Torn between getting a 1954 Red Heart Mantle PSA 6 or a 55 Clemente RC PSA 3 (mc)

[Sportscards1086]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Can you post pics, so we can see the actual cards you're talking about? You can black out the cert numbers if you are worried about someone swooping in and grabbing them.

The Clemente is at the card shop here in town and the Red Heart PSA 6 is on eBay...

I can try and get a pic of the Clemente for clarification.

[Sportscards1086]

It's a bigger purchase for me personally and have been wanting to get a nice Mantle for my PC, but then I saw the Clemente RC and was like damn...makes it hard to decide.

Honestly, I gotta go with the Red Heart Mantle. Just a beautiful card and not many out there.

That or a Dan Dee...lol
It's hard to decide sometimes. One at a time I guess.

Thanks for all the input!!

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Sportscards1086

It's a bigger purchase for me personally and have been wanting to get a nice Mantle for my PC, but then I saw the Clemente RC and was like damn...makes it hard to decide.

Honestly, I gotta go with the Red Heart Mantle. Just a beautiful card and not many out there.

That or a Dan Dee...lol
It's hard to decide sometimes. One at a time I guess.

Thanks for all the input!!

Not many out there? 1,276 in the PSA pop report! 226 unqualified 6's?

While of the 2 players - I would likely have to lean toward Mantle (Even though I am a hardcore Clemente collector! I also have a bunch of cool Mantle stuff in my collection), it would have to be a different card. As mentioned the red heart in fact is relatively common. Between the 2 cards mentioned - I would buy neither - As mentioned by others I would look for the best lower grade - nice eye appeal Clemente I could find every day of the week (between the red heart Mantle and Clemente Rookie) - from the demand side - I suspect Clemente rookies will always be in MUCH higher demand than red heart Mantle's and as a card the Clemente rookie is much more iconic than the red heart Mantle (imo).

All that said - as always - buy what YOU like - because you are the one that needs to be happy with it.

[ALBB]

Who sang that 70s song.. "Torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool...."

awful song. Just awful. Heard it on the radio the other day

[JollyElm]

I think Mary MacGregor went to a lot of parties where car keys were put into a bowl.

[ALBB]

You right !... just checked it … LOL

[VintageVinnie]

Good luck with the purchase!