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[Exhibitman]

These sorts of prices are what drove me out of baseball collecting around 2006. When it becomes impossible for me to afford even a lower grade version of so many cards it is a real buzz kill.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

These sorts of prices are what drove me out of baseball collecting around 2006. When it becomes impossible for me to afford even a lower grade version of so many cards it is a real buzz kill.

it really depends..but if you are set collector for 1952s...maybe there are 30 out of 407 psa 8 cards that go for over 1000 dollars.....just the waterfront properties skyrocketed.

[pokerplyr80]

I was pretty happy with the result of the Gehrig RC for obvious reasons. Not so much with the Mantles as I was hoping to upgrade mine. It looks like most collectors will be priced out of even the mid grade examples soon, if they're not already.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I was pretty happy with the result of the Gehrig RC for obvious reasons. Not so much with the Mantles as I was hoping to upgrade mine. It looks like most collectors will be priced out of even the mid grade examples soon, if they're not already.

I would be looking for some of the extremely rare Mantles now (and there are some which are not so far out of the mainstream)--focuses shift over time, and demand tends to come around to rare and significant. You want to be on or in front of the cutting edge, unless you're one of the big boys who toss hundreds of thousands around like it was nothing. Those buying the better '52 Topps Mantles for huge bucks now are on the trailing edge, but they aren't concerned with investment or appreciation--only with having the best available.

Just my two cents worth,

Larry