Considering major change to collection

[rsdill2]

I'm in the same boat, something I had been considering for a while. The bulk of my collection is Topps sets and I finally realized that I had no connection to most of them and also realized the shear amount of cards in my collection. My sets 1973-2019 were all bought complete. I never had much attachment to them and never looked at them. I just kept them because of the completionist in me. Another factor was that I feel one or two blue chip cards is more likely to rise in value and is also much more liquid.

At first I tried to sell them all together. Although I didn't list on eBay because I didn't want to deal with shipping, I never got a serious offer. I finally accepted the only way to actually get the value out of them that I expected I would have to do some work and sell them individually. I have sold about 40% of the sets by volume and about 60% by value. I'm trying to stay disciplined and keep the funds separate. A combination of Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and here have been my venues. Once shows in my area resume, I'll set up there as well.

It's been fun so far and I haven't regretted anything. I'll likely one day pick up some of the stars I sold (73 Schmidt, 75 Brett/Yount, 79 Ozzie, 80 Henderson) but beyond that, there's nothing in this era that appeals to me. I'm trying to keep all the cash separate and keep my eyes on the end goal.