Interest? ‘53 Stahl-Meyer Mantle

[scottglevy]

A bit out of my typical posts (and knowledge) but I have an opportunity to purchase a fresh to the hobby, raw, early ‘50s collection. The best card is the ‘53 stahl-Meyer Mantle.

Id want to sell this card privately as it doesn’t fit my collecting focus. Hard to say exactly but it’s pretty beat up - although not completely trashed so figure around a “Fair”.

How realistic is it to sell a card like this NOT at auction? Could it fetch historical (eg $2k or so) pricing in a private sale?

Thoughts or inquiries are most welcome ... but I do want to be clear that I haven’t purchased it... yet

Best
Scott

[hcv123]

I think it would be an easy card to sell privately IF it were priced right for the condition it's in. Seeing a picture of both front and back would go a long way to offering a more accurate answer to your question. AS most copies are not in great condition - eye appeal matters greatly. Good luck.

[BLongley]

Hi Scott, I was/am a big Mantle collector and had much of his oddball stuff (was #4 on Mantle Master Registry). I had a 53 Stahl PSA 1MK with a bunch of creases in the corners, and some staining along with a black stamp. I paid $1300 for it back in 2016... honestly I’d say a raw beat up 53 Stahl would be under $1k... if graded then a bit over $1k assuming the condition. They are almost all pretty beat up, but it is the easiest to find of the Stahls and I do think the lesser conditioned Mantle non mainstream cards have cooled off a bit the past couple of years. There were a couple of big collectors going for the Mantle Master registry that have accumulated the Carr’s they needed and really pushed the market up on PSA graded oddball items.

[scottglevy]

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions. I have committed to buying the collection but expect for the transaction itself to take some time. I will provide more details when cards are available for sale.