Do you believe there are any undervalued Mantle items?

[KCRfan1]

Those are nice items Adam! The Dexter Press is a great picture of Mantle! Are those real signatures on the photo of Maris and Mantle?

[begsu1013]

i'd say the 54 topps card. seriously. most people don't even know it actually exists.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

i'd say the 54 topps card. seriously. most people don't even know it actually exists.

You mean the paper magazine cutout from SI?

[begsu1013]

yep. can still pick up full mags for less than $100. after all it is only the 2nd issue of SI to begin with and you get cards of mantle, whitey ford, berra, slaughter and the rest of the yankees.

if any of the tpg's started grading it, you can bet it will absolutely sky rocket in value. I have about 20 mags or so that I've quietly put away over the years.

I have never inquired to psa about grading them but may request it soon. technically they wouldn't grade any of the other cards as they were issued in packs, however the mantle wasn't and theoretically should....

edit: and it's more than just a paper cut out. they were issued in 3 page sheet form. it's definitely not the same case as the 66 ryan sporting news xrc.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

yep. can still pick up full mags for less than $100. after all it is only the 2nd issue of SI to begin with and you get cards of mantle, whitey ford, berra, slaughter and the rest of the yankees.

if any of the tpg's started grading it, you can bet it will absolutely sky rocket in value. I have about 20 mags or so that I've quietly put away over the years.

I have never inquired to psa about grading them but may request it soon. technically they wouldn't grade any of the other cards as they were issued in packs, however the mantle wasn't and theoretically should....

edit: and it's more than just a paper cut out. they were issued in 3 page sheet form. it's definitely not the same case as the 66 ryan xrc

Yes I have seen the sheets, but if you cut out the Mantle doesn't it become a cut out?

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yes I have seen the sheets, but if you cut out the Mantle doesn't it become a cut out?

would still be numerically graded, it would just be designated "hand cut" on the left side, bottom line of a psa flip.

and after all, consider ya get $25 for the rest of the team...that's berra, ford, slaughter and co.....what other non-reprinted card from the 50's can you grab of the mick for $75, let alone a topps version that never was supposed to exist?

the thread is about undervalued mantles and I think you'd be hard-pressed to find another one w/ the capability to sky rocket like this one could with such a minimal investment.

[KCRfan1]

You realize that we all may be in a rush to buy this issue now.