[crazyforkinsler5]

I went to Dallas with my bride this weekend to do some Christmas shopping. She let me go to SMP in Grapevine because I had a little extra "card money" to spend. I hadn't opened anything in a long, long time. So I was eyeing a box of 2020 Topps Chrome baseball. They were asking $200 for it. 

As I walked and thought that Chrome, I checked out some of the cases and spotted a Mantle. It was priced at $225, which is a little high for a PSA 4. I mean, it's a 4 after all, so not in the greatest shape. 

Anyway, I thought and thought about that Chrome box and decided to go for the Mantle. The owner dropped the price of it to $200, so even up with the Chrome box (actually a tad cheaper because the Mantle was $200 tax included and the box was $200 plus tax. 

Deciding to take the Mantle was probably a mistake. Once I decided to pass on the Chrome there was probably a Gold refractor auto of Bichette or Yordan that mysteriously fell into the box (it wouldn't have been there had a I bought the box obviously. But I'm happy with the decision. 

Goes great with the Williams I picked up at Bankston's in Waco a couple of weeks ago. 

[dimarco73]

Great choice. To make you feel better...you will never have the feeling of regret because despite the optimism it would have likely been the very common happenstance of staring at a heap of opened foil packs and muttering the words.."well that sucked" and wishing your 2020 Chrome $15 Sonny Gray auto was the Mantle.

Now you have a Mickey Mantle.

[rjcj2017]

Great choice.  To make you feel better...you will never have the feeling of regret because despite the optimism it would have likely been the very common happenstance of staring at a heap of opened foil packs and muttering the words.."well that sucked"  and wishing your 2020 Chrome $15 Sonny Gray auto was the Mantle.

Now you have a Mickey Mantle.

Agreed 100 percent ... that’s a beautiful card.

The odds are astronomically against pulling a more valuable card in the Chrome box.

You did great!

[zeprock]

Nice pickup. A vintage Mantle will beat most anything you'd pull from a box of Chrome.

[flood and fire]

Very Nice!  You just can't go wrong with a Mantle from his playing days.  Anything you pull from a 2020 product could tank at any time (except maybe Trout).  In terms of ROI, Mantle will last forever.

[Phillies_Joe]

Great pick-up.

[ricelynnevans75]

That's a great looking card! Based on that pic alone I'm surprised it got a 4.

I've been debating when to get my first Mantle. Have had a couple of the cards from the 60s where he is on the card with other players but never had an individual card of him yet.

[jbissell]

Those are some great vintage cards!

[elberson]

I would of went with the box of chrome......just think of all the common cards you should of had lol

[mgruber2]

You made the right choice imo. Nice cards!