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This card has been discussed in other threads and it is well known that Evan bought and sold that card in a 9 holder.
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Also this is absurd price. I fully understand that if you can drop 5.2 Million on a card you can afford probably anything, and don't care about overpaying but that price is staggering. Granted it would be in a lesser grade, but You could buy a signed version of the 52 Topps for less. Hell if we restricting ourselves to just baseball cards/memrobillia I'm pretty sure you could buy game used uniforms of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Joe Dimaggio and you would still be at a lower combined price than what this guy paid for this Mantle, which very well could have been trimmed.
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It is a Mantle, and Mantle fans based on my reading "The Last Boy" by Jane Leavy will do what it takes to keep him at the top. I completely respect that.
"The 1952 Topps Mantle is the holy grail of sports cards," Gough said. "As a kid ripping packs in the '90s, I always dreamt of owning one. ... I felt this Mantle was highly underpriced." I completely get it, as I have game programs from 1956 World Series that I just touch and feel like I am in the presence of him, Jackie Robinson, etc. The aura is real, it was the golden age, and the perception of Mantle will never change. I am glad this overtook Trout. Now if we can just get T206 Honus Wagner back to the top. I am pretty sure this guy is after one of these, based on his recent purchases. Props to him as well, as we are both native Indianapolis guys!! I am putting together my measly collection now........just added a nice Joss portrait to sit next to my Young portrait. Last edited by jamest206; 01-14-2021 at 10:21 AM. |
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So, Evan sold this same card back in 2018 for 2.9 million US and within three years it has almost doubled in value, is that correct? If I was Evan, I would feel like crap right now.
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I think it really depends on how Evan used the proceeds. If I remember correctly, I thought he was willing to be paid in bitcoin for that sale, so if he did invest in bitcoin back then, he'd be laughing all the way to the bank, even given the appreciation for this card.
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Not surprised to see this at all. Considering it is the highest sought after card in the hobby and considering the grade of this copy, I don't see how this is out of the realms of possibility?
Look what some non sport cards like Pokémon's and others go for. Yes, it is shocking and surprising, but considering the year we just came out of, Imo, this really shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
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Before people on the internet start taking snarky pot shots at some guy's five-plus million dollar purchase, it is well known the card in question was sold in the same grade in which it was originally acquired. In other words, Evan Mathis did not alter or bump this card. There are certainly high dollar trimmed cards out there (one I suspect to be trimmed at auction right now, but because I don't have ironclad proof I won't slander it) but not this one.
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WOW! I know a man (not very well) who has a PSA 9. He has his and three of his childhood friends' collections. When they started chasing girls he traded things for their boxes of cards.
He had four 52 Mantle's and they were all ungraded. About 10 years ago he met a dealer who said his four cards would grade about 6-7's. He traded two of them for the PSA 9 the dealer had which is his only graded card. I spoke to him a month ago and he was surprised to hear about the boom in cards as he doesn't collect anymore and has most of them in a safety deposit box to save for his son. My thoughts seeing this: I bet that dealer regrets that trade and I need to get in touch with this guy and let him know what this just sold for! Edited to add: I did not personally see the card as he said it was in a bank vault. I did see photos on his phone of a huge gun like safe filled with boxes and boxes of 50’s cards. The stars were simply in top loaders. He had multiples of all of them. I have no reason to doubt him. I will find out!
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Makes me wonder what a 1914 Baltimore News Ruth would bring with this current market? I don't think there's been any public sales in quite some time. I heard one person owns a number of them despite it's very low total pop.
IMO, this should be the most valuable card in existence. It's just so rare and being hoarded. Who knows when or if an example may surface?
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Poor, Honus though. All my life, the T206 Wagner was THE holy grail in our hobby. I am talking 50 years here. (of my life). It feels weird for another card to hold the top spot. Last edited by One 'ol Cat; 01-14-2021 at 04:45 PM. |
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A legendary card deserves a legendary price. Kudos to the guy who could get it. I would too if I could.
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I completely disagree. You will never lose money buying a card of this caliber. Never. There is always at least one person who will want the best of the best.
Regarding the T206 Wagner comment, if the Gretzky Wagner (the hand cut card that PSA graded an 8 "never get cheated"), ever went to auction, it would crush $6mm. I put the over/under at $20mm, and the next time it sold, it would be double that. Last edited by Rhotchkiss; 01-14-2021 at 06:13 PM. |
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"the most legendary player in history"
um... i don't ever remember yankee stadium being called "the house that mantle built."
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as emily litella would say...
"oh, that's very different... never mind."
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I Agree with Rhotchkiss
I've seen the scenario play out over and over again and not just with baseball cards. Invest in the best within your budget. I've often seen 1952 Topps baseball cards I need that I could buy in a PSA 3, 4 or 5. I don't do it just to complete my set (fill the hole syndrome). I hold out for the PSA 6 or 7 (my financial limit). Which means I need patience and the willingness to pull the trigger when the card becomes available, even if the cost goes beyond my planned budget (within reason). For me that means knowing what PSA 6s and 7s have gone for in recent months. I do my homework by studying past transactions. I'm blessed to be in the position to do this, I know. No one can deny that this market is hot and I don't believe it's a bubble. Time will tell.
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I 100% agree, I don't think the price will ever go down. It's a little shocking to me though. And I agree there's always a person that will want this card.
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On the other hand...the autographed griffey jr rookie...ABSURD!!!!!!!
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100% agree Pete. And there are many other adjectives I could use. I pity the fool who bought the Griffey
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If there actually is such a fool...
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Or if he signs at a national or big show collectors can do the same thing.
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