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1968 Mickey Mantle — Topps #280 — AI Pre-Grade 7.5

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Mickey Mantle, Topps #280 — Excellent
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle 1968 Topps #280
Sport Card · Baseball#2801968Front100% Confidence
CardPlayer & team
SetTopps
Card #280
ManufacturerTopps
Year1968
BornOct 20, 1931
BirthplaceSpavinaw, OK
NationalityUSA
StatusDeceased
DiedAug 13, 1995 (age 63) — liver cancer
PositionOutfielder
Number#7
BatsSwitch
ThrowsRight
Height5' 11"
Weight198 lb
DebutApr 17, 1951
LeagueMLB
StadiumYankee Stadium
Founded1901
CountryUnited States
Player Profile
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle
Outfielder · Baseball · Retired
Mickey Charles Mantle, nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Awards & Honors (6)
AL All-StarAL MVPHall Of FameRawlings AL Gold GloveUniform number retiredWorld Series Championship
Team Info
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium · MLB · Baseball
7.5
AI Grading Results
ExcellentScale 1–10 · AI
Corners, edges, surface & centering — powered by computer vision.
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle — carta calificada
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Esquinas
7
Excelente
Bordes
7.5
Excelente
Superficie
8
Near Mint
Centrado
8.5
Near Mint
Left/Right 49/51Top/Bottom 40/60
Lado: Front (92%)Categoría: Card (100%)Dañada: OK (93%)Detección: 73% (Card)
Limiting factor

Esquinas is the weakest sub-grade at 7.0. Universal grade killer on all scales. Next concern: Bordes 7.5

Surface inspection

Surface Lab

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Centering Details

8.5
Saved Centering Score
8.5 / 10
Good centering
Centering overlay
Centering overlay: green/red guides mark the measured printed borders; labels are the saved measurements.
40px61px50px52pxL/R49/51T/B40/60N2.3px
Border Measurements
Saved L/R Ratio49/51
Saved T/B Ratio40/60
Left50px
Top40px
Right52px
Bottom61px
The card is shifted left horizontally and shifted up vertically relative to the image frame.
Normalized offsets: 0.0338, 0.0203, 0.0357, 0.0310
Border widths as a fraction of the card's full dimension (0.05 = 5%). Lower = tighter.

Analysis Images

Original Image
1968, Mickey Mantle, Topps #280 — Original Image
Cropped Card
1968, Mickey Mantle, Topps #280 — Cropped Card
Superposición de centrado
1968, Mickey Mantle, Topps #280 — Superposición de centrado
PGC Slab
1968, Mickey Mantle, Topps #280 — PGC Slab
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Image Quality Analysis

Good — 88/100
Background: cluttered desk with storage box and wood table
Visible card condition
  • top edge slightly rough factory cut
  • slight touch of corner wear top right
The photo shows sharp detail, clear focus, and even lighting across the entire surface. However, the background with a wood table and storage box introduces visual clutter that can make it harder for our detection tools to isolate the card's true edges. Laying the card completely flat on a plain, dark, non-reflective background rather than propping it upright will provide strong contrast and optimal edge clarity for assessment.

Hybrid Grade Forecast™

Based on our AI sub-grade analysis, here is how we expect this card to perform across major grading companies.

PSA
7
NM-MT
Riesgo de centrado para 10
7.5
Mint
La sub-nota más baja es el factor limitante
6
NM-MT
Desgaste de superficie detectado
CGC
7.5
Mint
Alta precisión técnica
Grade Forecast Comparison
PSA
7
BGS
7.5
SGC
6
CGC
7.5
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Submit or Sell Raw?

Net profit after grading fees, shipping, and insurance

Submit to CGC (Economy)

Predicted 7.5 could net $1,139.09 after CGC fees, shipping, and insurance. Upside: if it grades 8.5, est. net $1,736.59.

Raw Value Est.
$221.50
Graded Value Est. (7.5)
$1,194.99
Upside if 8.5
$1,792.48
Net $1,736.59
CompanyTotal CostBest GradeNet ProfitROI
CGC Economy
90 working days
$55.907.5+$1,139.092,037.7%
BGS Express
15 business days
active via temporary submission form; includes subgrades
$115.857.5+$1,079.14931.5%
PSA Value
90-100 business days
reopened Oct 29 2026 at $39.99 (was $32.99 pre-pause); new Value subs queue behind existing backlog; max insured $500
$75.897+$849.751,119.7%
TAG Standard
45 business days
includes 1000-point Score + Card Rank; $1k coverage
$95.857+$829.79865.7%
SGC Standard ($1,500)
40-50 business days
active; raised from $15 on Sep 2 2026
$85.906+$469.48546.5%
🎚️ What if it grades differently?
Hypothetical grade7.5
Grading company & tier
Graded value
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Net after fees
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*Estimates use live marketplace data and current service-tier fees from each grading company. Paused tiers are marked. Turnaround times are estimates published by the grading companies and may vary.

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Live Market Comps

Recent sales & marketplace listings

Graded Prices (by Grader)
psa1: $222.621.5: $243.292: $277.902.5: $311.663: $401.663.5: $410.314: $500.734.5: $750.005: $661.756: $1,037.326.5: $1,212.507: $1,480.457.5: $2,200.00 ←8: $3,823.47
sgc1: $674.371.5: $254.502: $275.072.5: $263.683: $343.283.5: $431.254: $448.064.5: $478.335: $596.255.5: $596.666: $823.986.5: $899.507: $1,395.337.5: $1,289.99 ←8: $2,499.99
mba2.5: $400.073: $345.004: $649.996: $800.007: $1,050.00
cgc2: $225.002.5: $224.956.5: $649.007.5: $1,099.99 ←
bgs1: $160.001.5: $225.003.5: $566.994: $424.995: $599.007: $878.337.5: $860.00 ←
50 soldMedian (USD): $210.5050 activeAsking median (USD): $270.00
Sold Price Distribution (USD)
15
$4
25
$191
5
$378
2
$565
1
$752
1
$939
$1,126
1
$1,313
Sold Price Trend · 33 sales, 20 days
▼ -19.3% last 68 days
$71.00$335.50$600.002026-09-01: $275.002026-10-05: $600.002026-10-06: $199.002026-10-07: $149.002026-10-08: $465.002026-10-09: $120.002026-10-10: $201.502026-10-12: $300.002026-10-16: $142.752026-10-18: $345.302026-10-21: $312.502026-10-23: $175.062026-10-25: $411.002026-10-26: $225.002026-10-27: $227.502026-10-30: $186.102026-11-05: $199.992026-11-06: $257.482026-11-07: $191.332026-11-08: $71.00$275.00$600.00$201.50$345.30$411.00$186.10$71.0009-0110-0910-2110-2711-08
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Mickey Mantle 2010 Topps Cards Your Mom Threw Out #280 1968 Original Back
Sold 2026-11-06
$4.95Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball *Hall of Fame* Card #280 *Damaged*
Sold 2026-10-18
$48.50Sold ↗
1968 Topps Baseball, #280 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Poor
Sold 2026-11-08
$71.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-09
$120.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Set-Break #280 Mickey Mantle LOW GRADE (crease) *GMCARDS*
Sold 2026-10-16
$130.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-30
$138.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Set-Break #280 Mickey Mantle LOW GRADE (crease) *GMCARDS*
Sold 2026-10-18
$142.50Sold ↗
1968 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE #280 - POOR
Sold 2026-10-07
$149.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Set-Break #280 Mickey Mantle LOW GRADE (filler) (marked) *GMCARDS*
Sold 2026-10-16
$155.50Sold ↗
1968 Topps Set-Break #280 Mickey Mantle LOW GRADE *GMCARDS*
Sold 2026-10-30
$162.51Sold ↗
Vintage Topps 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees Baseball Graded 1
Sold 2026-11-07
$167.50Sold ↗
Topps 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees Base Set Card
Sold 2026-10-30
$175.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-23
$175.06Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
$179.10Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 ~ New York Yankees ~EX -Trimmed- See Description
$179.99Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees Ungraded
Sold 2026-11-07
$199.00Sold ↗
1968 TOPPS #280 MICKEY MANTLE YANKEES VG/VG-EX 567591 (KYCARDS)
Sold 2026-10-06
$199.00Sold ↗
Topps 1968 Topps Base Set #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Baseball Card
Sold 2026-11-05
$199.99Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-30
$200.00Sold ↗
Topps 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees MLB Baseball Card
Sold 2026-10-21
$200.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees HOF EX Ungraded
$200.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps MICKEY MANTLE #280 VG Condition HOF Yankees
Sold 2026-10-10
$201.50Sold ↗
1968 TOPPS #280 MICKEY MANTLE NEW YORK YANKEES VG
Sold 2026-11-07
$207.50Sold ↗
Topps 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees Baseball Card Base VG
Sold 2026-10-18
$210.50Sold ↗
1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle LOW GRADE Vintage Yankees HOF Baseball Card
$218.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-26
$225.00Sold ↗
MICKEY MANTLE 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL #280 YANKEES
Sold 2026-10-27
$227.50Sold ↗
1968 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE #280
$240.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees HOF GD
$250.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 TGA 2.5 GD+ Good No Creases, + Centered, Clarity
Sold 2026-10-30
$254.99Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
$270.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-09-01
$275.00Sold ↗
Topps 1968 Topps Base Set #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Baseball Card
$289.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-12
$300.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 HOF READ 1e0
$313.05Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
Sold 2026-10-18
$325.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Base Set #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Baseball Card
$349.00Sold ↗
Mickey Mantle 1968 #280 Topps New York Yankees MLB Baseball
$349.99Sold ↗
1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle
$360.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280 HOF VG NICE CARD
$375.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280
$399.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 Base Set Baseball Card New York Yankees
Sold 2026-10-25
$411.00Sold ↗
ORIGINAL 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL #280 MICKEY MANTLE NEW YORK YANKEES NICE!
Sold 2026-10-21
$424.99Sold ↗
Topps 1968 Topps Base Set Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees Baseball MLB
Sold 2026-10-08
$465.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Set-Break #280 Mickey Mantle VG-VGEX (altered) *GMCARDS*
Sold 2026-11-06
$510.01Sold ↗
Mickey Mantle #280
$568.57Sold ↗
1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle - Excellent condition with NM-MT corners!
Sold 2026-10-05
$600.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
$760.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle New York Yankees  #280 BCCG Graded 8
Sold 2026-10-18
$1,000.00Sold ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280
$1,500.00Sold ↗
ACTIVE

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1968 Topps Baseball Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Card #280
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$149.99eBay ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280/New York Yankees
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
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$179.10eBay ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 ~ New York Yankees ~EX -Trimmed- See Description
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Topps 1968 Topps Base Set #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Baseball Card
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1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 Well Centered, Authentic Legend 🔥
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1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle Yankees HOF PR 🔥🔥🔥
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280 Crease On Elbow
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1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees HOF EX Ungraded
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Topps 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 Base Set New York Yankees Baseball Card
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1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 HOF Yankees LOW GRADE No Creases Dead Centered
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1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 HOF New York Yankees LOW GRADE CENTERED
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1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle LOW GRADE Vintage Yankees HOF Baseball Card
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$218.00eBay ↗
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1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees HOF GD
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1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280
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$250.00eBay ↗
1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle Yankees HOF 1.5 - FAIR
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$250.00eBay ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 New York Yankees Vintage Baseball Card - VG
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280. Excellent Condition
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
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$289.00eBay ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 – New York Yankees – Vintage HOF
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$299.00eBay ↗
1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
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$300.00eBay ↗
1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 HOF READ 1e0
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UngradedBINOBO
$325.00eBay ↗
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1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280 HOF VG NICE CARD
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UngradedBIN
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1968 Topps #280 NY Yankees Mickey Mantle HOF VG NICE CARD
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1968 Topps - Mickey Mantle #280
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1968 Topps #280 Mickey Mantle
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$760.00eBay ↗
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$1,500.00eBay ↗
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