Buying Collections

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Posted By: Dylan

buying large lots, especially when the most valuable cards are raw can be very tricky. I think most think major auction houses and ofcourse ebay sellers tend to overgrade their cards, so you must take that into account. With these types of purchases, i agree with what was said above. Its very important to be able to see the cards first hand. When you buy cards one at a time you often can get a high resolution scan and have atleast some kind of idea of condition, but it can be a crap shoot in these big lots. I've seen some go for a large sum with bidders probably hoping that a few of those EX T206 might really be NM or NM-MT and were skipped over due to the size of the lot. but also they can be undervalued too, due to important details being left out of the auction. bottom line, caveat emptor! (hope i spelled that right) & good luck