A 1952 Topps complete set. Starting "the" ultimate post war project

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by bks14sr

Congrats on your completion! Now you just need errors and variations. Let the hunt begin, again 😁

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

You should upgrade them now to NM or better.

[LincolnVT]

With a lot of 1952 Topps cards getting increased attention as of late, I'm interested in what people think a basic complete 1952 Topps set (407 cards) would sell for if each card was in a PSA 1 holder? Thoughts on this?

[Exhibitman]

About $40K depending on the eye appeal of Mantle, Mays, Mathews, Wilhelm, Robinson, etc. You'd be better off breaking the set for sale.

[LincolnVT]

No intention of selling my cards as of now...just interested in people's thoughts on a straight PSA 1 set of 407.

[LincolnVT]

Im thinking 40k for the basic (407) set in 1 holders might be a pretty good deal these days.

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

About $40K depending on the eye appeal of Mantle, Mays, Mathews, Wilhelm, Robinson, etc. You'd be better off breaking the set for sale.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

Im thinking 40k for the basic (407) set in 1 holders might be a pretty good deal these days.

Unless it's a 1 that's really beat up, that's true. Especially for PSA 1s.

When logging some data today, I noticed that the Mantle was almost exactly half the cost of the set (practically down to the dollar). Couldn't have done that if I tried.

Though that's not a good reference point for future set builders (given the push in Mantle prices since that $5.2 mil sale)

[LincolnVT]

I'm thinking a straight PSA 1 set (all 407 cards) would fetch 70k+ these days with a decent looking Mantle, Mays, Robinson and Mathews...what do others think?

[LincolnVT]

I almost forgot to add that I just reached 407 / 407! It's been a really fun adventure working to sell, trade and buy from and with a lot of different folks. My low number run consists of about 175 cards that were handed down to me from my father figure who passed unexpectedly last year. He had a lot of cards but he always saw the 1952 set as the greatest group of all time and the set as unreaceable. I'm happy to have compleated the set in his honor. 1 -- 310 are pretty nice Good -- Ex...mostly VG...311 -- 407 are Poor -- Good for the most part some a bit nicer. All cards are raw except for a decent PSA 1 Mantle (which I feel is undergraded), a decent PSA 1.5 Mays, a decent PSA 1.5 Robinson and a really nice PSA 2 Mathews. Took two generations to build it, but we did it right within our means. Now my kid gets to do the upgrading down the road...unless we get some really interesting offer. Love this set! ❤️⚾️