Card Found

[MattyC]

Thx, brotha. When I get it in hand I will def post a pic. Feel it's bad juju otherwise I've been on cloud 9 since my buddy came through with it

Regarding that 6.5, that is a very handsome card; with centered 7s fetching $19,000+ these days, the jump really happens from 6 to 7 grade-- thus a 6.5 is a nice value.

I was initially tempted to make an offer on that 6.5 when I saw it in my auto search, since the centering is gorgeous, but for me personally the stain is a bit too much considering I already found one. If I didn't have one, I would probably have tried to bring that 6.5 home. I wonder if it merited the ST qualifier at a higher number grade, but the non-qualified status was chosen at the time of grading? Regardless it presents really nicely. If it didn't have that blotch I would be all over it and have doubles! An extra 53T could be a nice trade chip should a nice 62T surface!

[Peter_Spaeth]

19K for a 7 these days? The world has gone mad lol. About a year ago I paid well less than 10 percent of that for this one. What happened to buy the card not the flip?

[KCRfan1]

Really nice card Pete! Sounds like the card was well bought too!

[arexcrooke]

Congrats Matt! Looking forward to seeing the Mantle!

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

19K for a 7 these days? The world has gone mad lol. About a year ago I paid well less than 10 percent of that for this one. What happened to buy the card not the flip?

the POP may really start to change in the 7s ....like green cobbs the POP really changes in the 5s and higher..

You can still get a 5 in the 2000s so don't imagine a 5.5 really goes for that much more as half grades tend to sell for much closer to the lower grade than the higher..i have seen 2 grades mean 7-10x difference in price happens all the time

[Peter_Spaeth]

156 7s.
90 8s.

And that it happens doesn't make it rational IMO, particularly if one is collecting cards not flips.

[1952boyntoncollector]

dup

[1952boyntoncollector]

right 4s and 5's are both in the upper 400s...counting half grades that's 1000 cards for 4s and 5s together which have close to an equal amount each...

6s about 300 cards

only 250 from 7s and highers...it would look the break point for a big jump would be a 7 and higher..so makes sense to be a multiplier at the 7 or more level..


Happens with goudey ruths generaly.. PSA 1, 1000 PSA 2 2000, PSA 3 3000 essential even 4s go for basically 4000-4300...than at 5 'bang' can be 7000+ a multiplier as well..

The bang number with the 1953 Mantle is a 7...but maybe 6 is getting into play, who knows.....but certainly not at the 4-5 level with 1000 cards...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

right 4s and 5's are both in the upper 400s...counting half grades that's 1000 cards for 4s and 5s together which have close to an equal amount each...

6s about 300 cards

only 250 from 7s and highers...it would look the break point for a big jump would be a 7 and higher..so makes sense to be a multiplier at the 7 or more level..


Happens with goudey ruths generaly.. PSA 1, 1000 PSA 2 2000, PSA 3 3000 essential even 4s go for basically 4000-4300...than at 5 'bang' can be 7000+ a multiplier as well..

The bang number with the 1953 Mantle is a 7...but maybe 6 is getting into play, who knows.....but certainly not at the 4-5 level with 1000 cards...

A year and a half ago 7s were going for 4K. If you think a 4-5x increase in that short a time is sustainable, I would disagree with you. And a year and a half ago, presumably with similar pop ratios, a 7 was maybe 3x a 5.

[jmb]

Originally Posted by MattyC

An extra 53T could be a nice trade chip should a nice 62T surface!

Jeff @ Card Country has a really nice PSA8 62.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by jmb

Jeff @ Card Country has a really nice PSA8 62.

does he have a website..he has nice cards I know

[jmb]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

does he have a website..he has nice cards I know

http://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/jdfoy

[irv]

Originally Posted by jmb

http://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/jdfoy

Just a heads up. When I opened that link I received an immediate threat from Avast.

Not sure exactly the issue as I closed it right away, but with how quick it appeared, I am guessing it is not good!

[KCRfan1]

Matty,

When do we get to see this beauty?

[KCRfan1]

I have changed my mind Matty. I'm not interested in seeing the card. No need to post an image.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by jmb

Jeff @ Card Country has a really nice PSA8 62.

Thx-- Jeff is a good buddy of mine, and have gotten several nice cards from him over the years. Was a blast to spend time chatting cards at his booth at the National this past summer. That Collector Focus gallery of his is one of my favorite ways to procrastinate when working, LOL.

Regarding the 62T he has, while the corner and edge wear are great and definitely what I am looking for, it's unfortunately not the right one for me.

Love looking at Peter's '53T Mick. That is a very, very rare example, in the sense that one has to look at 6.5s and 7s to have good odds of seeing an example that nice-- hence why I asked him if it was for sale when he first showed us the pic! If only there were more like that one out there, wish I got lucky and found its twin. Having shopped around fairly extensively, I can say I did not see another card in the 5 or 6 realm as nice as that particular card. Great find.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Thx-- Jeff is a good buddy of mine, and have gotten several nice cards from him over the years. Was a blast to spend time chatting cards at his booth at the National this past summer. That Collector Focus gallery of his is one of my favorite ways to procrastinate when working, LOL.

Regarding the 62T he has, while the corner and edge wear are great and definitely what I am looking for, it's unfortunately not the right one for me.

Love looking at Peter's '53T Mick. That is a very, very rare example, in the sense that one has to look at 6.5s and 7s to have good odds of seeing an example that nice-- hence why I asked him if it was for sale when he first showed us the pic! If only there were more like that one out there, wish I got lucky and found its twin. Having shopped around fairly extensively, I can say I did not see another card in the 5 or 6 realm as nice as that particular card. Great find.

He has a nice 1954 topps psa 6 aaron but its priced at 3700 or so

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Thx-- Jeff is a good buddy of mine, and have gotten several nice cards from him over the years. Was a blast to spend time chatting cards at his booth at the National this past summer. That Collector Focus gallery of his is one of my favorite ways to procrastinate when working, LOL.

Regarding the 62T he has, while the corner and edge wear are great and definitely what I am looking for, it's unfortunately not the right one for me.

Love looking at Peter's '53T Mick. That is a very, very rare example, in the sense that one has to look at 6.5s and 7s to have good odds of seeing an example that nice-- hence why I asked him if it was for sale when he first showed us the pic! If only there were more like that one out there, wish I got lucky and found its twin. Having shopped around fairly extensively, I can say I did not see another card in the 5 or 6 realm as nice as that particular card. Great find.

Thanks Matt I feel like God has approved it!!

[jmb]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Thx-- Jeff is a good buddy of mine, and have gotten several nice cards from him over the years. Was a blast to spend time chatting cards at his booth at the National this past summer. That Collector Focus gallery of his is one of my favorite ways to procrastinate when working, LOL.

Regarding the 62T he has, while the corner and edge wear are great and definitely what I am looking for, it's unfortunately not the right one for me.

Love looking at Peter's '53T Mick. That is a very, very rare example, in the sense that one has to look at 6.5s and 7s to have good odds of seeing an example that nice-- hence why I asked him if it was for sale when he first showed us the pic! If only there were more like that one out there, wish I got lucky and found its twin. Having shopped around fairly extensively, I can say I did not see another card in the 5 or 6 realm as nice as that particular card. Great find.

I PM'd you this one on January 3rd over at CU as soon as it was listed and never heard anything from you but it was ended shortly after.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantl...p2047675.l2557

Don't know if you ever even saw the PM as the PMs at CU seem to still have some issues. I haven't figured out how to send a PM here yet. Not very computer savy.

I definitely understand when you say the 62 isn't right for you. Check out Luckiest Man Sportscards. He's gonna put me in the poor house.

[MattyC]

Yeah the CU posting and PM situation is a hot mess. Hard to even indent posts there these days; I find myself reading and posting here more often when I have the bandwidth to chill with cards.

That 53T you linked was snatched up almost instantly by someone, not myself.

Yeah, there are some very gorgeous galleries on CF to cruise through and admire cards, the one you mention chief among them. If I ever won the Lotto I would love to look through that many great cards at the old desk!

[Jdoggs]

Congrats on getting the card you want.