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<p>[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 1018526, member: 7826"]Joe, in the demented Wild West of sportscard collecting, where we'd think your term "ultra collectible" would tend to refer to those highly desirable, fairly scarce to impossibly rare cards that bring six or seven figures at auction, the answer would be "no," that '63 Mantle is not in that stratosphere. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, what you do know is generally about right, as anything Mantle is much sought after, even "common" (a hobby term) items like that particular card. There are literally a few hundred thousand examples of that card circulating among collectors, and any cards from the '63 set are not as much in demand as those from a few sets from other years. And as we said, it's not in high-grade condition -- the SGC 45 / 3.5 / "Very Good Plus" is considered low-mid-grade on the scale of 1 ("Poor") to 10 ("Gem Mint"), and frankly, we're highly suspicious it graded that high, given the visible damage. The slab (plastic case) in which it's mounted looks to have what's known as "frosting" around the edges (from the stiff plastic having been flexed to a point just short of cracking), suggesting a "genuine" 45 / 3.5 / VG+ has been slid out and a card in worse condition slipped in. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just a guess there, so assuming it has in fact been authentically graded at that level, your best bet for checking value is to watch several eBay auctions (can we say that here?) over the course of several weeks -- there'll be plenty of '63 Mantles for sale there with SGC grades in the 35-50 range or PSA-graded examples between 3 and 5 -- and see what they actually sell for (not, of course, what they start out asking). We see several there right now with starting prices between US $20. and $25., and as many more starting at over $200.-$250. (and ludicrously higher). </p><p><br /></p><p>We hope that's of some help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 1018526, member: 7826"]Joe, in the demented Wild West of sportscard collecting, where we'd think your term "ultra collectible" would tend to refer to those highly desirable, fairly scarce to impossibly rare cards that bring six or seven figures at auction, the answer would be "no," that '63 Mantle is not in that stratosphere. However, what you do know is generally about right, as anything Mantle is much sought after, even "common" (a hobby term) items like that particular card. There are literally a few hundred thousand examples of that card circulating among collectors, and any cards from the '63 set are not as much in demand as those from a few sets from other years. And as we said, it's not in high-grade condition -- the SGC 45 / 3.5 / "Very Good Plus" is considered low-mid-grade on the scale of 1 ("Poor") to 10 ("Gem Mint"), and frankly, we're highly suspicious it graded that high, given the visible damage. The slab (plastic case) in which it's mounted looks to have what's known as "frosting" around the edges (from the stiff plastic having been flexed to a point just short of cracking), suggesting a "genuine" 45 / 3.5 / VG+ has been slid out and a card in worse condition slipped in. Just a guess there, so assuming it has in fact been authentically graded at that level, your best bet for checking value is to watch several eBay auctions (can we say that here?) over the course of several weeks -- there'll be plenty of '63 Mantles for sale there with SGC grades in the 35-50 range or PSA-graded examples between 3 and 5 -- and see what they actually sell for (not, of course, what they start out asking). We see several there right now with starting prices between US $20. and $25., and as many more starting at over $200.-$250. (and ludicrously higher). We hope that's of some help![/QUOTE]
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