Hunt Auction 1952 Topps Mantle. What'll it go for?

[wilkiebaby11]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I'd be pretty upset if I'd consigned the ugly sgc 55 touted as lot #1/with no Mantle's in the auction... and a stunning sgc 60 is added later.

Ouch

1/2 point difference (quantity, not perceived quality) and the difference is 4-fold... or $34,000. And that's with a week of bidding still to go.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by wilkiebaby11

1/2 point difference (quantity, not perceived quality) and the difference is 4-fold... or $34,000. And that's with a week of bidding still to go.

Despite the similar grade those to cards aren't even close. I would gladly pay 50k for the 5 and wouldn't pay 20k for the 4.5. Eye appeal is everything these days on a Mantle and centered examples are hard to find.

[wilkiebaby11]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Despite the similar grade those to cards aren't even close. I would gladly pay 50k for the 5 and wouldn't pay 20k for the 4.5. Eye appeal is everything these days on a Mantle and centered examples are hard to find.

I completely 100% agree. I tried to say that by stating the quantity is 1/2 point, but the actual quality is far past that.

I would definitely feel cheated a bit to have a more superb example thrusted into the auction late without my consent. But then again, maybe someone who wouldnt win the 5 may take a stab at the 4.5.

[ooo-ribay]

Who the hell has this kind of money?

Is the Hunt example better than the one featured in the REA catalog I got today?

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Who the hell has this kind of money?

Is the Hunt example better than the one featured in the REA catalog I got today?

There are a few up at REA, and better is a relative term. I would rather have the SGC 7.5 or PSA 6 up at REA than this one, but the Hunt example is centered better than any of the REA Mantles.

[MetsBaseball1973]

As a collector, I would take the Hunt over the higher grades in REA because I would notice the centering more than the corners.

Especially with 1952 Topps cards. They have those big white borders and when the centering is great the image just pops.

[pokerplyr80]

Looks like we were all low on the estimate as this one is up to 70k now with BP. I guess it makes sense after the centered SGC 4 just closed at over 50k. They might have to come out with a new VCP category or price list for centered Mantles.