The official Mickey Mantle Pickup Thread. All Mick, all the time!

[bswhiten]

Sweet pickups Mike! Love the Yoo-hoo! I don't think i have ever seen one of that cap variety still on the bottle. Awesome!

[MattyC]

Been a long while since last contribution here; wanted to share progress on the new Mantle passion that consumed my 2020— a signed run. Been trying to put great care into the selection of each piece, focusing on overall eye appeal.

What I love about signed vintage is how each piece is unique, based on the card someone brought to him that day, the pen used, where he signed on the card. All that and also how low the pop data is for each piece, it forces a collector to make sacrifices on certain attributes, compared to shopping for an unsigned card.

Hope my fellow Mantle collectors will enjoy...

The last photo is the best centered White Letter I've come across, so wanted to share that, too. All of us Mantle guys know how tough that one is.

Been re-reading The Last Boy over the holiday; great and moving read.

[irv]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Been a long while since last contribution here; wanted to share progress on the new Mantle passion that consumed my 2020— a signed run. Been trying to put great care into the selection of each piece, focusing on overall eye appeal.

What I love about signed vintage is how each piece is unique, based on the card someone brought to him that day, the pen used, where he signed on the card. All that and also how low the pop data is for each piece, it forces a collector to make sacrifices on certain attributes, compared to shopping for an unsigned card.

Hope my fellow Mantle collectors will enjoy...

The last photo is the best centered White Letter I've come across, so wanted to share that, too. All of us Mantle guys know how tough that one is.

Been re-reading The Last Boy over the holiday; great and moving read.

Unbelievable collection!

Congrats.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Been a long while since last contribution here; wanted to share progress on the new Mantle passion that consumed my 2020— a signed run. Been trying to put great care into the selection of each piece, focusing on overall eye appeal.

What I love about signed vintage is how each piece is unique, based on the card someone brought to him that day, the pen used, where he signed on the card. All that and also how low the pop data is for each piece, it forces a collector to make sacrifices on certain attributes, compared to shopping for an unsigned card.

Hope my fellow Mantle collectors will enjoy...

The last photo is the best centered White Letter I've come across, so wanted to share that, too. All of us Mantle guys know how tough that one is.

Been re-reading The Last Boy over the holiday; great and moving read.

Outstanding! You definitely have a great eye!


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[gustomania]

Those Mics are amazing, if you twist my arm the 53 and 54 Bowman just pop for my eyes! Great collection!

[Seven]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Been a long while since last contribution here; wanted to share progress on the new Mantle passion that consumed my 2020— a signed run. Been trying to put great care into the selection of each piece, focusing on overall eye appeal.

What I love about signed vintage is how each piece is unique, based on the card someone brought to him that day, the pen used, where he signed on the card. All that and also how low the pop data is for each piece, it forces a collector to make sacrifices on certain attributes, compared to shopping for an unsigned card.

Hope my fellow Mantle collectors will enjoy...

The last photo is the best centered White Letter I've come across, so wanted to share that, too. All of us Mantle guys know how tough that one is.

Been re-reading The Last Boy over the holiday; great and moving read.

Dear Lord, that is impressive. Amazing project, and incredible progress!

[clydepepper]

Cheap, but cool-looking restaurant-opening promo:

1988 MICKEY MANTLE Resturant Opening Promo.jpg

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Been a long while since last contribution here; wanted to share progress on the new Mantle passion that consumed my 2020— a signed run. Been trying to put great care into the selection of each piece, focusing on overall eye appeal.

What I love about signed vintage is how each piece is unique, based on the card someone brought to him that day, the pen used, where he signed on the card. All that and also how low the pop data is for each piece, it forces a collector to make sacrifices on certain attributes, compared to shopping for an unsigned card.

Hope my fellow Mantle collectors will enjoy...

Matt, those are extremely enjoyable to see. Especially the early auto on the '52 Bowman. Exceptional auto collection.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Sweet pickups Mike! Love the Yoo-hoo! I don't think i have ever seen one of that cap variety still on the bottle. Awesome!

Thanks Ben. Also, congratulations on your Top 10 ranking! If you ever want to drop a few positions and sell me some of your stuff, let me know.

[AustinMike]

Looks like I missed a few items from mid July to early August.

Nice 51 Yankees M114 Ben.

Love the '52 Tip Top, Jim. That's on my wantlist.

Howard, that's a great Bazooka box! Another item on my wantlist.

Larry, love the Dipsy Doodle bag. Haven't heard of that before. Also love the Post 10 box. That is yet another item on my wantlist.

[Jetsfan]

Just picked this one up. I realize it’s nothing you all haven’t seen before, but I’m pretty pleased with the overall appearance for a 5. I would’ve like centering a little better, but given the corners and registration, I’m pretty darn happy with it.

[Vegas Cards]

Just came across this thread. Very cool items, lots of stuff I haven't seen before. Thanks all for sharing!

I'll post a few of mine, starting with these Bowmans. My Uncle started buying Mantles in the 1980s. He bought most raw and then submitted to PSA probably 15 years ago.

When he passed away I bought the collection from my Aunt in 2017, so not technically new pickups, but still worth sharing.

My Uncle kept great records. Just for fun, here are the dates/prices he paid. I think at the time all these were raw.

1952 Mantle bought in 1987 for $250

1953 Mantle bought in 1988 for $700 ($150 cash and then a 1954 Topps Ted Williams he valued at $450 and a 1955 Williams he valued at $100)

1954 Mantle bought in 1986 for $140

1955 Mantle bought in 1986 for $60

Let me know what you think the best deal has been.

What I'd give for prices like these!

[Vegas Cards]

A couple more, all picked up in the past few months. A few came from forum members, Thanks!

The 1959 is new for me, the other three were upgrades of cards I already had.

[Tomi]

Looks like the PSA 1 1961 Topps Dice Game is coming up for auction through Heritage next month. Will be interesting what it brings at this time in our hobby.