Mickey Mantle 2012 Topps 1/1 Autograph

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

i think the "1/1" designation is for the fact it's missing part of the M and e. you won't find another mantle sig like that.

[D. Bergin]

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-A-N-T-L

[travrosty]

since the e in mantle is almost all cut off anyway, they could have moved the sig over even more and saved the capital M, but they aren't that smart.

[Mr. Zipper]

Or they could have rotated it diagonally and gotten the whole thing in. I suppose "straight and level" is more important than "complete."

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Or they could have rotated it diagonally and gotten the whole thing in. I suppose "straight and level" is more important than "complete."

The more important thing is feeding the beast. The beast being the people who chase these cards in the hope that they can find someone else to sell them to after they buy them. That is all these cards are for. I don't know anyone who actually collects them.
It is the 21st Century version of the Dutch Tulip Craze.
If Topps can produce cards that look like this, and many look worse, it is because they hold the people who chase them in complete disdain, knowing that those people will buy virtually anything and so called quality control means nothing.

[Gary Dunaier]

I always wanted a genuine Mickey Mantl.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Here's another "2012 Topps" hack job on another Mickey Mantle cut autograph and another "1/1."

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[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

The more important thing is feeding the beast. The beast being the people who chase these cards in the hope that they can find someone else to sell them to after they buy them. That is all these cards are for. I don't know anyone who actually collects them.
It is the 21st Century version of the Dutch Tulip Craze.
If Topps can produce cards that look like this, and many look worse, it is because they hold the people who chase them in complete disdain, knowing that those people will buy virtually anything and so called quality control means nothing.

Thank you Richard

[JimStinson]

I will take it one step further in saying that the autographs themselves to the "new" or uninformed collector mean nothing , Its the COA that comes with the autograph that holds the value. Or should I say ......."perception" of value. This has never been more obvious than in the e-bay listings that tout "authentication" companies in the description headline instead of the team the player played for or what his contribution to the game was.
Sorry but again I speak of the "old days" when I used to watch people at card shows carry off unopened boxes by the caseload with the mistaken theory that remained unopened for as long as the 1950's issue Topps that they too would be worth as much. Wrong ! Look at the actual selling prices for Williams & DiMaggio alone. Not much more than when they were alive and well....maybe less. Sorry but its the truth.