Have you ever had part of your collection appraised?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

How did it work?

[Zan]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

How did it work?

Two of their associates took down my graded and ungraded cards (and condition). Assuming they took this back and cross-referenced recent sales and VCP, then gave a high and low sale for each card. They then totaled it up and gave me a low and a high value for everything.

I told them that I wasn't interested in selling so no offer was made, but I'm going to guess that they would have made an offer for 50% of their higher value

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Zan

Two of their associates took down my graded and ungraded cards (and condition). Assuming they took this back and cross-referenced recent sales and VCP, then gave a high and low sale for each card. They then totaled it up and gave me a low and a high value for everything.

I told them that I wasn't interested in selling so no offer was made, but I'm going to guess that they would have made an offer for 50% of their higher value

Thanks for sharing.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Zan

Assuming they took this back and cross-referenced recent sales and VCP, then gave a high and low sale for each card. They then totaled it up and gave me a low and a high value for everything.

So, in other words, unless you need a third party for insurance purposes, with the internet you can appraise your own collection and get the same results.

[Blunder19]

Each collector should be able to give a fairly good estimate of their own collections values. As far as t206 errors go I would only trust 1 or 2 others regarding value.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Each collector should be able to give a fairly good estimate of their own collections values. As far as t206 errors go I would only trust 1 or 2 others regarding value.

Yeah, but don't most of us overvalue the cards that we own? Besides, it's nice to hear that we have some valuable items from a knowledgeable third party.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Sean

Yeah, but don't most of us overvalue the cards that we own? Besides, it's nice to hear that we have some valuable items from a knowledgeable third party.

when I have appraised my collection...which was a few yrs ago I tended to err on the conservative side.

[Jobu]

I agree that each of us should be able to come up with a reasonable estimate for most of our cards. My question is whether self-evaluation is sufficient for an insurance company? It seems that they would want/need a third party to protect against fraud.