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My family and I have been selling our collection of T205s, 6s, 10s, and E series cards on and off again for over 25 years to generate income for my grandmother. This past summer my family decided to give me what was left, ~220 raw cards. I took the poor to good condition Brown Hindus, some tough Old Mills/OMSL, a couple HOF Tolstoi cards, and a few other random cards and auctioned them on Ebay as raw non graded cards. I was very happy with the results.

A few examples:

Good condition T206 Hindu George Stone sold for $2,024.99

Fair condition T206 Tolstoi Frank Chance Batting sold for $443.00

Poor condition T206 Hindu Kitty Bransfield sold for $718.00


I took what I thought was my best six and sent them to SGC. When I got them back they went on Ebay. I was very happy with the results.

Two examples:

SGC 3 T206 Ed Walsh, Old Mill sold for $4,675.00

SGC 2.5 T206 Clark Griffith Portrait, Hindu sold for $2,836.63

Then I took 185 cards and sent them to CSG. 172 I submitted as bulk for $12 per card! 13 of them a sent as Economy. I got the 13 back pretty quick, but I am waiting on the 172. I put the 13 on Ebay (straight auction) with no idea how they would do. Here are the results with my thoughts.

1. 1909-11 E90-1 Roger Bresnahan CSG 1 sold for $100. (IMO, I think a SGC 1 would have got over $200.)

2. T206 Old Mill Sam Crawford with Bat CSG 2.5 sold for $536.65. (I was happy. I think a SGC 2.5 would have performed similar.)

3. T206 Christy Mathewson White Cap, Piedmont Series 150 Fac 25, CSG 1 sold for $637.00. (Not bad, I think a SGC might have fetched an extra $50 to $75.)

4. T206 Addie Joss Portrait, Piedmont 350, CSG 2 sold for $356.00. (I was happy. I don't think an SGC 2 would have done too much better)

5. T206 Old Mill Vic Willis with Bat, CSG 2 sold for $338.33. (This card had great eye appeal and would have popped in a SGC slab. I think this move cost me over $100 in value.)

6. T206 Old Mill Joe Kelley Toronto HOF, CSG 5.5 sold for $460. (This was the most disappointing. I think a SGC 5.5 would have gotten over $800.)

7. T206 Miller Huggins Portrait Sweet Caporal 350/25, CSG 2.5 sold for $205.50. (This card had great centering and eye appeal. I think that SGC tuxedo would have pulled an extra $100.)

8. T206 Old Mill Nap Lajoie batting, CSG 1 sold for $716. (I was very happy. I don't think a SGC 1 would have gotten more.)

9. T206 Iron Man Joe McGinnity, CSG 1.5 sold for $129.50. (SGC might have gotten me $200 or more)

10. 1909-11 E90-1, Christy Mathewson, CSG 1.5 sold for $735. (I was happy. A SGC 1.5 might have pulled $800.)

11. T206 Vic Willis Portrait Pittsburgh Piedmont 150 - CSG 2 sold for $200.50. (A SGC 2 might have pulled another $50 to $75. It was not a great looking card.)

12. T206 Old Mill Frank Home Run Baker, CSG 2 sold for $436.01. (I was happy. This card had a major crease, but great eye appeal.)

13. T206 Old Mill Eddie Collins Philadelphia HOF, CSG 1 sold for $401.79. ( I was very happy.

Thanks for reading my take.

R/S
Dan