Posted By:
Joe DrouillardI don't have years of experience, but I may have something to add to this thread from the prospective of the buyer. I've added over 100 T-206s in the last year to my collection and plan to add 100 more this year. About half of them have been ungraded and the other half VG-EX to EX graded cards. The only Ts that I've sold have been doubles. As discussed in other threads, the market is soft and I've found now is a good time to be a buyer. The interesting thing is I believe ungraded cards in VG-EX condition have remained stable, while graded cards have dropped. As a buyer I don't see the sense of gambling on an ungraded card for $30.00 when I can buy a PSA 4 or an SGC 50 for $45.00 to $50.00. So as a buyer I'm concentrating on graded cards right now. I have also bought several PSA 5s for under $80.00, and 6s for around $150.00, the last few months. Before the holidays graded cards were trading for 20% more. Graded Hall-of-Famers have also dropped in value, but the prices for ungraded HOFers are still trading on eBay at about the same price as a year ago.
My suggestion would be to sell your ungraded cards first (if you have any) and hang on the the graded material as long as you can until the market improves. I'm betting that they will return to the higher levels this summer. If you have to sell graded cards now, I would work my way up the ladder selling the lowest grades first.
I don't buy Ts for their backs, but I'm sure there will be plenty of members who will share trends on which backs you should keep.
Best wishes,
Joe