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I'd say go for it. You can always add back the cards you miss later. Picked this up a while back and definitely don't regret it.
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To answer the title question, no.
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I had a 52T Mantle for a few years. I didn't like it as much as I like the 1952 and 1953 Bowman, so I sold it off and happily kept the other two.
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Mantle.jpeghttps://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...0SGC%2040.jpeg No point in tying up that big a % of my collection budget in a card I don't really care for, aesthetically speaking. Plunked the proceeds into my investments and while those aren't aesthetically pleasing, either, they are growing nicely. Oh, and on the Wags question, another Horner portrait card people tend to forget: https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...Wagner%201.jpg My Joe Jackson: https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Jackson.jpg A fantasy card of a banned player seemed strangely appropriate. I got it from Terry Knouse (RIP) at a National. We both had a good laugh over it and he tossed it into a deal. I showed it to Josh Evans (RIP) and he was not as amused as I was with it. |
Sell your cards! You can go back later and buy some of the cards again; the ones you really like, but a 42 Mantle is hard to find and going up price!
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If my collection consisted of a large group of 1987 Topps or Donruss, you damn right I would.
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My answer to the question would be "no", but that would be a bit tongue-in-cheek even out of the gate. My collection sold at high retail right now might be able to be traded for the worst looking Authentic '52 Mantle you can imagine...but not much more. It's not something I would seriously entertain.
Besides a better answer to the Mantle question being "I was born at least 20 years too late", right now I would be in no mood to trade many cards that I enjoy for one. Traditionally, I get spooked with too much $ being tied up in just any one card, and try to avoid situations where I would be placing all of my dopamine (if not dollar...) value in only one or a few cards. I'm in my late 40's; enjoy working on postwar player runs and selected sets, and as someone who has never seriously done much with prewar cards - I think my next big endeavor (in terms of $ anyway...) will be going after a prewar Chicago Cubs collection. The day may come when I want to consolidate down and turn thousands of cards into much fewer - but honestly I don't know what that would feel like, and I have even less of an idea what it would look like. Ask me if I'm still around on these boards 25 years from now... |
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I have personally considered selling off several cards to get a grail type card for me like a Ruth RC or signed Goudey and am leaning towards it. But anything I'd sell I would see again if missed. |
I bought a VG+ SGC example back in my college days and it just sat in the safe collecting dust. I was more focused on drinking, going to strip clubs, wrestling events, movies, etc. I sold it after a few years for around 20k USD. :(:(:eek: Could I get another one today if I sold a few big pieces? Sure. But do I want to do that? Nope! I just don't see any investment potential with this card anymore. Buying a PSA 1 for 30k USD makes zero sense to me! I think the 51' Bowman rookie is the better buy. Get a nice centered example and hold for long-term.
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I sold most of my collection for this one:
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That’s a gorgeous card. |
How much enjoyment can one get staring at 1 card as opposed to a plethora of cards from all different sets/designs and players across many years?
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:) Who said just one card?
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It all depends. You gotta look at what you have now and ask yourself are they cards you can live without. If theres some in there that are sentimental or are cards you know you could never obtain again then keep what you have. If not I would definitely do it
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2) Would you not need to really like Mickey Mantle and that particular 1952 card to "do it" anyway? It's a card that's so common that you can select from a plethora of offerings at any time. :confused: |
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Also it is a common card but is it something he'll be able to afford "at any time???". Not sure you really thought out your comments before you posted them but the value of that card continues to go up in value. Confused |
The most beautiful thing (to me) about this hobby is freedom. I can collect what I want and do it the way I want.
From set builders to people who only own one card, there's plenty of room for everyone. Collect what you like. Like what you collect. Leave the rest for everyone else. |
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Regarding the question of this thread, I would not trade 80% of my collection to own a '52 T Mantle. My other Mantles and cards of the era will have to do. I freely admit to liking the card a great deal and would love to own one and to build that set, but it's not going to happen. That's fine because there are countless other sets from that era I can complete. I figured out a long time ago that I can't buy them all, as much as I might like. |
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I've been doing the consolidation plan last couple years. I've netted two cards I would not have been able to acquire otherwise. No regrets on my end. I can replace the cards I've sold down the line if I desire. And I will probably keep consolidating in the future.
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I still don't want a 1952 Mickey Mantle though. If I find one in a drawer somewhere I'll put it up for sale immediately! :) |
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Throw in something about your uncle or your old man for good measure... |
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Consider just your statement regarding affordability. You realize of course that you're intrinsically assuming that whatever has gone up in price will continue to go up in future. But there's a disconnect there. When it comes to investments, there's only a past tense and a future tense. Past price increases tell you nothing about the future. Moreover with respect to collectibles such as baseball cards, Pokémon cards, comic mags, My Little Pony figures, coins, stamps, Beanie babies, pogs and tulip bulbs, there are no intrinsic growth factors such as increasing sales, profits and dividends as there are for some publicly traded stocks. Future price increases depend strictly upon future demand increases and these are never certain. And with respect to the 1952 Mickey Mantle card specifically, the demographic factors don't look good. The main factor that's driven demand for this card is that the baby boomers who once idolized Mantle as kids and collected baseball cards in wax packs with bubble gum could afford to pay ever increasing prices for the Mantle as their own income/wealth increased. But these baby boomers are now all entering their "estate planning" years (or even dying). Many(most?) of them are hoping that they can sell these Mantle cards now to those who are willing to gayly extrapolate past price increases for this card on into the future. But that is in no way guaranteed. :( |
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I must admit, I am starting to run out of cards I’d like to consolidate. So I could run into trouble soon. |
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I wouldn't sell the dirt farm, but card board for card board, go for it, less inventory to keep up with.
There's a dealer now in distress, second mortgaged the home to buy ungraded cards--although they appeared nice, came back low grade--oh, oh |
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