1st Vintage Purchase - 1958 AS Mantle

KB81 · 08-02-2019, 02:05 PM

First vintage purchase for me and very content. I had the other 3 and then I went for Mickey. Cards all look great next to each other.

YummiestBeef · 08-02-2019, 02:12 PM

Beautifully centered Mantle and awesome collection

swabie2424 · 08-02-2019, 02:59 PM

You’re doing it right! That card is bonkers!

dashcol · 08-02-2019, 05:04 PM

I love this set, and it is one that is extremely undervalued IMO.

Nice cards KB.

KB81 · 08-02-2019, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by YummiestBeef

Beautifully centered Mantle and awesome collection

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Originally Posted by swabie2424

You’re doing it right! That card is bonkers!

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Originally Posted by dashcol

I love this set, and it is one that is extremely undervalued IMO.

Nice cards KB.

Thanks guys

I am very happy with it. First vintage is a gateway drug for more

IgnatiusJReilly · 08-02-2019, 05:10 PM

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Thanks guys

I am very happy with it. First vintage is a gateway drug for more

Great card and welcome to the club! I have always like the balance that 50s 6-6.5 cards with excellent eye appeal have: not crazy expensive but look great for a 60 year old piece of cardboard! Vintage rules!

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DJCollector1 · 08-02-2019, 07:51 PM

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First vintage purchase for me and very content. I had the other 3 and then I went for Mickey. Cards all look great next to each other.

Well done sir.
Vintage should always be looked at as a "safer investment".
Notice I said "safer", not necessarily "safe".
Other than a couple of bubbles and bumps in the road, vintage high grade stars (let's go with PSA 7's and up) have steadily risen.
Mickey Mantle is one of the best/strongest "blue chip" type buys you can make in regards to vintage. (many guys are using that "blue chip" phrase now)

In the last few years, we are trending towards buy the card, not the holder thought train. Realistically, this may well be more and more important now with the gloom and doom coming out.
There are a lot of ways this can go from here, and I have one big theory as to what may happen long term, but for now the online community is paranoid about the trimming and doctoring.

As for that Mantle, I actually have 2, one is raw, and the better of my two is here.

Not a good picture, and I do not have a scanner......but you get the idea.

KB81 · 08-02-2019, 09:52 PM

Thanks!

Good info. May I ask why the portions are blacked out?

KD35Russ0 · 08-02-2019, 11:24 PM

Really nice card. Congrats!

DJCollector1 · 08-03-2019, 01:10 AM

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Thanks!

Good info. May I ask why the portions are blacked out?

I covered it on page 2 of my thread. ~~~~> https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1186757

If you want to read along, I cover a few vintage pickups, and why I chose them.
I later started a Mickey Mantle "display project", thats just about done. I set out to have something in my home, of relatively low cost but high eye appeal cards, so I could enjoy cards without leaving some more valuable cards around.
Needless to say, it started out as a low budget effort, but it has ended up being more than I wanted. But I don't regret it whatsoever. And its going to look damn good once I get it finished.

So if you like Mantle, you may want to check it out.

I answered fellow board member "smanzari" who essentially asked me the same question there in my thread.

I said
"Its something a number of people do, in an effort to protect their cards.
(from possible theft??)
Its not something I'm overly worried about, but then again I didn't think it would hurt anything either.
Probably unnecessary, I just got in the habit of doing it for the majority of my graded stuff. "

Welcome to the vintage side of the hobby, I think you will find it much more rewarding long term.

KB81 · 08-03-2019, 10:31 AM

Appreciate the break down, thanks.

Will have a read when back at the PC.

KB81 · 08-03-2019, 10:31 AM

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Really nice card. Congrats!

Thanks!

shayscards79 · 08-03-2019, 01:40 PM

That's quite the first pickup. Nice card

KB81 · 08-05-2019, 02:41 PM

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That's quite the first pickup. Nice card

Thanks

Been doing more research after getting this one - the itch is def there to get more vintage at some point.

KB81 · 09-24-2020, 02:04 PM

Little over a year later and I added vintage #2 to my PC........

Nymets6986a · 09-24-2020, 03:34 PM

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Little over a year later and I added vintage #2 to my PC........

Wow

You don't do it often but when you do...lol nice grab

KB81 · 09-24-2020, 03:42 PM

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Wow

You don't do it often but when you do...lol nice grab

Yeah, the vintage train is a slow one for me.

I get to caught up on modern stuff.

Better a late Hank than a never Hank.

TimBuckTwo · 09-24-2020, 03:42 PM

And why the hell not ?!?!

IgnatiusJReilly · 09-24-2020, 05:34 PM

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Little over a year later and I added vintage #2 to my PC........

I love it. I like how when you go vintage, you go big!

KB81 · 09-24-2020, 06:11 PM

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I love it. I like how when you go vintage, you go big!

Might add another vintage within 6 months or so. Not sure yet.

wharfrat7624 · 09-25-2020, 11:10 AM

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Little over a year later and I added vintage #2 to my PC........

Damn that’s a beauty KB! Congrats!

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KB81 · 09-25-2020, 11:41 AM

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Damn that’s a beauty KB! Congrats!

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Thx!

Best centered copy I could find in my price range. Very happy with it as many PSA 4s have really horrible centering.

wharfrat7624 · 09-25-2020, 12:21 PM

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Thx!

Best centered copy I could find in my price range. Very happy with it as many PSA 4s have really horrible centering.

I agree. They are tough to find well centered. I’ve seen 5’s and 6’s not as centered as your 4.

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Thor34 · 09-25-2020, 01:32 PM

I love the 58T All-Star Mantle.

Its amazing to me how many collectors and new Mantle buyers are drawn to that particular card.
Affordable and a great looking card if you find one that is visually appealing to your tastes.
Congrats.

vdad1981 · 09-27-2020, 07:57 PM

That’s a great card with nice centering!

08-02-2019, 02:05 PM	#1
KB81 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norf Crackalacka Posts: 11,729	1st Vintage Purchase - 1958 AS Mantle First vintage purchase for me and very content. I had the other 3 and then I went for Mickey. Cards all look great next to each other. __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS AND IT AINT WHAT IT'S NOT - KB81

08-02-2019, 05:04 PM	#4
dashcol Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: It's complicated Posts: 7,707	I love this set, and it is one that is extremely undervalued IMO. Nice cards KB. __________________ “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson “Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.” Satchel Paige.

08-02-2019, 09:52 PM	#8
KB81 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norf Crackalacka Posts: 11,729	Thanks! Good info. May I ask why the portions are blacked out? __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS AND IT AINT WHAT IT'S NOT - KB81

08-02-2019, 11:24 PM	#9
KD35Russ0 Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: North Jersey Posts: 2,576 jpbogardus22 KD35Russ0	Really nice card. Congrats! __________________ Always looking for vintage baseball HOF.

08-03-2019, 10:31 AM	#11
KB81 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norf Crackalacka Posts: 11,729	Appreciate the break down, thanks. Will have a read when back at the PC. __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS AND IT AINT WHAT IT'S NOT - KB81

08-02-2019, 02:12 PM	#2
YummiestBeef Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Dakota Posts: 1,862 midnight_black	Beautifully centered Mantle and awesome collection __________________ IG: BeefyCards

08-02-2019, 02:59 PM	#3
swabie2424 Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 596	You’re doing it right! That card is bonkers!

08-03-2019, 01:40 PM	#13
shayscards79 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,876 shayscards79	That's quite the first pickup. Nice card __________________ Cubs and Colts fan!!! Collecting all vintage stars... especially Ernie Banks Collecting any and all Indianapolis Colts cards

09-24-2020, 02:04 PM	#15
KB81 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norf Crackalacka Posts: 11,729	Little over a year later and I added vintage #2 to my PC........ __________________ IT IS WHAT IT IS AND IT AINT WHAT IT'S NOT - KB81

09-24-2020, 03:42 PM	#18
TimBuckTwo Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,018	And why the hell not ?!?!

09-25-2020, 01:32 PM	#24
Thor34 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Maine Posts: 1,465	I love the 58T All-Star Mantle. Its amazing to me how many collectors and new Mantle buyers are drawn to that particular card. Affordable and a great looking card if you find one that is visually appealing to your tastes. Congrats.

09-27-2020, 07:57 PM	#25
vdad1981 Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Denver,CO Posts: 2 vdad1981	That’s a great card with nice centering! __________________ Currently searching for: PSA 5+ Mickey Mantle