well, since everyone is going with the whole "manufactured rare" argument, I suppose we can add
33 Goudey Lajoie
R300 Ivy Andrews
US Caramel Lindstrom
And pretty much any other prize winner card.
Sorry, if it applies to one era it must apply to all.
And nobody has mentioned the Wagner yet? Not really hard to get, just hard to afford, just like the 52 Mantle.
Of course, all of those will continue to appreciate reasonably well.
So it all depends on how one figures "overvalued"
To me the Lajoie etc are cards that are probably appropriately valued.
The Wagner and Mantle are worth what they are not because of the card itself, but purely because of demand. What would a T206 common be worth if there were only around 60 known? There's a lot of front back combinations that are much tougher and will never be worth anywhere near what the Wagner is. Likewise, there are twice as many 52 Mantles as any other high number (Except the other two doubleprints) In fact, probably more than double since stars got saved more often. And again, none of the commons or even stars in the high numbers will ever get close.
So I consider them "overvalued" and have for a long time.
Steve B
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