Grandpa's Tobacco Cards

[dzolot]

Please post more scans - would love to see pics of the treasures you have!!

[tbob]

I may be in the minority but I would put the T205s on ebay and sell them individually. If you have a nice Matty, Johnson and Cobb in the T205s, get them graded, otherwise sell them raw. I have sold a lot of cards on ebay over the years and have consigned lots and also sets and near-sets and with nice scans and good descriptions you will make more selling them individually on ebay than as a group elsewhere. Put them on ebay on Sunday night starting in the early evening. I would also put the T210s and E98s on ebay and sell them individually. get the E98s graded if they are in nice shape, especially the Hall of Famers. The T210s will generally sell even raw. They are hot now.
Good luck!

[deadballfreaK]

My grandpa smoked cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewed tobacco etc. and I guess he threw all the stupid baseball stuff in the trash.

[Batjac1]

Originally Posted by deadballfreaK

My grandpa smoked cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewed tobacco etc. and I guess he threw all the stupid baseball stuff in the trash.

I am guilty of the same thing - like probably many of you guys, I had my own card collection in the 60's. Yeah, and I had them all. My friends and I would buy the unopened boxes at the candy store.

Hated the gum, loved the cards.

Who knew?

Doug

[Batjac1]

Originally Posted by dzolot

Please post more scans - would love to see pics of the treasures you have!!

Here is another one (not as pretty as the others):

[Theo_450]

Looks like you have some really nice cards!
I was in a almost the identical situation you are in a few months ago.
The guys on this board are awesome and will give you very good and honest advice.

Take your time, and if you are going the auction house route, contact a bunch of them and talk to them.

Ebay is hard if you don't know what you are doing (I don't do Ebay), and if you don't have a solid seller's history.

Best of luck, and enjoy! It is a lot of fun!