{"id":424621,"date":"2022-04-01T01:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-margin-why-this-worthless-baseball-card-just-sold-for-72500\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T01:16:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:16:00","slug":"the-margin-why-this-worthless-baseball-card-just-sold-for-72500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-margin-why-this-worthless-baseball-card-just-sold-for-72500\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Margin: Why this \u2018worthless\u2019 baseball card just sold for $72,500"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28465ed9914\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-margin-why-this-worthless-baseball-card-just-sold-for-72500\/#The_1952_Topps_Mickey_Mantle_card_is_considered_the_holy_grail_of_post-war_cards\" >The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card is considered the holy grail of post-war cards.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-margin-why-this-worthless-baseball-card-just-sold-for-72500\/#Charles_Passy\" >Charles Passy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Margin_Why_this_%E2%80%98worthless_baseball_card_just_sold_for_72500%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Margin: Why this \u2018worthless\u2019 baseball card just sold for $72,500&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"While_printing_errors_usually_make_cards_much_less_valuable_this_one_features_Jackie_Robinson_and_a_sliver_of_Mickey_Mantle\"><\/span>\n  While printing errors usually make cards much less valuable, this one features Jackie Robinson and a sliver of Mickey Mantle<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000746946\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000746946\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       In the increasingly investment-driven world of sports cards, it\u2019s all about condition: A card graded \u201cmint,\u201d with perfectly sharp corners and no signs of wear, has far greater value than one even considered in \u201cexcellent\u201d shape. And a card that is \u201cmiscut\u201d \u2014 meaning one where the image is far from centered \u2014 can be almost worthless.<\/p>\n<p> Unless, of course, that image involves two of baseball\u2019s most iconic players.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Such is the case with a 1952 card, issued by Topps, that sold for $72,500 at auction earlier this month. Ostensibly, it\u2019s a Jackie Robinson card \u2014 to be exact, card #312 in the set that year. But it was cut in such a way that there\u2019s a sliver of card #311 to the left \u2014 otherwise known as Mickey Mantle\u2019s first Topps card.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:69.57142857142857%;\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=540&amp;size=1.4382022471910112 540w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=620&amp;size=1.4382022471910112 620w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=639&amp;size=1.4382022471910112 639w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=700&amp;size=1.4382022471910112 700w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=700&amp;size=1.4382022471910112&amp;pixel_ratio=1.5 1050w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=700&amp;size=1.4382022471910112&amp;pixel_ratio=2 1400w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=700&amp;size=1.4382022471910112&amp;pixel_ratio=3 2100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 979px) 620px, (max-width: 1299px) 540px, 700px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-515415?width=700&amp;height=487\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_1952_Topps_Mickey_Mantle_card_is_considered_the_holy_grail_of_post-war_cards\"><\/span>The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card is considered the holy grail of post-war cards.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>      <span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            MarketWatch photo illustration\/Love of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Auctions, iStockphoto<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The Robinson is prized on its own, but the Mantle is considered the holy grail of post-war baseball cards. One in mint condition <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beckett.com\/news\/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-sells-for-5-2-million-highest-ever-for-a-baseball-card\/\" class=\"icon none\">sold for $5.2 million<\/a> in early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Add it up, and the miscut card, which carries a condition grade of 1 \u2014 the lowest \u2014 on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gosgc.com\/card-grading\/submissions\" class=\"icon none\">a 1-10 scale<\/a>, is indeed a valuable error.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the most interesting miscut card ever brought to market,\u201d said Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of ComicConnect.com, a New York City auction company that also specializes in sports collectibles, and sold the Robinson\/Mantle card. Zurzolo added that a miscut is \u201cusually the kiss of death\u201d when it comes to cards.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span>\u201cIt is the most interesting miscut card ever brought to market.\u201d<span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Zurzolo declined to reveal the seller or buyer of the item. But he noted that the same card sold for $29,520 last year, and the buyer at that time opted to flip it fairly soon, given how much prices are rapidly escalating for sports collectibles.<\/p>\n<p> Al Crisafulli, owner of Love of the Game Auctions, a Kingston, N.Y., company that focuses on sports cards, said it was nevertheless \u201cshocking\u201d to see the miscut sell for $72,500. Still, Crisafulli noted there are some who actually place a premium on error cards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a whole subset of people who collect this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sales of sports cards have boomed in the last couple of years. Industry experts say it\u2019s due to a confluence of factors, from collectors having more time on their hands, especially during the early days of the pandemic, to investors embracing cards as an alternative asset class, as they have also done with everything from comic books to limited-edition sneakers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>While financial professionals warn that baseball cards shouldn\u2019t be viewed in the same way as traditional investments, like stocks and bonds, the boom doesn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be ending. Heritage Auctions, a Texas-based giant in the collectibles industry, says its sales of sports cards and collectibles doubled in 2021 to $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Ivy, Heritage\u2019s director of sports collectibles, thinks nostalgia is another key factor in terms of what\u2019s driving sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery adult wants to relive their childhood,\u201d said Ivy.<\/p>\n<p>And that apparently holds true even in the form of a miscut card. Still, Zurzolo of ComicConnect.com says this card wouldn\u2019t have generated the same buzz if the error was of a different nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Jackie Robinson was next to a regular Joe Schmo ballplayer, it wouldn\u2019t have that type of resonance,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Charles Passy\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/topics\/journalists\/charles-passy\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesPassy\",\"text\":\"@CharlesPassy\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/mailto:cpassy@wsj.com\",\"text\":\"cpassy@wsj.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charles_Passy\"><\/span>Charles Passy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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