Long-time collector Bill Wilen built one of the hobby's best Mickey Mantle collections, then wrote a book about collecting The Mick. You can read more here: www.sportscolle... buy Bill's terrific book here: amzn.to/2KWmErz.
my mother tossed out my poster collection because it had evil pictures on them , it was original Abbott and Costello meets frankenstein poster , mummy , about 250 of them when I went to army my aunt told her it would be better not to have evil pictures in house , ozzy osbourne shirts and posters ,all original posters of horror from 30s to 80s to this day I cant find one original I had they cost too much and I had hundreds but I did still have my cards
what a nice man, I hope he gets to sell all his cards and get what he wants he definitely deserves it he's a true fan of the NY Yankees and Mantle family.
WOW a signed Mantle rookie. u wonder if they even exist and this guy has one. unbelievable just incredible. his collection has to be worth more than my life
Well im not sure what his 52 tops is graded but if its higher then a 8.5 which is extremely good its worth over a million bucks. I can only imagine how much he spent on putting his collection together 100s of thousands of dollars. How is a 10 even possible meaning his odds of it even being cut from the machine perfectly was probably 50-1 but then it must hsve been in a protective sleeve almodt 70 years ago incredible.
@@laytonhersh2552 I saw a video where there is actually a 10 graded 52 mantle. I came to terms years ago with the fact that I'll never own a Mickey Mantle but his collection is incredible. I can't even imagine what the value of it all is worth.
@@laytonhersh2552 no it was 3000-1 for a dead on center cut. Literally a PSA 8 is a gem 10 for 52. Then there are those extremely lotto lucky 10 cards that are true 10s.
It should be 0 for fake, and 10 for real. I don't understand how they grade signatures. No one signs the same exact signature. I only have 1 signature I've ever collected, I'm not a huge fan of them
Signatures have quality variances, Was it signed in pen, pencil, sharpie, thick magic marker? Is it faded? Is it on a check? Contract? Gum card? A cut? Is it personalized (which decreases the value dramatically)? Players signatures changed through the years also, Mantle's changed drastically and his early signatures are worth more.
@@buffalobraves9 very insightful info. I knew if a signature was personalized, then it's not as good as just the signature by itself. Thanks for sharing
Very well done interview. What a great man & a true collector. There always comes a time to sell & let the future generation enjoy these important pieces of history.
This is such a cool project for the ultimate hobbyist. I love it 1000x. Im impressed he got the 1952. Its PSA1 but it counts. Wondering which card was missing.
I'm a Red Sox fan and card collector and I just picked up my first Mantel, 58 All Star Card. Owning a Mantel for a card collector, is like a watch collector picking up his first Rolex. They speak for themselves.
I'm so jealous. I would be in heaven just being in the same room as that collection. Mickey Mantle was before my time but was still a hero of mine. I'm too poor to afford one Mantle card due to marriage, my sons 4 baseball teams and my daughters competition dance 🤣
The most valuable card there is Mickey Mantle's 1952 rookie card which is valued at $60,000 in NRMT condition and they didn't even talk about that card except a quick mention of it.
Nice collection, but I want to know about the large picture in the background. Is it a team photograph or an owners photograph and what year is it from?
what's sad today is packs are 5 to 7 dollars to 1000s for a pack , kids today will not pay 5 dollars a pack and get nothing of value very long before the quit and just buy candy , baseball is dying because of greed of card companies wanting the profits more than just making stuff for kids .like it was in 50 60 70s , I got to buy a mantle 59 at a garage sale for a 25cents and a 71 Aaron for a 25 cents, when i was 10 i have all the mantles hes got but the rc and love them . my son isn't into collecting hes into video games I tried to get him into it. but he just has them in his closet . i would love to get a mantle rookie but i dont have 10 grand for an ok one , the prices are main reason for kids today dont collect , if i had to start all over i couldn't afford to
I totally agree with you. I started collecting cards in 1954 at 5 years old and kept my cards. I have about 90 percent of the Topps cards from the 1950's and 1960's. Most are in below average condition but that is good enough for me because I am not at all an investor.
Very few collectors can afford these cards. To me the next best thing is to buy exact replicas which can be found on the internet. In plastic they look exactly like the originals. If you are a true collector value should mean nothing to you.
Lovely guy and story, but it kinda pains me to see the autographs on the cards. A think a lot of people who love looking at and collecting old cards -- even low-grade versions -- might cringe a bit. I'd like that Mantle autograph on a bat or ball or hat. The card is such a cool and valuable piece of art on its own, even with that big crease. There are card collectors and memorabilia collectors, and that move falls into the latter category. Again, great guy, and he can do whatever he likes, but that big blue marker across that gorgeous photo bugs me. Almost as if a great painter had signed right across the middle of a historically significant painting.
I had a Mantle 1952 Topps but it was in such bad shape it wldn't even grade 1. I bought it for $75 at a show..ended up selling it for $100. This was 20 years ago..😀. Probably worth $500 today because it was authentic.
Mantle was a great player, meant a lot to the game, and there is a NY Yankee stigma. But I've never understood why he is the icon of the hobby. There were better players.
what's sad to me little kids could never get mantle cards for thier collection and that's where collecting sports cards are failing , only rich adults can get them now
These are the little kids collecting their heros. Kids today should be collecting their active players. They will grow and eventually seek a legend card but if they were collecting mantles the world would get time locked.
Great collection you have there. Unfortunately this proves that 99% of card collectors are ultimately in it for $$. If this most serious of collectors is willing to part with his collection rather than hold it for future generations, it only proves that card collecting is more about $ than anything else. I admit it, I collect because I enjoy it, but I expect to sell it off someday.
Yes, I sold my collection when I was a kid. The cards my Dad bought me I wish I had kept. I sold a Ken Griffey Jr rookie and decades later it’s still the same value!
@@laytonhersh2552 that is a one of 3 PSA 8s. A PSA 9 just sold for 2.9 millions. But the holy grails are the 3 gem 10 cards that are expected to sell for over 10million a card.
It's hilarious, all those BULLSHIT expensive new tops and others cards with autographs PEOPLE hope to get and pay for are now subject to grading ..and FROM what I've seen I don't think I saw any above a 2 and many I WouLDnt give a 1
