Questions about selling a postwar collection

[Exhibitman]

That's a hell of a submission. Keep us posted as to grades.

[capricesquad]

I got the first 15 mailed today, I hope I got the forms filled out right.

I also started to sort through the cards and put everything that is centered and in good shape into holders to keep them from getting damaged.



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After a few hours I filled this box and ran out of holders


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Once I get more holders I have a few more boxes to comb through.

Obviously I'm not quite there on being able to grade cards myself but I'm starting to be able to pick out flaws. Once I get the graded cards back and get everything that looks nice in holders I'm going to try to resort everything and make a pile that I think are worth submitting when a bulk deal comes up.

Thanks again for everyone's help so far.

[swarmee]

You're going about it the right way. Nice job. Good luck on the submission.

[capricesquad]

I'm still waiting to hear from PSA. They entered my order into their system last wednesday the 27th so I was hoping to see something posted in my account by today but I guess it's going to run more than 7 days.


In the meantime I've been sorting through more boxes of cards and picking out the centered ones. How do I measure the top/bottom centering on a 1963 topps? Do I use the bottom of the letters or is there a rule of thumb?



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[capricesquad]

The grades popped up online today. A bit disappointed as things came back pretty rough overall but on a good note these are cards I picked out early on and were picked more because they are star players rather than the cards with the best condition.

Also one of the Mays and the one Santo card came back with decent enough grades that I feel it's definitely worth the time and effort to send in more of the nicest ones.




I also now have a fair range of grades to refer to when picking out the condition of future grading prospects.

[swarmee]

Congrats on the grades. It's definitely a start on a solid collection, plus you'll be able to easily prove all the cards are real when you decide to sell them.

[irv]

Originally Posted by capricesquad

The grades popped up online today. A bit disappointed as things came back pretty rough overall but on a good note these are cards I picked out early on and were picked more because they are star players rather than the cards with the best condition.

Also one of the Mays and the one Santo card came back with decent enough grades that I feel it's definitely worth the time and effort to send in more of the nicest ones.




I also now have a fair range of grades to refer to when picking out the condition of future grading prospects.

Imo, those aren't rough at all based on how strict they are nowadays grading cards.

I know we are all looking for 9's and 10's but considering the manu process back in the day, even if the cards were well kept/stored from day one, those numbers, due to flaws from the factory, are very hard to obtain.

I've said it before, you have an awesome collection and one that most on here would love to have, so enjoy them and be glad they are your's.

[capricesquad]

Thanks for the encouragement. Like i said it's not a huge deal as these were not the nicest condition cards but I sent them as even in bad condition they are still worth grading. The biggest letdown is my dad can't find a binder of his best cards that he used to take to card shows. It had more star cards and a whole 1963 fleer set. Also it had a 62 mantle that my uncle ruined by signing it Mickey Mantle in pencil as a kid. My dad said he doesn't remember it turning up when they moved about 15 years ago so it's probably long gone possibly pilfered and sold by one of my older siblings or thrown out/lost somewhere between the 1990s and their move.

Also I ordered some loupes to start inspecting cards closer and was wondering about the 1963 centering question i posted a few posts up this page.