Market Exuberance (or “If I was smart, I’d sell now…”)

[Flintboy]

This is a small group of buyers buying all this high grade stuff up. Key rookies in the 50's and higher grade Mantles.... Not all Mantles, just certain years...Pretty genius when it comes right down to it, directing the price point on certain cards.....

[swarmee]

Most investment advisors would recommend taking profits at this time and diversifying.

[MRSPORTSCARDCOLLECTOR]

Originally Posted by Flintboy

This is a small group of buyers buying all this high grade stuff up. Key rookies in the 50's and higher grade Mantles.... Not all Mantles, just certain years...Pretty genius when it comes right down to it, directing the price point on certain cards.....

Also happened in comics a few years ago. A group of people bought up Amazing Fantasy #15 first Spider-Man.
The effect is 7 years ago the entry level to buy a low grade Amazing Fantasy 15 was $2500 and now it`s about $12,500.
Get the key baseball card rookies now before the price entry is too high.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Flintboy

This is a small group of buyers buying all this high grade stuff up. Key rookies in the 50's and higher grade Mantles.... Not all Mantles, just certain years...Pretty genius when it comes right down to it, directing the price point on certain cards.....

Seems as though this anonymous group have not yet begun to pursue the 57 #95 Mantle or the any of the 52 on up Bowman Mantle cards. A 53 Topps PSA6 Mantle recently sold for approximately the same as a centered PSA 7 53 Bowman Mantle.

[Leon]

My guess is at least some of the record prices are due to exceptional cards for the grade. The best always go for more.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Seems as though this anonymous group have not yet begun to pursue the 57 #95 Mantle or the any of the 52 on up Bowman Mantle cards. A 53 Topps PSA6 Mantle recently sold for approximately the same as a centered PSA 7 53 Bowman Mantle.

The 53 Topps is a better card than the 53 Bowman, which is small and kind of boring.

[begsu1013]

chis,

you mean the 52 bowman being small and boring?

i think the 53b is an absolutely beautiful card and larger.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

chis,

you mean the 52 bowman being small and boring?

i think the 53b is an absolutely beautiful card and larger.

Yea, haha, disregard what I said. Was thinking if the 52. The 51 and 52 are small and boring but the 53 is a decent looking card.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

chis,

you mean the 52 bowman being small and boring?

i think the 53b is an absolutely beautiful card and larger.

I agree that the 53 Bowman is a much nicer/larger card than the 52 Bowman(I like my 53 B much better than my 52 B). I also agree that some of the higher end PSA 6 53 Topps Mantle cards are indeed more highly coveted than a 53 Bowman Mantle

[Johnny630]

I believe the 52 Bowman Mantle will be the next one to see a major bump..idk maybe not just my thoughts. My personal favorite bowman is the 54.

[Johnny630]

Great card savedfrommyspokes!! I like your style 👍🏻

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

I believe the 52 Bowman Mantle will be the next one to see a major bump..idk maybe not just my thoughts. My personal favorite bowman is the 54.

TY Johnny.....I recently purchased a PSA 3 52 Bowman Mantle for the same amount I paid 18 months ago for the SGC 5.5 53 Bowman Mantle, so I agree that the 52 Bowman Mantle (although it is a small/boring card), looks as though it maybe starting to spike like the 53 Topps Mantle has recently.