Follow the yellow Mick road! Follow the yellow Mick road!

[ls7plus]

I hate to buck the tide on this one (well, no, I really don't!), but the endless procession of the '52 Topps Mantles would trouble me. This card is certainly not in short supply, and no one in their right mind would suggest it could even remotely be categorized as rare. Huge demand is keeping its value extraordinarily high in recent times, but I believe it is in a cyclical bubble, as it was in the early '80's to early '90's, after which it fell for a time, then recovered. If I'm right, though, this would mean that Bill will be able to buy it much more cheaply than he now anticipates. This is the kind of item which, while very significant, but not anywhere near rare, has seen cyclical growth in collectible coins.

Best of luck,

Larry

[ALR-bishop]

I mentioned this before. Folks who do not have the card tend to view it as overpriced and likely to fall in value. People who have it tend to think, or at least hope, it will continue to increase in value. I am not sure who is right, but am glad I already have my two versions

[the 'stache]

I fully expect that this card will continue to appreciate in value Al at nearly the same rate we've seen as of late. If I have any chance of getting it before I hit 50 (a little less than 7.5 years from now), I'm going to have to increase my rate of savings occasionally.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

I fully expect that this card will continue to appreciate in value Al at nearly the same rate we've seen as of late. If I have any chance of getting it before I hit 50 (a little less than 7.5 years from now), I'm going to have to increase my rate of savings occasionally.

I hope you are right regarding the price increase. Although, I absolutely love the 52 Topps and would be incredibly happy with a significant price drop as that would allow me to pick up a couple extra.

[the 'stache]

Well, I hope we both end up getting what we want, Chris.

[Volod]

If the Yankees were to go into another prolonged downward trend - as happened from the early '80's to the mid-90's - perhaps the price of the Mantle card would decline again - what do ya think?

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by Volod

If the Yankees were to go into another prolonged downward trend - as happened from the early '80's to the mid-90's - perhaps the price of the Mantle card would decline again - what do ya think?

What do I think? I think not!

(Actually, if my ancient memory serves well, 80's Yankees teams won more regular season games than any other team in the majors -- certainly in the American League. Unfortunately, they never did much in the post season, let alone making it there. A downward trend for a Steinbrenner Yankee team is if they don't win the World series every year)