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I know this dont belong here...BUT....

i just put up my 1964 psa 8 mantle

proceeds to upgrade my 1957 set:

1964 Mantle PSA 8

loth

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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
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  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    yeah i know..what people wont do for there 57's....

    loth
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Holy makerel! What a beautiful Mantle card! I don't think the grade on both of my '64 Micks would add up to your 8!!

    Thanks for letting us know it's on the block. Eighty bucks under SMR is a good place to start. Best o'luck selling it!!

    hh
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092
    Looks like a high end 8. You should get well over SMR for it.

    Lee
  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow! 56 views in the first hour.

    Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
  • charliehustle14charliehustle14 Posts: 425 ✭✭✭
    Gorgeous card! Good luck on it!

  • It's a very nice card, and if I were looking to buy graded and could afford it I'd be all over it.
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    i wish you all would bid anyway!!!! LOL I NEED TO PAY FOR THESE 57's I GOT HOSED ON!!! LOL

    loth
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    ive had a dealer i know offer 650...i hope it goes for more then that!!! my bank account depends on it!!
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Loth y 3 day auction and hi starting bid? wouldn't a 7 or 10 day auction with a .99 cent starting bid get you the best action? That card is NICE. Old style flip too..........good luck
    Good for you.
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    ah...3 days is good man...it would just sit there otherwise....im advertising here arnt I? alot of serisouly collectors patrol the boards...though they dont post...at any rate....they will see it...why wait.....get it during memorial weekend!

    loth
  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Winpitcher is exactly right. I have done many high dollar items, and everytime, I start them at $1.00 and run them 7 days. I almost ALWAYS get more than I expected. My rule is that if I expect an item to go over $500, I automatically "feature" the item as well. It is well worth $19.95 to do that. I guarantee you that you will get your $19.95 back, PLUS SOME! It works everytime for me. Just me 2 cents.

    Shane

  • BigRedMachineBigRedMachine Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭
    I couldn't agree more on the lower starting price. It's all in a buyers mindset. I've said in an earlier thread that when you start high, you keep people from putting it in their watchlist to begin with. Then there are less buyers around in that last (critical) hour.

    That being said, I hope I'm wrong and you get a lot of bids. I wish you luck.
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Your first bid is up. I got the ball rolling! image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,409 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ryan
    Beautiful card! Wish you luck!

    Dan
    Good luck to you....be ready for the snipes to be set!

    mike
    Mike
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mike, My bid is the gun firing staring the race! Now everyone will run past me image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    I wish I could bid on that Mantle but I got 57s to buy. Actually that's not quite true, I'm halfway there to buy a 61 Mantle AS PSA 8 and after the June 5 auctions, I should have enough to do so. Then I'll be back looking for the top 4 stars in need for 1957: BRob, FRob, Kuofax and Drysdale.
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭
    Ok, so I lied. I sold my 1957 Clemente PSA 6 last Sunday because I didn't like the centering (it looks out of place to my other star cards) and bought this one to replace it. Now I got to save a little more to buy a 61 Mantle AS.
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Steve, what do you think brought your awesome '57 Clemente down to a PSA 6??

    hh
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    the auction........has been EXTENDED....and FEATURED....lets make this a CASE STUDY...

    will Lothars 64 mantle sell for more then he hopes now that its a longer auction and featured??? TOON IN NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!

    i had hoped 800.....at least 25 over SMR due to centering and being a HIGH HIGH END 8....when i bought this card 3 years ago the guy had a super small scan and didnt know much about cards..i think he was into someting else but came across a collector in Cali who had a bunch of mantles...he was also sellign a 63 8 and so forth...prolly just as nice...when i got it my jaw dropped....

    then i got into set collecting... realized id never do the 64 set...never do a mantle set...and figured id get a 6 later sometime down the road....im used to 6'sand 7's now with my psa 5-7 56/57 sets.....heck i even like 5's now...no need for a expensive 8....i have many star cards from other sets in 5's....its all about how bad a card you can tolerate..and if a 5 makes ya smile as much as an 8...and it does for me...let someone who must have the 8 have it. Thats my philosophy and why im selling such a FINE FINE CARD (beginning to itch and starting to get hives).


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  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>heck i even like 5's now...no need for a expensive 8 >>



    For the older cards of super stars like that, I would have to agree with you. But it all depends on the card...I have seen some really nice 5s, and seen some horrible ones.

    And you're right, if you aren't a Mantle collector or a collector of this set, why not sell it and apply the money where it will be better felt?

    Good luck on the auction.
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lothar, real smart move that you extended the auction. My jaw dropped too when I saw ya list at 3 days ending Sunday on Memorial day weekend when all your bidders are out pounding beers and BBQ ... for a second I thought I was gonna be running down your driveway with a ski mask on!!! image

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    yeap...i guess id take everybody's advice image

    Loth
  • From an investment perspective, I'm curious as to how much the card appreciated when you first bought it to what it's worth today? What might the future appreciation of the card be if it was held for say 10 more years?

    If I bought this card, I think my wife would divorce me then I'd be paying a great deal more money than what I paid for the card. Haha!
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    i dont collect for investment....it was fun owning it though!

    loth
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,409 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>i dont collect for investment....it was fun owning it though!

    loth >>


    It's a good looking card Ryan - hope you get some big bucks for it!

    mike
    Mike
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭
    HOLY MACEROLE!!! ITS AT SMR ALREADY!!!! YES!!

    I had hoped that when i bought it that due to centering and how wondering it was...that it would go OVER smr...

    i paid over smr...lets see if indeed I was right...that gorgeous vintage is worth much more then SMR.

    loth
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