1952 Topps Mantle Show Off

ackuhl22 · 11-06-2021, 02:54 PM

Nearly 40 years of collecting and I finally bought the card I’ve always wanted!
Great looking card I think, centered fairly well but some minor paper loss on the front and back. I’m very pleased with the way it presents though!

I prefer the SGC slabs and by far the best grading company to deal with, in my opinion.

Giroux · 11-06-2021, 02:56 PM

Wow! Congratulations.

scott1234 · 11-06-2021, 02:57 PM

Very nice! Great card to have in the collection. I agree looks good in the SGC holder.

ThoseBackPages · 11-06-2021, 03:00 PM

NICE!

a decade ago i opted for his RC over this one, and missed out on owning one.

it happens lol

cardsforever · 11-06-2021, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ackuhl22

Nearly 40 years of collecting and I finally bought the card I’ve always wanted!
Great looking card I think, centered fairly well but some minor paper loss on the front and back. I’m very pleased with the way it presents though!

I prefer the SGC slabs and by far the best grading company to deal with, in my opinion.

Congrats!!!

It's the only Mickey Mantle card I have never had a chance to own.

Very cool.

REGGIE206 · 11-06-2021, 05:40 PM

That is absolutely awesome! Congrats and welcome to the 52T Mantle Club!

dashcol · 11-06-2021, 05:44 PM

Congrats to you! A card I will never own but always admire.

mcgoo2 · 11-07-2021, 02:31 PM

Great card! Congratulations! Centering looks good to me, nice looking 1.

ackuhl22 · 11-07-2021, 03:26 PM

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

I think it was about 10 years ago I was going back and forth about buying one for $3,500 and didn’t but we all have those stories!

mcgoo2 · 11-07-2021, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ackuhl22

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

I think it was about 10 years ago I was going back and forth about buying one for $3,500 and didn’t but we all have those stories!

I have the exact same story, I spent every afternoon after my summer internship hounding eBay for a 52 Mantle but I never bid enough to actually win. Ended up losing interest when it was time to go back to college. They were, as you said, a few thousand dollars at the time since it was shortly after the Housing Crisis.

I ended up buying my own a decade later for 5 times the price.

Tpm2780 · 11-07-2021, 07:35 PM

Awesome and congrats!

11-06-2021, 02:54 PM	#1
ackuhl22 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: United States Posts: 1,599 ackuhl22	1952 Topps Mantle Show Off Nearly 40 years of collecting and I finally bought the card I’ve always wanted! Great looking card I think, centered fairly well but some minor paper loss on the front and back. I’m very pleased with the way it presents though! I prefer the SGC slabs and by far the best grading company to deal with, in my opinion.

11-06-2021, 03:00 PM	#4
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,432 ThoseBackPages	NICE! a decade ago i opted for his RC over this one, and missed out on owning one. it happens lol __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

11-06-2021, 05:40 PM	#6
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,793	That is absolutely awesome! Congrats and welcome to the 52T Mantle Club! __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸

11-06-2021, 05:44 PM	#7
dashcol Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: It's complicated Posts: 7,801	Congrats to you! A card I will never own but always admire. __________________ “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.

11-07-2021, 02:31 PM	#8
mcgoo2 Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,542 mcgoo202	Great card! Congratulations! Centering looks good to me, nice looking 1. __________________ Always looking for Minnesota Twins cards/memorabilia!! My Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/151462415@N06/albums

11-06-2021, 02:56 PM	#2
Giroux Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: USA Posts: 4,891 cardsgoingup	Wow! Congratulations.

11-06-2021, 02:57 PM	#3
scott1234 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,569 scotty	Very nice! Great card to have in the collection. I agree looks good in the SGC holder.

11-07-2021, 03:26 PM	#9
ackuhl22 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: United States Posts: 1,599 ackuhl22	Thanks guys, I appreciate it! I think it was about 10 years ago I was going back and forth about buying one for $3,500 and didn’t but we all have those stories!

11-07-2021, 07:35 PM	#11
Tpm2780 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,187 Holyknight32	Awesome and congrats! __________________ Check out my AMAZING Griffey collection https://app.photobucket.com/u/Tpm2780/