Mastronet Auction 1952 Mantle WOW!

Overrated

52 Mantle at $160.000.00 one day to go. this is not inclueding the 17% fee. will this raise all prices for 52 Mantles from psa 7to 10?

theczar

i think you mean memory lane? it's hard to keep up with them all.

Stone193

Who wouldn't want this card if they could afford it?

It's a beauty.

mike

lawnmowerman

Why does it say"John Branca collection" on the flip?

Overrated

Im sorry its Memory lane, thanks for setting me straight.

mikeschmidt

<< <i>Why does it say"John Branca collection" on the flip? >>



Because John Branca owned it and he or Memory Lane got it re-holdered to add a "Branca" pedigree, if you will.

larryallen73

IF I had $160k burning a hole in my pocket I would buy a Ferrari.

theczar

that card and the wagner have 90 bids each!

Morgoth

too much of tilt for me to spend that much money on that card. At those prices I would be very picky.

ctsoxfan

I'm sure it's a fantastic card, probably one of the nicer examples I've seen - but does the slight tilt / wide left border of that card stick out to anyone else? For almost 200K, it sure would to me.

lawnmowerman

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<< <i>Why does it say"John Branca collection" on the flip? >>



Because John Branca owned it and he or Memory Lane got it re-holdered to add a "Branca" pedigree, if you will. >>



Thank You!

So basically its a status or prestige thing to have his name on the flip?....lol

I think I will have Lawnmowermans Emmitt Collection put on all my psa graded Emmitts

Morgoth

PSA very rarely dolls out that benefit. I am imagining Branca telling JP that he wouldn't sell the card in his auction unless he got his name on it to remind everyone he had enough money to buy a card and grade it. I think that is worth immortalizing forever don't you?

chaz43

<< <i>PSA very rarely dolls out that benefit. I am imagining Branca telling JP that he wouldn't sell the card in his auction unless he got his name on it to remind everyone he had enough money to buy a card and grade it. I think that is worth immortalizing forever don't you? >>



Guess what.... I would have him take his name off the flip or I wouldn't buy it. Mickey's name is the only one I want to see. chaz

lawnmowerman

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<< <i>PSA very rarely dolls out that benefit. I am imagining Branca telling JP that he wouldn't sell the card in his auction unless he got his name on it to remind everyone he had enough money to buy a card and grade it. I think that is worth immortalizing forever don't you? >>



Guess what.... I would have him take his name off the flip or I wouldn't buy it. Mickey's name is the only one I want to see. chaz >>

theczar

Guess what.... I would have him take his name off the flip or I wouldn't buy it. Mickey's name is the only one I want to see. chaz

I would take the name off too. not to be a smart-a** but who is john branca? any relation to ralph? if i were spending 200k the $5 for the reholder would be the least of my expenses.

chaz43

<< <i>Guess what.... I would have him take his name off the flip or I wouldn't buy it. Mickey's name is the only one I want to see. chaz

I would take the name off too. not to be a smart-a** but who is john branca? any relation to ralph? if i were spending 200k the $5 for the reholder would be the least of my expenses. >>




Get his damn name off of my holder and my Mantle card now!!!!!!!!!!!!! chaz

lawnmowerman

Maybe instead of his name on the flip they could have put a piece of John Branca "game used underwear" in the slab like BCCG does. That would have attracted at least 20 more bids

RonBurgundy

Insanity.




Ron

MisterBungle

> "I would have him take his name off the flip or I wouldn't buy it."
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Yeah, without that guys name on it, the card
be worth an absolute fortune!!



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Lothar52

for a 9 it looks a little tilted....id look for a perfectly centered one with a lesser grade.

Loth

LWMM

Gorgeous card, but if I had 150 grand I'd be going for that signed 27 yankees photo instead

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Gorgeous card, but if I had 150 grand I'd be going for that signed 27 yankees photo instead

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Now that is great!

cardbender

I agree with Chaz, I would want the Branca name designation
removed from the holder too. Who cares who previously owned it??

Also, for the top dollar it's bringing, I don't like the tilt and
bottom border centering like many of you. Although, I wouldn't mind owning it anyway. The card is sweet looking.

As a teenager I was up at Larry Fritsch's place and he let me look through a stack of '52 High series including the Mantle, Mathews, etc.... it was quite a thrill. He handed the cards to me raw, in a large brick. I flipped thru them. I would guess most were Ex-Mt to NM range. At that time I think he said the Mantle was worth around $1000. I had $150 in my pocket. I should have asked about a payment plan........

TheCARDKid

Great card (save for the centering)...but $160 k for a little piece of cardboard? And you wonder why people think we're crazy.

I was thinking how you could compare the enjoyment of owning that vs...

-Private jet travel. You can get one of those 25 hour jet cards in the low 100's. That would be pretty damn cool.

-Lamborghini, Ferrari. Chalk another one up for pretty damn cool.

-Start a high grade vintage set. NM-MT Playball sets. A NM Goudey set.

-Decorate a hobby room with some awesome stuff. Goudey uncut sheets, rare posters.

The centering would bother me alot on it. I'd rather wait for a perfectly centered one (or a 51 Bowman 9).

calleocho

Branca is a widely reconized name in the high end collecting world ....I think it adds value to the card.

The PSA 10 could now break the half a million barrier.

chaz43

<< <i>Branca is a widely reconized name in the high end collecting world ....I think it adds value to the card.

The PSA 10 could now break the half a million barrier. >>





A PSA 9 52' Mantle is all I need to add to the value of the card. No need for Branca's name up in lights. It doesn't belong with the "Mick". chaz

AlanAllen

Provenance from high-profile collectors adds value in other fields of collecting (coins, stamps, art, etc.) Card collecting is not there yet, but who knows about the future.

Joe

Bunker

<< <i>Great card (save for the centering)...but $160 k for a little piece of cardboard? And you wonder why people think we're crazy.

I was thinking how you could compare the enjoyment of owning that vs...

-Private jet travel. You can get one of those 25 hour jet cards in the low 100's. That would be pretty damn cool.

-Lamborghini, Ferrari. Chalk another one up for pretty damn cool.

-Start a high grade vintage set. NM-MT Playball sets. A NM Goudey set.

-Decorate a hobby room with some awesome stuff. Goudey uncut sheets, rare posters.

The centering would bother me alot on it. I'd rather wait for a perfectly centered one (or a 51 Bowman 9). >>



The thing is though if you can afford to drop 160K on a baseball card chances are you already have all that. Now if someone just won the lottery for $200K and they are spending that kind of cash on a card I would have to agree with you.

SDavid

I gotta say the Branca sig wouldn't do much for me. Heck, if I owned that card, all my friends and family would read that flip and I think I stole it from the guy! (And, btw, if I ever own a card worth six figures, you can bet your @$$ I stole it!)

stevek

I can't even afford a 52 Mantle reprint in that condition.

Fletch1750

Great card but, I would find a better centered copy.

gosteelers

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<< <i>Branca is a widely reconized name in the high end collecting world ....I think it adds value to the card.

The PSA 10 could now break the half a million barrier. >>





A PSA 9 52' Mantle is all I need to add to the value of the card. No need for Branca's name up in lights. It doesn't belong with the "Mick". chaz >>



Are you looking to buy it? Didn't think so. I wouldn't worry about it unless you're going to buy. I think it adds value, too...

cohocorp

not trying to start any trouble here, but isnt there supposed to be a white print spot on the upper left middle of that version of the mantle rc?

i may be wrong, but there is only 1 (b) version with the squiggly line over the box over his name and therefore there should be a white print spot on the left?...

got me.

chaz43

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<< <i>

<< <i>Branca is a widely reconized name in the high end collecting world ....I think it adds value to the card.

The PSA 10 could now break the half a million barrier. >>





A PSA 9 52' Mantle is all I need to add to the value of the card. No need for Branca's name up in lights. It doesn't belong with the "Mick". chaz >>



Are you looking to buy it? Didn't think so. I wouldn't worry about it unless you're going to buy. I think it adds value, too... >>





How do you know if I want to buy it? Figures from a Stiller's fan. I don't think it adds value, it's a distraction. chaz

Morgoth

What's the value it adds? Some rich guys name cluttering the front is all I see. I would say it would be different if let's say, Branca had collected this set back in the 50's and had kept his cards in great shape all these years and finally had them graded and viola received a PSA 9 on his Mantle. That would be something, a way to trace a card that was collected by one man and kept in pristine condition until it was graded and sold. I could buy that, but this is some guy who had enough money to buy it from a dealer, a big freaking woo hoo. What's next we are going to start arguing the merits of a Branca Colletion PSA 9 Mantle versus a Fogel Collection PSA 9 Mantle and that the Branca collection cards are worth more just because we respect him more than lets say Fogel? To say his name adds value means my prior statement is true. Also, if two PSA 9 cards were placed side by side, one was tilted like Branca's or one was perfectly centered but had no collection provenance added, which would bring more money?

Allen

<< <i>for a 9 it looks a little tilted....id look for a perfectly centered one with a lesser grade. >>



What he said.....

And I would have his name taken off, because everytime ypu show someone outside of the high end collecting community, (family, friends) the first thing they are gonna ask is, "Who is John Branca?" and that would flip me into a fit of rage not seen since this morning when I filled my bowl with lucky charms only to find that we had no milk.

fdnyladder7

Pedigree Service;
A service that will allow collectors to personalize their labels. For example, the "John Doe Collection" may appear on the PSA label. This will be offered on a case by case basis, reserved for “special” cards and/or sets that must meet certain high-end or rare criteria. Pedigree requests must be pre-approved prior to submission. Final approval is at PSA’s sole discretion.

chaz43

<< <i>What's the value it adds? Some rich guys name cluttering the front is all I see. I would say it would be different if let's say, Branca had collected this set back in the 50's and had kept his cards in great shape all these years and finally had them graded and viola received a PSA 9 on his Mantle. That would be something, a way to trace a card that was collected by one man and kept in pristine condition until it was graded and sold. I could buy that, but this is some guy who had enough money to buy it from a dealer, a big freaking woo hoo. What's next we are going to start arguing the merits of a Branca Colletion PSA 9 Mantle versus a Fogel Collection PSA 9 Mantle and that the Branca collection cards are worth more just because we respect him more than lets say Fogel? To say his name adds value means my prior statement is true. Also, if two PSA 9 cards were placed side by side, one was tilted like Branca's or one was perfectly centered but had no collection provenance added, which would bring more money? >>




Excellent point(s). chaz

lawnmowerman

"I got a John Branca collection card, IM THE KING OF THE WORLD, next to John that is"

and you thought Leo was just happy to be on the Titanic!

Overrated

Its now at $181.000.00, which equals $212.875 unreal!!

Overrated

Sorry its $250,862.50 my bad.

Overrated

Wow! $288,000.00 the 52 Mantle is the holy Grail.....

Stone193

<< <i>Wow! $288,000.00 the 52 Mantle is the holy Grail..... >>


That is totally incredible!

I remember back in 1992 or 3 - Beckett reported on the purchase of one of the PSA 10s for 125K by some ex-musician and I thought - holy crap!

What the heck would that card bring now? One million?

mike

originalisbest

Yeah, it's interesting to think about! Good investment but heck, 125 G's in '92 would be as impossible for me then, as 250 G's now. Sure would be a sweet card to own, though!

benderbroeth

so wait this card sold for more than the t206 wagner?

grote15

I understand the pedigree designation for coins but in that case the coins are from a collector everyone admires or at least recognizes as a significant collector through the years. If no one here knows who this Branca guy is, who would? I know I wouldn't want some guy's name on a flip of a card I paid over a quarter mil for; hell, put my name on it for that price!

Anyone have a link to the Memory lane auction with the final price? I agree it's a low end 9, easily could have been graded an 8, though a sharp card to be sure.

Bunker

Link 52 Mantle