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I am a set collector, pure and simple. And in many sets I collect, 1950's-1960's, the Mantle cards are the most expensive. That alone is not the problem, as I am not pleading poverty. The problem is that I hate the Yankees (I come by that honestly as my dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan) and do not like Mickey Mantle. So, I am often left with having to pay more for a card of a player I do not like, on a team that I cannot stand, if I want to complete my sets. I am not looking for sympathy. I just wanted to express a small collecting frustration from a non-Mantle fan.
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Rich---as a long term Cardinals fan, I feel your pain
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Thanks Al - I knew that I could not be alone in this frustration. Although, I have noticed in some collecting circles it is considered sacrilege to say anything negative about Mantle cards.
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I do not think the market for Mantle will ever diminish to any significant extent. I think he is one of last true iconic figures. I don't particularly care for the Yankees, but I have a significant collection of Mantle stuff. They are some of the cards which I most treasure.... Z Wheat |
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Mantle's are heading downhill.
Because I am so kind I will be happy to help you cut your losses and take some of those burdens off your hands.
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You know the future of Mantle cards/items is solid and bright when even
people that hate him,, there best cards are Mickey Mantle's |
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A lot of truth to that statement. I collect Mantles only because I collect Topps sets, regular, inserts and test. As a result I think I have all his Topps issues except the 61 Dice and 68 Disc. But as a Cardinals fan he was not my favorite ballplayer even though I have spent a lot on his cards, particularly to get both of the 1952 variations.
I did see him play in person during the 1964 World Series |
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I have been debating this for a few days now and I can say I think lower grade Mickey Mantle cards will go up, not sure when but I have confidence they will. I bet there's more collectors, I myself, that buy the lower end Mantles cause we all cant afford the high end ones.
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Collecting these Pre War/Post War Yankees/Highlanders Cards and Memorabilia 1960 Topps Baseball set Any other cool sports cards and memorabilia |
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I agree; I've found that lower grade 50's Mantles with eye appeal are incredibly liquid, with a vast amount of buyers.
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