Selling collection..looking for dealer..

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Just a few observations.
_ I don't think the cards shown were all the cards there were if you look back at the original description.
_Seans offer seemed very fair, considerably higher that most dealer offers of a percentage basis, but on the other hand, there isn't a ton of chaff in this despite its grade. It is all stuff that can be sold in chunks and unlike, say, a 1969 Reggie Jackson Rookie, very few things that a dealer is likely to have a ton of duplication of.
- The seller might have decided to piece it out. On the one hand, he is essentially eliminating the middleman, on the other there are costs and considerable effort involved. The payday is probably between $2500-$5000 more than the offer, which if you are in no rush may or may not be worth it. He will almost certainly not get as much out of it as a dealer would.
_So long as I am sharing, I don't really like regular donuts. I am down for a good chocolate covered, or something like a vanilla Bismark, but the regular ones just seem doughy and not worth the calories.

the guy did say "selling collection looking for a dealer".......so I think its logical to assume you was looking for a middleman...

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

the guy did say "selling collection looking for a dealer".......so I think its logical to assume you was looking for a middleman...

He also said that he was retracting the desire to find a single buyer. It seems he realized that he was leaving too much money on the table doing it that way.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

He also said that he was retracting the desire to find a single buyer. It seems he realized that he was leaving too much money on the table doing it that way.

right I said he backed out...thus the buyers did not back out...seems though people disagree here that he left money on the table..sometimes first offer is best offer..

[hangman62]

Guys
lets calm down with all the nonsense and he said / she said ( although I find it extremely entertaining ! and if anyone doesn't want to stop..OK lets keep the laughs coming ! )

I would like to cut out the middleman and sell directly to a fellow lesser condition collector

I feel I will get more money,I feel I will get( hopefully) what I ask for,and I think it will be a fair price .

I know prices/values/grades pretty well. Im hoping it will work out that its a price that doesn't make a guy overpay..and on the other hand - not a price that in two weeks its on ebay for $900 more ( although ..if that happened, nothing I could do about it)

I am intrigued by Auction houses that will not take a cut of my profit at the end..but I just have the fear that..suppose its a " slow week" and the 1933 Goudey complete set only sells for 3,000. It would be tough to handle

Im still going thru offers and hope to eventually call back all who inquired

RalphG

[bbcard1]

Ralph, all that's well and good, but for heaven's sake, where do you stand on the donuts, man?

[Luke]

I still think I'd take the $24k. Then I'd buy some nice high-end graded cards with some of the money. Cards that would be easy to sell when I was gone, but I could enjoy in the meantime. And I don't think you can go wrong with a chocolate cake donut.

[clydepepper]

Ralph - I hope you stay in the hobby - I too have started selling off a few, but I'm not ready to liquidate all.

Frank - That's a classic I'm also LMAO

Luke - that looks delicious!