Father Passed and Left me his collection. Please Help.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by mantlefan

Worse. A lot worse. A betrayal. PM me for the details.

I've always liked you Dr. Frank but this isn't right. You had a bad experience once with Al and LOTG and I understand that. But trying to soil his reputation in public for something that happened years and years ago is uncalled for.

jeff

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

I've always liked you Dr. Frank but this isn't right. You had a bad experience once with Al and LOTG and I understand that. But trying to soil his reputation in public for something that happened years and years ago is uncalled for.

jeff

I agree. We are getting only one side of the story, and then only a partial story at that. I have never had a problem with Al. In fact, I think he goes out of his way to be accommodative. I think he is one of the good guys in the hobby, and if you seek to besmirch his reputation you should have to provide hard facts.

Jay

[scottglevy]

I’ll add my opinion here. I STRONGLY encourage you to consign the collection to a reputable auction house - there are quite a few of them but REA and Love of the game are the two that come to mind immediately.

You are admittedly not an expert in cards - which is exactly why you should hire an expert auction company to act in your best interest and the two above ones will.

I also recommend that you save a small handful of cards for yourself - even if it just sits in a drawer - one day you may want to pull it out and remember dad.

I’m very sorry about your loss - but dad left behind a remarkable “card legacy”

My best wishes
Scott

[Skatehabitat24]

[ullmandds]

beautiful cards...being a yankees fan i like your dads style!!! Love the chesbro and the matty...SHARP!!!!!

[seablaster]

Your father had good taste; I can tell you that.

[Skatehabitat24]

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Skatehabitat24

AWESOME!!! Sharp highlanders!

[GoldenAge50s]

---to enlarge a couple of the scans. What do you think?

I just added my Brown for comparison.

[GoldenAge50s]

----93 posts in the 1st day and a half and not a peep by ANYONE since I put up some scans yesterday? (Not even the OP).

I'm amazed & perplexed at the same time.

[brianp-beme]

I have found that overall the weekend is a slower period of Net54 traffic than during the week...perhaps people like to check out and post while they are on the job instead of doing what they are paid to do.

By the way, those large scans really do hint at how nice a batch of vintage cards the OP has inherited.

Brian

[xplainer]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

----93 posts in the 1st day and a half and not a peep by ANYONE since I put up some scans yesterday? (Not even the OP).

I'm amazed & perplexed at the same time.

I am a little skeptical too.
However, I am watching and waiting for expert comments. Which I can not provide.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

----93 posts in the 1st day and a half and not a peep by ANYONE since I put up some scans yesterday? (Not even the OP).

I'm amazed & perplexed at the same time.

I'm guessing there have been many many PMs exchanged. Some folks like to keep it on the down low if they sense there is a good opportunity to be had.

[Skatehabitat24]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

----93 posts in the 1st day and a half and not a peep by ANYONE since I put up some scans yesterday? (Not even the OP).

I'm amazed & perplexed at the same time.

Thank you for the enlarged photos.

To give a little bit more information the writing on the bottom of the piedmont and sports life cards are more of a light/dark brown rather than a black. Idk if that helps? Both cobbs the speaker and the others have brown writing. The caramel plank has black writing on the bottom of the card.

On the Cy young card and the coloring of the corners, I looked at the gloss in the light and it all seems super consistent (the gold border) and the corners have slight wear to them so if they were colored I dont think there would be any white wearing to them at all? As one member said it looks like the gold border is fragile and prone to chipping as there are several slight "chips" in the border.

I could provide measurements on the brown card as well I really don't see any evidence of trimming the sides of the card look absolutely untouched, but I am absolutely no expert I have no clue.

I am still gathering a lot of information as the days go on as I talk with people to learn more about the cards and get ready to make the decision on grading or whatever the future is. Thank you everybody for looking, discussing and telling me your opinions. I really appreciate the enlarged photos too!!!!

Any more info regarding the cards I can provide just ask thank you.

[xplainer]

Originally Posted by scottglevy

I’ll add my opinion here. I STRONGLY encourage you to consign the collection to a reputable auction house - there are quite a few of them but REA and Love of the game are the two that come to mind immediately.

You are admittedly not an expert in cards - which is exactly why you should hire an expert auction company to act in your best interest and the two above ones will.

I also recommend that you save a small handful of cards for yourself - even if it just sits in a drawer - one day you may want to pull it out and remember dad.

I’m very sorry about your loss - but dad left behind a remarkable “card legacy”

My best wishes
Scott

Best post on this thread. Some have said some of this, but this sums it up in quick terms.
Exactlly what I would say.
-Jimmy

[mantlefan]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

I've always liked you Dr. Frank but this isn't right. You had a bad experience once with Al and LOTG and I understand that. But trying to soil his reputation in public for something that happened years and years ago is uncalled for.

jeff

Hey Jeff, it was 2 years ago not 10. And who died and made you King to decide what's "right"?

I sent you a PM with the facts. Should I post them here? Will you like me again if I do?

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by mantlefan

Hey Jeff, it was 2 years ago not 10. And who died and made you King to decide what's "right"?

I sent you a PM with the facts. Should I post them here? Will you like me again if I do?

I've dealt with a lot of auction companies and had generally pleasant enough experiences with all of them, but Al/Love of the Game was the best and is the one I am most likely to continue to use and recommend in the future.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

I've always liked you Dr. Frank but this isn't right. You had a bad experience once with Al and LOTG and I understand that. But trying to soil his reputation in public for something that happened years and years ago is uncalled for.

jeff

Nonsense. If the misdeed is bad enough then it isn't just "forgiven" because X number of years have passed. Especially if no attempt is made to make it right.

[pokerplyr80]

Sean's detailed post seems like the way to go. Get an estimate of what you think the collection is worth. Find someone who will come make an offer on the whole collection. Then decide if you'd rather take that, consign to an auction house, or try to sell them on your own.