What Would You Rather Have Mantle or Mantles?

[Johnny630]

Originally Posted by abothebear

B.

I have such a small collection, the quantity add appeals to me.

and

With A, if you needed to liquidate, you'd have to do it all at once. With B, you could trade or sell off some according to need or opportunity.

That’s how I’m thinking in terms of liquidating. More People can come up with $7,000 for a card apposed to $175,00 for one card.

[Snowman]

52 Topps

[parkplace33]

52 Topps and it isn’t close. It is the superstar of post war cards.

[jingram058]

Honestly, I find the '52 and the '53 Mantles hideous. I cannot understand the dollars thrown at either one, frankly. Both are amateurish and cartoonish, IMO. There are WAY better looking cards in both sets. Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

[mrreality68]

52 Topps

[G1911]

For profiteers: the former

For collectors: the later

[BobbyStrawberry]

A without question.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Honestly, I find the '52 and the '53 Mantles hideous. I cannot understand the dollars thrown at either one, frankly. Both are amateurish and cartoonish, IMO. There are WAY better looking cards in both sets. Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

+1. Give me the 1951:Bowman, 1952:Bowman and 1953 Bowman and fill it out with later cards. I would rather have Mantle's rookie card than his ugliest card.

[egri]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

I've always liked the photography from that year (and 1957 too). I think Topps lost something when they switched away from Flexichrome.

[drcy]

The latter.

I've never been enamored with the 52T Mantle

[Vegas Cards]

Option B

I'm only short the '51 Bowman and the '52 Topps. Tough to picture parting with some really great cards for just one. And in the back of my mind I keep thinking maybe some day I'll get to add the missing pieces

[JollyElm]

For us hoarders, it's all about option B.

[Seven]

I'll take the 52 Topps Mantle, Ill then sell the PSA 7 and downgrade to a nice looking 3 and use the money to buy the other cards I want.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Honestly, I find the '52 and the '53 Mantles hideous. I cannot understand the dollars thrown at either one, frankly. Both are amateurish and cartoonish, IMO. There are WAY better looking cards in both sets. Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

Oh yeah, the 52 isn't a particularly good looking card. The 1953 and 1954 Bowman are both much nicer. But the 52 is the 52...

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

That’s how I’m thinking in terms of liquidating. More People can come up with $7,000 for a card apposed to $175,00 for one card.

Do you really think you'd have any trouble at all selling a 52T Mantle if the need arose? You might not be able to sell it tomorrow but you certainly would never have trouble selling it.

[brianp-beme]

I don't collect 1952 Topps, but I have dabbled in some of the other sets, so I would go for option 2.

Brian (obviously a collector at heart)