How do you decide if and what to sell?

[timber63401]

Like the other poster said, with a collection as nice as yours just put them up for a year. If the desire is still gone sell the easiest to replace stuff first and go from there. Ive got out of this hobby 4 or 5 times the last 20 years last time was a divorce but Im just now getting back now and always seem to find my way back thru out the years.

[timzcardz]

Perhaps sell a few things and see how it feels.

[conor912]

On another idea, the CJ book launches in August. If there is ever a nice time to unload those, it might be shortly after that.....

[dstudeba]

However remember that if you do need to sell for another project quickly you might not have as much of a decision as to what you sell. I like Phil's idea of selling what is hot. I am not sure what you have in your collection, but there are many cards that are pretty easy (and fun) to replace. I have built and sold off the 1954 Wilson Franks set a few times.

[rhettyeakley]

Sometimes the things I collect almost take on a life of their own and get too large and I have thought of narrowing my focus at times as well. Does anyone really need 500-600 different E121 like cards in their collection? While they are far tougher to find than the different T206 backs I just have a hard time seeing people flocking to that niche (although to me it is way more interesting as they include candy, bakery, caramel, etc companies)

Usually when I decide to sell one of the items in my personal collection it is entirely to put towards another project that has become a higher priority. Over the past few years I broke up and sold my player pinback collection and then put the money towards other stuff, with that particular collection I was always a little worried living in a very dry climate that the pins might start to crack a little. It never happened to me but it would be tough to swallow pulling out your cameo pepsin pin of Cy Young and finding a crack right through his face that wasn't there before!