Just Another 1952 Mantle PSA 9

[hshrimps]

I am looking for a PSA10. PSA9 is not good enough.

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by hshrimps

I am looking for a PSA10. PSA9 is not good enough.

Sounds like the 10 doesn’t look as good as this 9. Incredible centering on this one.

[TheNightmanCometh]

I mean, that card is absolutely amazing, which goes without saying, but I will anyways, LOL.

Perfect centering throughout, vibrate coloring, just the perfect card.

I hope to one day have the discretionary income to purchase such a card.

And to the seller, I hope it brings in all the money you hope for.

[steve B]

An interesting article, full of errors as usual, at least one apparently from the Heritage director of sports auctions --- Really, rookie card?! And he runs the sports dept.... https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...card/33238039/

[sycks22]

Has to be fun to make over a million bucks on a card purchase.

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by hshrimps

I am looking for a PSA10. PSA9 is not good enough.

oh for pete's sake!

[bxb]

Just a spectacular card.

Hard to imagine the 10s are better.

Best of luck with the sale, Evan.

[Jdoggs]

Now at 2.16 million with buyers premium.

[glchen]

Interesting thing about this auction lot to me is that they accept cryptocurrency like bitcoin as payment. I had not seen that before from an auction house.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by glchen

Interesting thing about this auction lot to me is that they accept cryptocurrency like bitcoin as payment. I had not seen that before from an auction house.

Bitcoin fluctuates wildly even within a single day.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by glchen

Interesting thing about this auction lot to me is that they accept cryptocurrency like bitcoin as payment. I had not seen that before from an auction house.

A lot of people made tons of money last year in crypto. It makes sense that on a card of this caliber the consigned would request that the AH accept it as payment. I don't believe any auction house normally does as a policy, but wouldn't be surprised to see it added in the near future.

[Santo10Fan]

Originally Posted by glchen

Interesting thing about this auction lot to me is that they accept cryptocurrency like bitcoin as payment. I had not seen that before from an auction house.

So the seller is swapping investments-card for crypto?? I would be doing the opposite. It had to have been a take-it-or-leave-it condition for Heritage to accept those terms. Unprecedented. Seller must have signed a contract to agree to cough up seller's premium in USD as a reimbursement. Since crypto is peer-to-peer this is the only way it could work. Buyer pays seller direct, no middleman. If it's a state with HA sales tax collected this is going to be even more complicated. How in the heck would HA deal with the buyer premium though? I bet HA is praying they get a buyer who pays USD.

[ergoism]

Originally Posted by Santo10Fan

So the seller is swapping investments-card for crypto?? I would be doing the opposite. It had to have been a take-it-or-leave-it condition for Heritage to accept those terms. Unprecedented. Seller must have signed a contract to agree to cough up seller's premium in USD as a reimbursement. Since crypto is peer-to-peer this is the only way it could work. Buyer pays seller direct, no middleman. If it's a state with HA sales tax collected this is going to be even more complicated. How in the heck would HA deal with the buyer premium though? I bet HA is praying they get a buyer who pays USD.

If the winning bidder pays in crypto, they'll send me the crypto, and I'll pay HA their commission in USD. Crypto is very liquid even though it's volatile so I'm not trying to do a straight up swap. I have enough exposure in that space already. I'll convert most of the proceeds to USD, pay HA, pay for my house, and go on a card shopping spree.