Super high end Mantle cards

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Campy played a huge role in integrating baseball and was a great ball player. Unfortunately all was overshadowed by his terrible accident.

Oh, absolutely. It was more of a comment of how much more respect he had then in the hobby, as compared to now. Guy won 3 MVP’s, was the dominant catcher in his league for nearly a decade, and was a star in the Negro Leagues for years, before getting his late start in the MLB.

Despite his resume, outside of a few key cards, most of his cards can be had at Mid-tier HOF’er prices.

That guide just proves, he used to be much more appreciated by collectors. I was doing shows back in the late 80’s, and I remember collectors treating Campy with almost the same reverence as Jackie. Not so much today.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Oh, absolutely. It was more of a comment of how much more respect he had then in the hobby, as compared to now. Guy won 3 MVP’s, was the dominant catcher in his league for nearly a decade, and was a star in the Negro Leagues for years, before getting his late start in the MLB.

Despite his resume, outside of a few key cards, most of his cards can be had at Mid-tier HOF’er prices.

That guide just proves, he used to be much more appreciated by collectors. I was doing shows back in the late 80’s, and I remember collectors treating Campy with almost the same reverence as Jackie. Not so much today.

Maybe it's metrics? Short career of course, but still, only 17th among catchers by JAWS.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Maybe it's metrics? Short career of course, but still, only 17th among catchers by JAWS.

Jackie was a striking regal looking man. Campy? A little funny looking. Maybe the Yogi Berra effect.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Jackie was a striking regal looking man. Campy? A little funny looking. Maybe the Yogi Berra effect.

Toughest position in baseball by a country mile, yet catchers get no love from collectors, or historians in general.