Bryant vs. Mantle

[glchen]

The thing about these types of threads is that you can use them for just about anything that you think is overvalued. For example:

Old Judge Doyle (Link)

vs.

T210 Joe Jackson (Link)

I have no idea why someone would have paid $120K for that Doyle card. There are plenty of ultra rare prewar cards out there that never sniff anywhere near that price. However, someone thought it was worth it.

[bwbc917]

Why get a Mantle that grades like that, wouldn't you want something that's REALLY MINT!!!!

[t206blogcom]

I just don't get why people drop that kind of money on modern cards and on unproven players. I'm guilty of buying hundreds of Harpers, but I've never paid more than $200 per card (and I thought that was insane).

[Iron Horse]

Both

[pokerplyr80]

I think in a couple of years there's about a 95% chance that Mantle will be worth much more than the bryant. Even if it's not, I'd much rather have the Mantle as I personally collect his cards and have a 51 I just picked up.

I can't imagine spending 8k for any modern card. Unless it was some kind of Babe Ruth cut auto.

[mark evans]

Total insanity. In my opinion, by the time Bryant's career is done, he will have signed hundreds of cards, maybe more. At that point, I suspect that the difference in value between early v. later issues, and between short v. regular prints will have substantially diminished, making it very difficult to recoup this amount of investment.

[icollectDCsports]

Would definitely go with the Bryant because the Mantle isn't a chrome refractor.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

Would definitely go with the Bryant because the Mantle isn't a chrome refractor.

Agreed. Now if only there was a way to customize that Mantle and make it a refractor...

[tiger8mush]

remember a couple years ago when Strasburg's cards were astronomical? I haven't followed the prices but considering his recent performances on the mound I can only assume those prices have fallen sharply.

Bryant collectors better hope Bryant stays healthy.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Agreed. Now if only there was a way to customize that Mantle and make it a refractor...

They did that in 1996.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICKEY-MANTL...item58c4c99871

Actually, the auto is what makes this Bryant have value. 1st + Bowman Chrome + Autograph is what the modern guys chase. His other autographs are irrelevant to this card and its value.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by mark evans

Total insanity. In my opinion, by the time Bryant's career is done, he will have signed hundreds of cards, maybe more. At that point, I suspect that the difference in value between early v. later issues, and between short v. regular prints will have substantially diminished, making it very difficult to recoup this amount of investment.

The auto is pretty much irrelevant to the value.

[insccollectibles]

Whenever the next huge star comes around the prices are ridiculous. Trout, Harper, Strasburg people just buy into the hype. Don't get me wrong Harper and Trout are amazing players but let them play out their career's first before you spend anything close to this kind of cash.

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by insccollectibles

Whenever the next huge star comes around the prices are ridiculous. Trout, Harper, Strasburg people just buy into the hype. Don't get me wrong Harper and Trout are amazing players but let them play out their career's first before you spend anything close to this kind of cash.

+1

I was listening to a couple of baseball " experts " debate on how many home runs Harper will hit for his career. It was laughable. One said Harper will hit over 600, the other said over 500. Nobody really knows though. I thought if Harper would hit 350 home runs with 1200-1300 rbi's, that's a nice career. He is not the most careful fielder in the game, and the punishment on his body now will take it's toll later. Harper has been built up to baseball's Golden Boy, that no matter what he does it will not be enough. And he is 22 years old, with " can't miss " for the past 8 years, since he was 14 or 15 years old. The pressure must be immense. Give me Mantle any day of the week. I already know what I have in the Mick. BTW, Mickey averaged just under 30 home runs a season for his career. Harper, IMO, will be fortunate to do the same.

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

+1
He is not the most careful fielder in the game, and the punishment on his body now will take it's toll later.

This is what would scare me most about Harper's future in the game. He's got more than a little Pete Reiser in him.

Hell of a talent, though. He and Kris Bryant put on a show at Wrigley this week.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by glchen

The thing about these types of threads is that you can use them for just about anything that you think is overvalued. For example:

Old Judge Doyle (Link)

vs.

T210 Joe Jackson (Link)

I have no idea why someone would have paid $120K for that Doyle card. There are plenty of ultra rare prewar cards out there that never sniff anywhere near that price. However, someone thought it was worth it.

So many, many collectors collect T206--thus the demand for the variation of that card (be very, very cautious of fakes) is incredibly large. Re the T210 Jackson, it is far rarer than his actual rookie card, many consider it his best card, and despite his notoriety, virtually every collector, it seems, wants a Joe Jackson. Hence, the demand for the very best brings out the big wallets and produces extremely high prices in both instances. Basic equation: value/price is directly proportional to demand over supply.

Best,

Larry