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1956 Mantle help please

AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
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Hi. I'm new to the board. I'm trying to buy my husband a nice 1956 Topps Mantle for his 40th birthday. I've been looking for months, but haven't been able to pull the trigger. I want to make sure I'm not buying a fake. But I'm out of time and need to make a purchase soon.


I'm linking to a few cards I'm considering on ebay. If you don't mind, which of these cards would you purchase?

Mantle PSA 7


[L=Mantle SGC86]http://www.ebay.com/itm/140726282989?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1169">Mantle PSA 6

Ungraded Mantle

Are any of them worth purchasing or should I look elsewhere?

Thank you SO much for your help!
Anissa

Comments

  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
    Anissa,

    I like the PSA 7...Centering on this card is key....I have the following if you are interested. My email is mrmint23@hotmail.com. The PSA 5 is now in a SGC 5 holder.
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  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    Thanks, MrMint. I'll definitely keep yours in mind too. I've studied so many scans of 56 Mantles that I no longer know what to look for.

    On the PSA 7, does the flip look ok? I keep looking at the top border (white to red), which looks uneven. Wondering if it's just the scan or what's going on there.

    Thanks again!
  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
    Flip is fine just been a while since it was graded. Flips with the number grade below the ex-nm, nm, mt, etc...are the most recent. Grading standards seem to have changed and I would recommend looking for a newer flip.
    Let me know if I can help.....but centering is the key to this card.
  • BobbyVCPBobbyVCP Posts: 755 ✭
    That PSA 7 looks solid and will make an amazing present for your hubby. VCP on it is $1260 but shooting up in price because the last 3 sales are all over $1500
  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    Thank you, BobbyVCP! I never thought it would be this hard to choose/buy a baseball card. But once I started researching them...oh boy.
  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,482 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would go with the PSA 7.
    What I Collect:

    PSA HOF Baseball Postwar Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 80.51% Complete)


    PSA Pro Football HOF Rookie Players Set Registry- (Currently 19.80% Complete)


    PSA Basketball HOF Players Rookies Set Registry- (Currently 6.02% Complete)
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    heckuva birthday present. image
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  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm surprised you used the word flip.
  • ShootyBabittShootyBabitt Posts: 970 ✭


    << <i>I'm surprised you used the word flip. >>



    My thoughts exactly. No chance they were trying to drum up interest on an auction, right?
  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm surprised you used the word flip. >>



    My thoughts exactly. No chance they were trying to drum up interest on an auction, right? >>



    Glad I was not the only one who found that odd.
    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭✭
    I could care less...I just thought it was strange to use that word. Maybe the husband uses the word all the time when describing the label. You never know. Who cares.
  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,037 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm surprised you used the word flip. >>



    My thoughts exactly. No chance they were trying to drum up interest on an auction, right? >>



    How about "pull the trigger"?
  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I couldN'T care less...I just thought it was strange to use that word. Maybe the husband uses the word all the time when describing the label. You never know. Who cares. >>



    Fixed that for you.
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭✭
    MrMint23,
    Thanks.
  • pmcollectourpmcollectour Posts: 1,211 ✭
    http://www.anissasacrobats.net/

    She's a former gymnast.
    Flip is just part of her vocabulary.
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,259 ✭✭✭✭
    What are the VCP prices for those cards? Are the cards in holders or slabs? Are there any mechanical errors that occurred during the poppage after the 10 day wait for loggage? They were probably all submitted in a bulk sub. The submitter probably requested no qualifiers. What are the most popular TPG's?////////////////My wife asked me all of these questions today.image
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>OK... pardon my ignorance.... please don't flame me.... What is the 'FLIP'??? >>



    The top part of the holder where the PSA label is
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>I'm surprised you used the word flip. >>



    Probably a guy either pumping up interest in one of his own auctions or some other message board weirdo behavior.
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>And why is the flip important? >>



    Well the OP was asking if the label looked off/not correct. It's important because of the info it tells you about the card. That's it's job.
  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    Wow. Just got back to the computer...

    Didn't realize having a little knowledge was a bad thing. Honestly, I've been researching this card for months trying to figure out what to buy. Saw something about a Craigslist scam a few years back on the 56 Mantle PSA 7 that discussed issues with fake flips. Hence the question. I've studied the various versions of the PSA flips trying to educate myself. No one wants to drop a grand on a fake. At least I don't.

    I do appreciate the comments and advice. I think I'll go "pull the trigger" now.
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭
    Ok Mr. Anissa. Lol
  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    What?
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Take the PSA 7 . He will love it and its def. a keeper!
  • halosfanhalosfan Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭✭
    The 7 went off my watch list ... nice card
    Looking for a Glen Rice Inkredible and Alex Rodriguez cards
  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    Thank you, Handyman!I just bought it. I figured a 56 Mantle is better than a surprise party. Lasts longer, at least. I hope he likes it. *fingers crossed*

    Thanks to everyone who responded and helped. I really appreciate it.

    Anissa

    P.S. I am a girl.
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great.
    If things dont work out with yall. Look me up!!!!!!!!!!

    Edit to add Im kidding. Great gift!
  • ShootyBabittShootyBabitt Posts: 970 ✭
    Nice work! You just made every dude on here envious of your husband.
  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    Handyman,

    Gotcha! image
  • AnissaAnissa Posts: 8
    ShootyBabit,

    I guess that's a good thing. LOL I thought I'd irritated everyone somehow.

    Thanks.
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096


    << <i>Ok Mr. Anissa. Lol >>


    We are such a cynical bunch. image
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • brianwintersfanbrianwintersfan Posts: 3,626 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Ok Mr. Anissa. Lol >>


    We are such a cynical bunch. image >>



    I've been here for 10 years and have seen a lot image
  • CooptownCooptown Posts: 397 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>Ok Mr. Anissa. Lol >>


    We are such a cynical bunch. image >>



    I've been here for 10 years and have seen a lot image >>



    I love how anyone claiming to be a woman is a liar until proven otherwise. I think we have exactly one person to blame for that.....
  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    I don't go to many shows (ok, it has been at least 10-15 years since i have attended one). In my fifteen shows or so that I actually went to, I never saw a woman/girl at a show that was not either with a guy or buying something for a guy. And there weren't many of those. Never did I see a female actively looking for cards to complete her sets or anything like that. Maybe there are some female non-sports collectors? I know comic books have some female collectors. Why not cards?
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  • Sean1125Sean1125 Posts: 3,479


    << <i>Wow. Just got back to the computer...

    Didn't realize having a little knowledge was a bad thing. Honestly, I've been researching this card for months trying to figure out what to buy. Saw something about a Craigslist scam a few years back on the 56 Mantle PSA 7 that discussed issues with fake flips. Hence the question. I've studied the various versions of the PSA flips trying to educate myself. No one wants to drop a grand on a fake. At least I don't.

    I do appreciate the comments and advice. I think I'll go "pull the trigger" now. >>





    Just ignore them, it's the standard of these boards that at least one accusation is made per thread. (Just kidding, but still ignore them).


    Edit (Wouldn't be a Sean post without it right?):

    In Phoenix there are 3 dealers that have wives who are partners/assistants come as well at least 10 I know of that attend shows consistently.

  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    No idea why we don't have more women on these boards.
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  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭


    << <i>No idea why we don't have more women on these boards. >>



    Maybe we do...cause sometimes we sure fight like a bunch of women!!
  • armyautinarmyautin Posts: 133 ✭


    << <i>
    Maybe we do...cause sometimes we sure fight like a bunch of women!! >>



    Annnnnnnnddddd there it is.
    Go Army, Beat Navy!
  • SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    Maybe we do...cause sometimes we sure fight like a bunch of women!!

    Uma used a line something like that in Pulp Fiction
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,204 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm surprised you used the word flip. >>



    Probably a guy either pumping up interest in one of his own auctions or some other message board weirdo behavior. >>




    image
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Last year my lady bought me a 1953 Topps Mantle.
    It does happen.
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