wondering what to with my vintage collection??
 

have a nice lot of Vintage players.....good time to sell or not?
individually or lot? don't have scans for all (they are in the deposit box)
highlights...too many players to list

T206
Ty Cobb El Principe De Gales PSA4
Hal Chase Trophy Lenox PSA3
Cicotte Blacksox PSA5
Tris Speaker PSA4
Engel Broadleaf
several Carolina Brights
Evers Red Hindu

T202
Smokey Joe

T212
Gandil Blacksox

T215 Red Cross
Nap Lajoie
Fromme ex-nm
Donlin batting ex-nm

W514
Joe Jackson

Wood
 

Email sent on T202 Wood

to your larger point...I have really just gotten back into my vintage cards in a bigger way and I have been a little shocked at how much they have gone up.

I would think if your stuff is super high-end, it would probably be a good enough time. The Middle of the Road stuff, the economy will probably hurt you.

The big question is, what would you do with the money that you would prefer to owning your cards? I had a friend who sold his collection to buy a convertible, and honestly think he regretted it. It's a nice car and all, but he misses the people he used to associate with and even a nice car is just a car.

My minister collected comic books. He is a wonderful man who everyone loves and had amassed as nice of a collection as anyone of ordinary means could ever hope to. But he came to a point where he felt that the collection and the time and effort required to pursue his collection was getting in the way of his relationship with his family and with God. He sold the bulk of his collection and donated the money to charity. He has no regrets.

If you have bills, would like the security of paying off your home (which is nice), have a charitable concern that is close to your heart, I'd consider it. If you're just a little bored, there's nothing wrong with waiting a little while...something will spark your interest again.

It all comes down to the answer to the question: In what way will the proceeds of selling my collection allow me to do something I enjoy more?

Whats up with this?
 

This post caught my attention as suspect. This is a reasonable question that I would think belongs as a general question in the forum. But to post it in the BST section listing specific cards that would make any collector giddy...not sure what the motive is here...

That said, I would love first crack at that Chase Lenox...

ty cobb...
 

am very interested in your t206 cobb epdg.
plmk if you decide to sell.
can you provide scans?
thanks,
mark
sando69@cox.net

I have interest in your Carolina Brights. Email sent.

Thanks,
Bob

Message sent on a few of the cards, thanks.

Anyone else get any response yet?? Just wondering.

Nada
 

Strange...Post a BST thread without actually offering anything to buy sell or trade but list a bunch I highly desirable cards and then vanish...

maybe he actually works and isn't at his/her computer 24/7?

the best thing to do with your cards is to leave them to your adopted son "FUBAR"

He will take very good care of them.....

Honestly, if you cannot pass them down then i would suggest you talk to REA or one of the other main auction houses. Those are key cards and would command a good dollar.

If you do pass them down, i would leave instructions on the proper way to care for the cards and who to contact if they should ever decide to sell.

Give everyone a shot....post them for sale with prices you'd be happy to sell at.

peter,

get a smart phone...with a data plan...select the "push" option for email...check said email when phone goes DING.


(typing on my 286x commodore...)

List them for auction on http://www.GrandSlamBids.com - fees are maxed at 1.5% - less if your cards sell for more then $250. That way everyone can have a chance at them and you'll get a significantly higher percentage then any other auction venue.

Matt,

How many registered users does GSB have? That would be a vital piece of information for a seller to have (imo, of course).

Edited to add: Should have made clear I meant for a seller of high-demand cards such as some of these.

I agree with usernamealreadytaken. This one smells fishy to me.

Hey Rob - between 300-400 last I checked; I'm pretty confident that there would be more views of pre-war card collectors on his cards if listed on http://www.GrandSlamBids.com then on eBay right now.

Thanks for your continued support.

original poster
 

I have known the original poster for several years. I think he has been in and out of the hobby a little bit. I have done some deals with him but it's been several years ago.

btw, the seller could list 30 high end cards on GSB for under $1.00...they could be fixed price at 5% less than ebay, everyone makes more money if any sell and the total risk is under $1.00. :)

apologize for late responses to all as I have been tied
up w. work /family matters a few days

and yikes! I have not updated my email address in the site its dankoochin@gmail.com

I've tried to email and have left a contact phone for those who have responded
but theres been a lot more response than I anticipated....lol

thanks for your patience
regards
Dan

Matt, I'm sure GSB will take off like wildfire once it gets going but considering that there is not a single bid on any of the 17 cards closing within the next four days, I also would be thrilled if the original poster placed his cards on GSB.

Thanks Jeff - actually the items closing over the next 4 days are fixed price listings, so they wouldn't have any bids - though several cards from that group have already sold. The auction style listings ending beyond 4 days do have a number of bids.

Well, most of them are fixed price. But most of the other items up for bid which are not fixed price do not have any bids or any bidding of any note. Again, I have no doubt that eventually GSB will be a great tool for buyers of prewar cards but at this time I'd be hard pressed to say with a straight face that it is presently garnering even ebay-level prices. Again, no doubt it will eventually as it's an awesome idea.

But in all seriousness, I was wondering if you guys had thought of starting your own mini-National: pick a centrally located city and have a handful of dealers set up in a small location selling cards which are not at inflated prices? Considering the number of Net 54 members who are focused solely on prewar cards, couldn't such an endeavor be successful?

I think this is a terrific idea, Jeff. A sort-of mini-Net54 convention and card show. No swarms of the unwashed shiny card masses, no square miles of shmata. Not beholden to pencilling out huge arena floor space factors and other logistical concerns. Sounds great on paper. But my mind's eye keeps inserting "pick a centrally located steakhouse" into what you've written and I think, well, it's nice to dream.