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Originally Posted by goudey1933
The reason I asked this was my experience recently.Over 1 1/2 years I had bought high grade 1954 Topps Hockey...including HOF's..all graded with the ex of 2 cards at NRMT.The other 2 were graded at arounf ex. condition.Wanting to fund a bike purchase I sold some privately but the majority on "fee-bay".I was feeling confident that high qualitycards from such an important set would at minimum would allow me to break even.I even waited until hockey season started to feed off seasonal collecting habits.When the smoke cleared...some was loss of $ due to sale fees...I probably lost about 25%.
Granted hockey is probably rated 4th in popularity in this country as compared to baseball so its not really a comparison .Although I may sell down the road I still enjoy both time periods of cards.
Any other input or personal experiences I would enjoy reading.
Scott Altland
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When you sold the hockey cards, were they sold BIN or auctions starting at 99 cents? Frankly, these days, if you sell on ebay auction-style starting at 99 cents, in most cases you're probably going to take a loss.