(For informational purposes, here's the background behind the autograph. I acquired it at the Mickey Mantle's Restaurant in New York City on July 16, 1991 during a press conference in which Mantle publicized an auction of his 1967 road jersey. When I gave him the card to sign he looked at the back, probably to make sure it wasn't an unlicensed item, then signed it and - at my request - dated it.)

[GrayGhost]

GREAT signature and story, but someone will probably call it fake or say the alphabet guys would fail it. We live in a world of Cynics.

[J.McMurry]

Except Mantle's fee was $50.

I paid $35 in 1990 in Atlanta,( and caught a lot of grief for spending that much money for an autograph) so at that time I was not going to hand over an IC, it was definitely a baseball.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by J.McMurry

I paid $35 in 1990 in Atlanta,( and caught a lot of grief for spending that much money for an autograph) so at that time I was not going to hand over an IC, it was definitely a baseball.

$50 with inscription LOL!

[J.McMurry]

Wow Scott, you were Mr. Moneybags back then werent you