Questions about selling a postwar collection

[capricesquad]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

first and foremost, i'd go through and pick out a couple simply to keep for yourself and siblings. which ever ones have the most connection. his fav player, maybe one he marked on or something to that effect.

maybe even go through them with him and let him tell ya some childhood stories and then decide.

you'll be glad ya did later down the road.

thanks for sharing. was great looking at all those pics!!

That's kinda what I'm doing now, my other siblings could care less but It's a nice project to work on with my dad. He has boxes of not super high condition White Sox player cards that he wants to keep but their not worth selling anyways.

[capricesquad]

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[capricesquad]

I'm enjoying learning a bit more about collecting, Reading up on the 62 topps set it's neat that he has so many doubles.

He has a Pile of checklists including the yellow box variation, but he wrote on it.


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But Luckily he has a double


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I thought some of his cards had printing issues because they looked funny


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Turns out they're green tint variation cards and are still collectible


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Also on the 2nd babe card there is what appears to be a pen mark on the bottom woodgrain border. It's actually part of the printing on the card. Is that a normal part of the wood grain or is it a printing error with that particular card?

[capricesquad]

Learning more about the set it's neat that he has so many doubles because I can just pick out a card that's hard to find in high condition and then find 6 or more of the same card and pick which one is likely to be graded highest.

I actually found more of this card in another box after I scanned these

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Someone's batting for the wrong team

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He also has all kinds of random items like stickers, mini post style cards, ruboffs and schedules ect...

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[swarmee]

It looks like the Buhl without the M on the cap is the rarer one.
You might have already found these articles.
http://www.psacard.com/Cardfacts/Set...baseball-cards

[capricesquad]

Those indeed are the articles I've been referring to to find interesting cards. According to the one article and the PSA population reports the M cap is a rarer card in high condition.

http://www.psacard.com/Cardfacts/Ite...baseball-cards

http://www.psacard.com/Cardfacts/Ite...baseball-cards

Hopefully once I get a few things graded I can get a better feel for what most things will grade at.

[rjackson44]

caprice great stuff if you dont need the money dont sell them .they are your dads memories .put them away there as good as fine wine.once you spend the money you have nothing to show for it ,,,put them in order protect them and put them away ,,enjoy octavio

[Eggoman]

Originally Posted by capricesquad

I'm enjoying learning a bit more about collecting, Reading up on the 62 topps set it's neat that he has so many doubles.

He has a Pile of checklists including the yellow box variation, but he wrote on it.

Just ONE of the MANY cool things about this collection! I would keep the marked checklists, not that they are worth all that much, but BECAUSE YOUR DAD MARKED THEM! SWEET! THe same with the Stamp Albums that he annotated!

[capricesquad]

So I went through some of the cards again and tried to pick out 15 that would be worth grading under my PSA deal.



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My question is if any turn out to be high enough condition to be worth more than $500 does PSA just charge me the difference or am I supposed to know enough to only send in cards less than $500?

Also is there a best way to package and ship the cards? I was thinking in a smallish box(VHS sized) wrapped in paper and double ziplock bagged then peanuts and boxed. Is there also a better service to send them? Ups or Usps? Should I overnight them?

[irv]

Originally Posted by capricesquad

So I went through some of the cards again and tried to pick out 15 that would be worth grading under my PSA deal.



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http://i.imgur.com/vgnrVpC.jpg

My question is if any turn out to be high enough condition to be worth more than $500 does PSA just charge me the difference or am I supposed to know enough to only send in cards less than $500?

Also is there a best way to package and ship the cards? I was thinking in a smallish box(VHS sized) wrapped in paper and double ziplock bagged then peanuts and boxed. Is there also a better service to send them? Ups or Usps? Should I overnight them?

Beautiful collection, Caprice Sorry, I am no help to your questions, but I am also looking forward to the replies as I am also considering sending some of my high cards in to get graded.

[hcv123]

1) Nice group of cards - the only one I would think twice about is the Maris All Star - it is really poorly cut/centered.

2) The $500 ceiling is 1 for insurance purposes - in the rare case that anything happens to a card. You do not get charged more if the card gets a grade that makes it worth more than $500. That said - I have sent cards in that in my opinion were significantly under graded when they would have been worth more than the "value ceiling" of my submission. Not accusing PSA of anything, just really curious to me. I would submit as you planned and know you always have the option of cracking a card out of its holder and resubmitting - if the grade(s) seem that off.

3) Packing and shipping - I would stack all the cards together and sandwich them between 2 pieces of cardboard - tape the bundle securely with plastic packing tape. Place the bundle in a baggie. Use a box large enough to surround the cards with 2-3 inches of foam/bubble wrap or Styrofoam peanuts. I would compare the cost of priority mail versus registered mail - the declared value of the package will make a large difference - the greater the value, the more it makes sense to send registered.

Good luck - AWESOME collection! Can't wait to hear more about it.

Howard

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by capricesquad

That's kinda what I'm doing now, my other siblings could care less but It's a nice project to work on with my dad. He has boxes of not super high condition White Sox player cards that he wants to keep but their not worth selling anyways.

save each of them a card or two as well. they might could care less now, but once he's gone i think it'd be one hellavu holiday or birthday gift for them....once they are ready for it! and only you'll know when to pop it on them.

check into psa green label service. you can basically have the card encapsulated to preserve it and then have a short message written on the flip. his name, nickname, birthday or simply "pop's childhood card". wrap it up and stick it in their stockings or something....

edit: of course when that day comes, slide one into his jacket pocket before the funeral and send him off w/ one. it is the only game played on diamonds after all....