Gonna move inherited collection. Worth?

[fishinrob]

I've had these cards in a cigar box for the past 20 years and want to move them. They are legit, as when they were my mom's, I sold a few high end ones(3 Ruth's and a couple others) for her at a trade show in Michigan. Watching American pickers I realized someone who REALLY appreciates them should own them. I have about 100 1933 Goudy's in fairly good shape. 1934 Goudy's about 50 of just average players and 69 of the Batter Ups. Sport Kings I have about 10 more than the ones pictured. I'm also trying to figure out if the oddball card with the Washington Cap is anything?

What's the best way to go about selling them and how much are the higher end ones worth? I just don't wanna be ripped off, but don't overvalue either. The couple marks seen on the middle Ruth and on Gehrig are like pen indentations without ink.

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[Matt]

First of all, send the ones valued at $100+ in to either PSA or SGC for grading. You'll make back much more then the grading fees when you sell. As far as sales venue, it's dependent on how much effort you want to put into it - you can use the BST forum here which won't cost you anything but will be the most labor intensive. Then you have self service options like GrandSlamBids and eBay which automate an auction process for you, but take a percentage, or you can consign themn to an auction house and not have to worry about anything as far as listing and shipping, but they will take approximately 15-20%.

[GasHouseGang]

I think Matt gave you very good advice, and from the looks of it, everything you posted is worth at least $100. You may not have the money to get everything graded, in which case, you may want to only grade a handful at a time, figure out the value, and sell on the Buy/Sell/Trade section on this board. These should all sell quickly.

[FrankWakefield]

Contact Bill Goodwin. He'll get them graded for you, and get them in his auction. He'll make sure that collectors after those cards know about their availability. And he'll get you good prices for the cards, without you having to join something or mail anything or pay a bunch of fees.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Contact Bill Goodwin. ...And he'll get you good prices for the cards, without you having to join something or mail anything or pay a bunch of fees.

I'm pretty sure Goodwin takes at least 17.5% in fees and you'll have to mail him the cards as well, unless your at a show he is attending, but you'd be able to hand deliver to PSA/SGC at a show as well.

[fishinrob]

Thanks for all the advice. Theres a few people I've been put in touch with already, so I'll get a feel. I counted 218 1933 Goudy's, 45 1934 Goudy's, 68 Batters Up cards and 15 Sport Kings. Also some Sky King cards with a couple Charles Lindbergh's.
Does anyone have an idea of the one oddball card with the gold and maroon trim?

[rhettyeakley]

Pretty sure it depicts Joe Cronin, what is on the back of that card?
-Rhett

[FrankWakefield]

I sell with Goodwin. You can contact him and haggle on the fees. If you have good stuff he'll cut you a break, I'd think. Tell him I sent you. Some naysayers here who've never sold anything with him think they know all about him. They should sell something with him, see how that goes, then offer an opinion. I've sold with several folks, including him several times. He's selling some cards for me right now. And that stuff about having to mail him the cards isn't true...

[terjung]

Originally Posted by fishinrob

Thanks for all the advice. Theres a few people I've been put in touch with already, so I'll get a feel. I counted 218 1933 Goudy's, 45 1934 Goudy's, 68 Batters Up cards and 15 Sport Kings. Also some Sky King cards with a couple Charles Lindbergh's.
Does anyone have an idea of the one oddball card with the gold and maroon trim?

Looks like Joe Cronin. The era and team fit him too. Not sure on the issue. What does the back of the card have on it?

[fishinrob]

Nothing on back of the card, but it's a little thinner cardboard but more rigid.

[Jaybird]

Looks like maybe it's a supplement or a premium that was trimmed down to match the size of the other cards in the collection?

[Leon]

I would highly recommend any of the companies advertising on net54. You found us. I would imagine a few others find us too.

[jb217676]

If available, I would be interested in the Sport Kings Eddie Shore. I also sent you a PM.

[bobbyw8469]

Interested in Eddie Shore, Walter Hagen & Ty Cobb....pm sent as well.....

[bbeck]

I would not bother with any of the auction houses unless you had an incredible low population card. I think Ebay is your best bet after grading Goudeys, Batter-Ups and Sports Kings as you can set whatever level you would like and not have to worry about selling to cheap,or you can just let them go at whatever the market bears. 33 Goudey Ruths actually can do better on Ebay then with the major houses. I just bought a beautiful PSA 5 33 Ruth from Huggins and Scott (they described it perfectly to their credit) under SMR with the premium which rarely ever happens on ebay. The 33 Goudey market and The Batter-Ups are very soft right now and giving them to an auction house,especially in bulk lots will not maximize your dollars. They will probably just end up in some dealer's inventory

[philliesphan]

Originally Posted by bbeck

I would not bother with any of the auction houses unless you had an incredible low population card. I think Ebay is your best bet after grading Goudeys, Batter-Ups and Sports Kings as you can set whatever level you would like and not have to worry about selling to cheap,or you can just let them go at whatever the market bears. 33 Goudey Ruths actually can do better on Ebay then with the major houses. I just bought a beautiful PSA 5 33 Ruth from Huggins and Scott (they described it perfectly to their credit) under SMR with the premium which rarely ever happens on ebay. The 33 Goudey market and The Batter-Ups are very soft right now and giving them to an auction house,especially in bulk lots will not maximize your dollars. They will probably just end up in some dealer's inventory

I think Ebay charges about 9% in selling fees, which is not much less than consigning, particularly if you negotiate down. Also, on Ebay, unless you have a good selling history and noted DSRs, you may not attract a good set of bidders. I do not think Ebay is the best avenue here unless you are already a Power Seller. I would recommend consignment.

[bbeck]

Originally Posted by philliesphan

I think Ebay charges about 9% in selling fees, which is not much less than consigning, particularly if you negotiate down. Also, on Ebay, unless you have a good selling history and noted DSRs, you may not attract a good set of bidders. I do not think Ebay is the best avenue here unless you are already a Power Seller. I would recommend consignment.

I do agree that the powersellers do better on ebay (ebay's fee scale is sliding on the percentage they take. On higher priced items like the Ruth's, Gehrig's or block lots they only take 4% (final bids over $1,500), much better than the 17.5- 20% from auction houses, plus that does not include the sell side commission unless you can negotiate to 0. I am tainted because I have had some awful experiences with auction houses including one house that lied regarding sending payment and admitted it, identical Ruth signed photos in the same auction in another, an item that was sold and then went for $1,400 more a few weeks later on ebay by the dealer/buyer (Low population 1962 PSA 8 George Witt). I can go on, those are the breaks. You win some and you lose some. I guess the point I am trying to make to this potential seller is that the market is a bit soft on these issues and giving it to an auction house would have dealers drooling. I follow the Goudey market religiously. Auction houses are great for many items but it is a crapshoot with goudeys and batter-ups. Why not protect yourself? Their is actually an ebay seller who has reasonable rates and outperforms many auction houses (prewarcardseller). He has a tremendous following. That may be another option.

[Rich Klein]

Including B&L do not charge the seller that high commission to sell, especially graded cards, so you might want to check with Leon about B&L's policies and I think you will be pleasantly surprised

Regards
Rich

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Including B&L do not charge the seller that high commission to sell, especially graded cards, so you might want to check with Leon about B&L's policies and I think you will be pleasantly surprised

Regards
Rich

Thanks Rich...I try not to promote more than I do with the banner ad etc..,on the board. That being said we always charge 0% for sellers and 12.5% buyers premium. We have always paid consignors within approx 2 weeks....It's really not rocket science. We sell, we pay the hammer price to the consignor....
We are about as cheap (or cheaper) than ebay with a great, dedicated following. Another auction coming in 4 weeks..... ..nuff said. regards

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by philliesphan

I think Ebay charges about 9% in selling fees, which is not much less than consigning, particularly if you negotiate down.

The fees are capped at $50. So if you sell an item for $2,000, it ends up being 2.5%.

I think the best way is to get the good ones graded, lookup the past sales in VCP, make a good determination of the fair selling price based on the most recent sales and whether the card is better or worse than the technical grade, then list it on the B/S/T page at 5% less knowing you won't pay any commissions. Win/win all around.