Another which one would you rather own and why thread - update card in hand**
BobS
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I sold the Jordan here on the boards last week.
I picked up the mantle last night for around $50 less than the Jordan sale.
Which card would you prefer to hold on to and why? Good move? Bad Move?
I sold the Jordan here on the boards last week.
I picked up the mantle last night for around $50 less than the Jordan sale.
Which card would you prefer to hold on to and why? Good move? Bad Move?
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Ralph
It may be the fact that I AM a modern guy that makes me very sensitive to the condition of the card. A modern card (even a Jordan RC) in less than mint condition isn't very desirable to me.
Mid to high grade Mantle's will always go up in value but there are many people on this forum who believe that the 1986 Fleer set has maxed out and will start dropping in value. I have no clue whether this is true or not but I would take the safer investment.
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I have to believe that there are still thousands of PSA 7-8 Jordan RC's still left in packs out there waiting to be graded. However, I do not think there are as many PSA 7-8 69 Mantles out there waiting to be graded. Who knows, maybe there are, but I looked at it as a simple supply/demand exercise using the current quantities of each card available as my basis.
I also took into account what I think the future value of each card will be, based on their respective grade. I feel the Jordan has peaked and as more packs get busted and more get graded, the price surely has to keep going down.
I also took my current collecting focus into account. I'm trying to build the mantle basic set and each new card get's me that much closer. Sure, there will always be a large quantity of his cards available for purchase, but finding a decently centered one is another story. Compared to finding a decently centered Jordan RC that is.
69 Topps > 86 Fleer.
Only exception: Jordan RC PSA 9 is a card worth having. Anything in a lesser grade would be uncivilized.
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the '69 card is Mantle's last and holds a sacred spot in the hearts and minds of his fans, but the Jordan RC is more emblematic to the hobby.
me like Mike.
To answer your question====I'd pick the Mantle all day long over the Jordan and you kept $50....You did fine.
Centering was nice on that Mantle card.
For me, if the Jordan was an 8 I would prefer the Jordan. However, at 7.5 it's pretty even for me.
I agree that any Jordan RC less than PSA 9 is not a good long term investment.
I think you made the right choice.
to me the mantle is a soft 7.5 vs the jordan. from the scan the corners on the mantle look soft. where as the left bottom corner of the jordan is bent.
as for which one i would rather have. i would probably take the mantle as i already have jordan. otherwise i think the jordan might actually go up in value more in the future than the mantle. soon all those mantle horders are going to start dying and their kids will cash out the cards flooding the market with mantles.
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I took a gamble that the mantle is not as soft as the scan shows. I've bought from the seller a number of times and everytime the card has been a little sharper than his scans.
I have had mixed results with .5 graded cards. Some have been skewed towards the lower grade but others have me scratching my head as to why they didn't just give the card the next full grade.
Mickey - I do not think I overpaid. As you know, centering is a bear on the 69 Mantles. Decently centered 7's will run $300. Decently centered 8's over $700. I paid much closer to 7 money than 8 money.
Anyway, I appreciate all the responses.
Happy collecting!!
I did not say you overpaid. I said you paid a strong price (which I meant you paid full value in my opinion).---I could see where this statement could get misunderstood.
Like I said== you picked up a nice card. This will play out 1 of 2 ways for you. You have a well centered 69 Mantle for sure- 1. It was not a great scan scan and the corners are even better than you thought; therefore you have an 8 in my book or 2. The corners are as they appear in the scan and you have a fairly accurately graded 7.5. Either way you're fine.
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Why?
1) I don't collect basketball.
2) The 1986 Fleer design is extremely ugly. It really does hurt my eyes...
3) Agree with the other commentators that modern cards should grade at least an '8'.
4) I'm very fond of so-called FCs (final cards) cuz they list the entire career stats of a player. (I actually like FCs more than rookies, so far as concerns vintage.)
The weak corners on the Mantle do concern me though... the corners shouldn't make a 7.5, and just barely a 7.
It's visually pleasing to see Mantle as a youthful, strapping, yet friendly-looking dude. Intelligent and focused-looking too. All Americana.
Again, contrast with the ugly, up-the-nose shot of the 1952 Topps...
The Jordan rookie kinda presages the degeneracy it's become...
(Another reason to favor the Mantle.)
That said, Mickey's not in the top 20 all-time baseball players, sorry.
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