Bryant vs. Mantle

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Originally Posted by Paul S

Can't stop laughing

+1. You would think that collectors of new cards would have learned from the past--many, many things can occur that can derail even the hottest, best prospect from going on to fulfill what appears to be his potential. These include injury (Kerry Wood, Stephen Strasburg, anyone?), revelations of PED use, or the talent well simply running dry well before it might be expected to (Rocky Colavito, Dale Murphy, Ryan Howard?). Consequently, the demand factor for these cards is largely speculative and/or transient initially, and patience is the order of the day (as opposed to "gotta have it--gotta have it--gotta have it"). Best time to buy these guys (if indeed they are still around is when they are in their mid to late 30's and on the downhill slide, but have still established a HOF career. A fool and his money are easily parted.

Best to all,

Larry