The official Mickey Mantle Pickup Thread. All Mick, all the time!

[Leon]

Date/Time
Activity .. Location

5/11/2016 - Wednesday

7:33 am.. On FedEx vehicle for delivery.. PLANO, TX

6:31 am.. At local FedEx facility.. PLANO, TX

12:59 am.. At destination sort facility.. DALLAS, TX

[jmb]

Nice eye appeal on the 2.5 Bowman Mantle.

I hope that isn't a pen mark on the Mick's forehead on the 62 ?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by jmb

Nice eye appeal on the 2.5 Bowman Mantle.

I hope that isn't a pen mark on the Mick's forehead on the 62 ?

looks like pen to me.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

looks like pen to me.

No it's on all of them.

[jmb]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

No it's on all of them.

Thanks. I haven't owned a 62 in a LONG time.

[begsu1013]

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[jmb]

W W !

[KCRfan1]

Bob,

You have some absolutely insane stuff.

[mid50sbaseball]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

only leaves that centered, unaltered 52b to complete the signed run.

should be back tomorrow in new holder...

bloody hell...


I've shown this one on here before but hey it's my only Mantle (so far) and was actually a gift from my wife which makes it that much better for me

[KCRfan1]

Justin, that '63 Mantle pops of color!!!

mid50's, you have an awesome wife to to find a '56 that looks so nice and then spring to get the card as a gift for you! Sounds like you have 2 keepers there!!

[Leon]

Great cards so far. The '52 is off the charts, Bob. And Dave's initial entry has me still going back to see if I can see an iota of "off-centeredness". And so many other greats ones shown, very nice...
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Don't know what the technical grade will be but this '51 has some good eye appeal in hand in light of the wrinkle/crease running vertically on the right. It runs about 63.5% of the width of the card (that's a joke but it might be close). Oh well....
My goal as an auctioneer was to have the card in hand look exactly the same as on the screen. I remember adjusting a few settings so they would come out that way when the lucky winner viewed them in hand. This looks as good or better in hand. When I first got into collecting again, as a 30 something, I had a PSA 6 1951 Mantle and eventually sold it when I went backward, time-wise, into pre-war. This card probably has better eye appeal, the crease not withstanding than that first one.

Originally Posted by Leon

Date/Time
Activity .. Location

5/11/2016 - Wednesday

7:33 am.. On FedEx vehicle for delivery.. PLANO, TX

6:31 am.. At local FedEx facility.. PLANO, TX

12:59 am.. At destination sort facility.. DALLAS, TX

[MetsBaseball1973]

That Mantle rookie looks better than MANY sixes and sevens. Centered and registered. Savvy pickup, sir.

[Stonepony]

Yep, that's a really nice card!

[begsu1013]

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[Rookiemonster]

I'm getting dizzy from that autographed 52 mantle. Insane card Bob! Leon that rookie is so fresh and so clean.

[Rookiemonster]

Not is the race for the nicest card in this thread. But this is a card I've wanted for a long time.

[ullmandds]

IT's the club to be in these days!!!! Funny Of all the Cobbs, Ruths I've owned and/or currently own...my last 2 mantle acquisitions put one of the biggest smiles on my face of any of them.