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Well, I'm running out a shelf space, so slowly all the non-graded Topps cards are leaving the office display and returning to their binders (I don't feel like breaking people out of their grading prisons). So now I have a 1922 American Caramel that has to go into the display and I need to figure out who leaves. It's getting tough. So I seek your opinions, which I'll probably ignore, but will amuse me, regardless. Just so you have a feel for things, the last card to get demoted was a 1970 Hank Aaron. Here are the candidates for "demotion."

1983 Ryne Sandberg rookie card. My all-time favorite player. But the newest card in that display by over a decade.

1962 Lou Brock rookie card. My former favorite player and the first expensive baseball card I ever bought. 

1967 Ernie Banks. The Cubs are my team. Tough to dump Mr. Cub. And that smile.... 

1968 Willie Mays. My oldest Mays, a present from an old boss of mine. 

1961 Mickey Mantle. My oldest of two Mantles. And it's Mickey Mantle.

1951 Yogi Berra. It's Yogi Berra. 

I will not offer my own leanings at this time. Make your arguments!

Keep in mind, all the last Topps cards of every Hall of Famer who has a Topps card are still on display. So all of these players do have another card on display elsewhere in the house, albeit a newer one.

Cheers.

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Move anyone except Mays. My preference is Mantle to be bound (not gagged).

Ahhh... I like this dilemma.  

I think you should keep the Sandberg he is your favorite player.

Brock sounds like your number 2, everybody needs a number 2 and with his death this year I would leave him.

The Cubs need to be represented since this is your team and who better than Banks.

Easily a top 5 player of all time, Mays needs to be on your shelf.

1952 Berra, this is a iconic set.  Just imagine if you stuck Yogi in a binder, I'm sure there is a Yogi..ism somewhere for that.

I would put Mantle in the binder, you already have the Yankees on your shelf with Berra.  Plus Mantle wasn't exactly a nice person.

Trade On!

Sandberg has to come down unfortunately, for the reason you stated, newest.

Thank you for the thorough analysis. But it helped me uncover an error in my post, which I have now corrected. "Iconic set" clued me in. It's a 1951 Berra. 

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If you move that Brock RC into MY collection, your problem is solved.

Otherwise, I'd vote to remove the Mantle from the shelf.

My vote would be the Sandberg card, BUT, since he's your favorite player go ahead and keep him on display. 

Second choice would be the 1968 Mays, just because the 1968 Topps (Burlap) set has got to be one of the ugliest set designs ever.  Although I do like the picture on that card.  Isn't that the one where Willie is holding two bats on his shoulder? 

Third choice would be to take the 1961 Mantle down and send it to me.  I'm working on the '61 set and need that card.   😀

Thinking totally outside the box, but instead of removing anyone, perhaps you could get another shelf? 

I have a similar dilemma right now. I just finished two models that I really am happy with and want to put in my display. That means I need to remove two, because I don't have space for expanding my display. 

You're cheating, Billy. And I have three other displays downstairs. Don't want to push my luck in the house. No, someone must go. 
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Hey, it's only cheating if you get caught