selling my collection

[jfried504]

I have a big collection i want to sell. I want to know which way i could maximize my profit. Ahould i sell on ebay through a well known consignor or use a auction company like heritage or goldin or huggins and scott.
i have complete and partial sets all graded from 1948 bowman 1949 bowman. 1951 bowman. 1954 topps 1955 topps. 1956 topps. .....
i also have a huge mickey mantle card collection all graded including 1951 bowman psa 5mc.
I also have a hall of fame signrd photo collection of over 120 different signed certified pictures including babe ruth. Ty cobb. Wagner. Ott. Hornsby. Paige. Ect.

Where would i get the most from my collection
thanks

[Republicaninmass]

I'd start with BST boards

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I'd start with BST boards

Yup!

[btcarfagno]

Absolutely. Then what doesn't sell at your price you still have the auction house option.

Tom C

[travrosty]

for the high price, high value stuff like individual cards and signed photos i would go auction house.

[pokerplyr80]

I would suggest reaching out to Leon. He recently sold a pretty high profile collection through Heritage.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by travrosty

for the high price, high value stuff like individual cards and signed photos i would go auction house.

+1 here. IMHO, REA, Heritage and Goodwin all do a fine job of maximizing your return, even in light of the approximately 20% buyer's premium.
Might be worth having a conversation with Brent of PWCC also--its auctions seem to do consistently well.

Best of luck,

Larry

[cozmokramer]

Well there is another important question... Why are you selling and is it because you NEED the money quickly? Depending on how quickly you need it might dictate which direction you chose.

[bbcard1]

On the stuff that has a pretty established value…50s, 60s, 70s topps issue in mid grade to ex-mt, t 206 card commons, etc, the BST is a great way to go. Anything odd should go to an auction house.

I should caution you: Everyone always thinks their kids are prettier than they really are, that there home is in a better neighborhood than it really is, and the their baseball cards are worth a lot more than they really are.