What if you were to sell your entire collection

[ALBB]

Yea,
very tough to pull the trigger and sell your lifelong collection !

..very tough decision

[tiger8mush]

Throw some groups of larger lots on the b/s/t.
"Paul Molitor Collection - $x"
"Deacon Phillippe Collection - $y"
"N172 OJ Collection - $z"

[marzoumanian]

My biggest concern is always the integrity of the auction house (defined as no shill bidding). So I have been going with REA and am very happy. Will they take EVERYTHING? I have no idea. Before you go to ANY auction house please take the time or organize it all. IMHO that's very important. Make lists. I assure you it will pay off in terms of your image as a consigner. Peace.

[Exhibitman]

If you've got slabs and they're worth over $100 each, REA's marketplace is running a 5% commission deal. You set the price, they list it and do the work, they get 5%. I've sold several three-figure cards with them in the last month and I plan to send them more. It lets me sell at a reasonable price because I keep 95% of the sale price. That's probably the closest to net retail you will get without actually doing the dirty work of retailing.

For raw stuff or less valuable stuff, I'd start right here with the BST threads. You do the work but you set the price and terms and keep 100%.

If you just want to move it, period, for cash, I'd suggest calling one of the reputable dealers who do wholesale buys. If you are willing to consign, you can't go wrong with REA. LOTG and Sterling. I've done buying and selling business with all of them for decades w/o any qualms. Al (LOTG) is on my wife's call list if I drop dead and she wants to liquidate; I have that much confidence in his honesty and integrity that I'd send a non-collector widow to him.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

If you've got slabs and they're worth over $100 each, REA's marketplace is running a 5% commission deal. You set the price, they list it and do the work, they get 5%. I've sold several three-figure cards with them in the last month and I plan to send them more. It lets me sell at a reasonable price because I keep 95% of the sale price. That's probably the closest to net retail you will get without actually doing the dirty work of retailing.

For raw stuff or less valuable stuff, I'd start right here with the BST threads. You do the work but you set the price and terms and keep 100%.

If you just want to move it, period, for cash, I'd suggest calling one of the reputable dealers who do wholesale buys. If you are willing to consign, you can't go wrong with REA. LOTG and Sterling. I've done buying and selling business with all of them for decades w/o any qualms. Al (LOTG) is on my wife's call list if I drop dead and she wants to liquidate; I have that much confidence in his honesty and integrity that I'd send a non-collector widow to him.

There are plenty of auction houses which will take everything. For those who mention REA -- don't forget they also have Huggins and Scott for items

Scott (Aquarian) is a good option, Scott Brockleman is a good option, Sterling is a good option, etc etc etc. (If I missed someone we'll add them). Chris Sewell's partner in the auction lives here in DFW and he/they are good people.. Just pick who you end up being most comfortable with.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Yea, very tough to pull the trigger and sell your lifelong collection !..very tough decision

Yes, but chances are you will never look back with any regrets, and in fact might have a lot of fun having the funds to pick up some stuff with a new focus.

[bnorth]

Really depends on how much time and work you want to put into selling everything. The higher end stuff should be fairly easy to sell yourself in a short time. The lower end stuff could take a very very long time to sell.

With a huge variety of values if you want to sell at fast and easy as possible I would contact fellow member Aquarian Sports Cards(Scott Russell) as he would probably take a lot more of the lower end stuff with the better stuff than the big AHs.

[Eric72]

I can only speak for myself here.

If it were me, I'd probably either sell everything to Chris Sewell or consign everything to Scott Russell. In either case, I'd likely have the opportunity to move everything in a single day/transaction. Granted, there are more "profit-maximizing" ways to approach this. However, there's also the matter of enticing someone to take everything in one shot. Things like a '56 Mantle, T206 HOFers, and a Gretzky rookie make the pile more appealing to the dealer/auctioneer.

[Jewish-collector]

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

What am I missing? Did it go horribly wrong somehow?

Oh, and thanks for the multiple shout outs, that was really cool to see!

[oldjudge]

I pretty much agree with Adam. You can't go wrong just consigning the cards to LOTG or REA. I'd skip the fixed price listing and just give it all to one of those two. They will do a great job for you.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

His collection brought many, many millions to his family. I would hope my family would be happy with that outcome.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

What's wrong with that? He died happy with his cards. Would he have died happier with a whole pile of greenbacks instead? Or are you suggesting he should have sold his cards early enough to spend all the cash on hookers and blow?

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

What's wrong with that? He died happy with his cards. Would he have died happier with a whole pile of greenbacks instead? Or are you suggesting he should have sold his cards early enough to spend all the cash on hookers and blow?

+1

It’s not a bad outcome. But its nice to at least have some info left behind so your family knows what to do.

[ALBB]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Really depends on how much time and work you want to put into selling everything. The higher end stuff should be fairly easy to sell yourself in a short time. The lower end stuff could take a very very long time to sell.

With a huge variety of values if you want to sell at fast and easy as possible I would contact fellow member Aquarian Sports Cards(Scott Russell) as he would probably take a lot more of the lower end stuff with the better stuff than the big AHs.

Cant go wrong with Aquarian Sports Cards !