Mantle or Others?

[Tomi]

This one just sold for $38K with the BP at Heritage last month.

[investinrookies]

Originally Posted by Tomi

This one just sold for $38K with the BP at Heritage last month.

that one has decent centering

[jchcollins]

If you are buying purely for investment and a collection of any sort to enjoy more than one card is not a concern, then yes - go for the '52 Mantle. There are others which might do as well as an investment piece, but hard to think of a single card apt to do better.

Me personally, it's about the cards. Not that I can afford a '52 Mantle anyway, but if I could I would have misgivings about spending it all just on one card.

[investinrookies]

A very nice and well centered SGC 4 52T Mantle went for nearly 58K last night. Goes to show how serious collectors will pay up for a nice copy of this iconic card. As stated before, the well centered copies command huge premiums.

[samosa4u]

For $30,000 USD, you should try to pick up the nicest Leaf Jackie you can find. PSA 2 examples are already nearing $10,000 USD and one day they will be going for double. My generation is really going to drive up the price of this card.

[jayshum]

Wow. I hadn't realized what the Leaf Robinson was going for now. I bought a PSA 1 about a year ago for $1600. It was rough but not the worst 1 out there.
I just checked eBay and a 1 with significant paper loss on the back and heavy creasing sold for $3500 2 weeks ago. Another 1 that doesn't look too bad just sold for almost $5K a few days ago. Unbelievable. I'm glad I pulled the trigger on mine when I did.

[investinrookies]

The leaf robinson rc is quickly becoming if not already one of those cards that transcends the hobby, a must have. In a few years it will be to the level of a 52T Mantle, I believe that now.