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

[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! ❤️⚾️

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by 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! ❤️⚾️

Ethan, congrats again on finishing the set! I still find it cool that the last card you got was the last card in the set, and the Mathews you picked up is incredible for being a 2.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by 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! ❤️⚾️

Congratulations on your completion.....must feel good to have that last/final card in hand.

I recently picked up the #406 Nuxhall card, ironically this card was my 406th unique card meaning just 1 more to go....314 Campy.

With the price of the keys (Mantle, Mays, Jrob, Mathews) still apparently not at their ceiling yet, $70K for a PSA 1+ type set with nice eye appeal seems very reasonable these days.

[NYYFan63]

Originally Posted by 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! ⚾️

What an awesome accomplishment! Congrats! I started my collection a couple years ago...I’m up to ~ 120 cards with a couple doubles. I have tried to focus on centered cards which is a tough task. Congrats again!


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[cardsagain74]

That's great that you completed it

I'd guess a PSA 1 set with a decent Mantle would probably be worth about 65-70 k, yep (just a loose quick calculation)

[bobsbbcards]

Congratulations, Ethan!!!