Who is the most collected baseball player of all time??

Peter_Spaeth · #1 12-16-2018, 08:01 PM

I bet more people overall collect Griffey than Mantle.

Just as a random example, PSA has graded over 27,000 of Griffey's Donruss rookie -- a strong rookie but not nearly his most popular. (Checked the Upper Deck -- 68000.)
Compare that to a very popular Mantle card, the 65 Topps -- just under 4000 graded.

Arazi4442 · #2 12-16-2018, 08:21 PM

If you're talking about all-time, when I first started collecting in the 1980s, it seemed like Pete Rose was second only to Mantle.

Of course, he kind of put an end to the Pete Rose market himself.

Throttlesteer · #3 12-16-2018, 08:22 PM

Harold Baines *ducking*

rats60 · #4 12-16-2018, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I bet more people overall collect Griffey than Mantle.

Just as a random example, PSA has graded over 27,000 of Griffey's Donruss rookie -- a strong rookie but not nearly his most popular. (Checked the Upper Deck -- 68000.)
Compare that to a very popular Mantle card, the 65 Topps -- just under 4000 graded.

And I bet more people collect Mike Trout than Griffey. I don't think you can go by volume because there are more and more different cards made of current players every year. The entry level is also a lot lower. Mantle cards are too expensive for many collectors, so they don't bother.

tedzan · #5 12-16-2018, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I bet more people overall collect Griffey than Mantle.

Just as a random example, PSA has graded over 27,000 of Griffey's Donruss rookie -- a strong rookie but not nearly his most popular. (Checked the Upper Deck -- 68000.)
Compare that to a very popular Mantle card, the 65 Topps -- just under 4000 graded.

Come on, Peter....you know better than to use pop reports to compare numbers when it comes to Mantle vs "any player" !

Since you used Griffey as an example, I well remember (and I'm sure others here do, also)�...when these Griffey UD and Donruss cards were first
available, PSA was rejecting (and re-grading) many of them claiming they were "evidence of trim". And, I'm talking about fresh-out-of-pack" cards ! !

Your numbers are NOT representative of the actual population.

TED Z
T206 Reference
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