Questions about selling a postwar collection

[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.


http://i.imgur.com/32MXvXz.jpg

But Luckily he has a double


http://i.imgur.com/1Cg8htR.jpg

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


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

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


http://i.imgur.com/wb89ONY.jpg

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

http://i.imgur.com/Hmu75wq.jpg

Someone's batting for the wrong team

http://i.imgur.com/dGag2vR.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/YS7KC6G.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/s8nDW0Q.jpg

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

http://i.imgur.com/FQ8Ns4L.jpg

[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

[capricesquad]

It's a bit hard to make out some of the cards on the table in the giant shot.

I did go through and make a list along with the sold values for most of those cards in PSA 8 on ebay and the number of doubles he has if anybody wants to skim it.

http://docdro.id/WhruwG2

Obviously his cards may be in much lower condition but I wanted to get some idea of what is worth grading in any condition.

[Exhibitman]

Those 'mini post style cards' are from Bazooka gum boxes.

The cards look great and are worth quite a bit. I'd get all of the Mantle, Mays and Koufax cards graded by PSA first, because a grading fee is rarely wasted on them. Also invest in a big pile of Card Saver 1 and put the cards in them carefully to preserve them as best as you can. A crease or bumped corner can cost you hundreds of dollars.

[capricesquad]

Thanks for the Bazooka info. As to protecting the cards I had already ordered some top loaders but based on recommendations earlier in the thread I ordered a few hundred Card saver 1s

[swarmee]

Since you posted them, here's my opinions of the cards you've uploaded:
Gaylord Perry probably a 5 due to corner wear.
Frank Robinson maybe a 6.5
Phil Rizzuto also around 6-6.5; bottom right corner keeps it from a 7
Shantz is around a 7.
7th series checklist could be a 7 with slight corner wear on two corners
Green tint Babe Ruth probably an 8(OffCenter) or a 7 straight. Ask for no qualifiers if you don't want it to be OC.
Regular Ruth probably a 7 due to bottom border wear.
Buhl would also get OC since it's 20/80 left to right, or even worse if they measure to the curve of the P for pitcher.
Top right and middle left Witt look the best for centering; both are off top/bottom, but normally collectors don't mind that as much as left/right.
Top right and bottom Landrum are the only ones worth grading when looking at centering. Only the bottom Foytack would be worth grading due to centering.

Hope that helps.

[capricesquad]

Thanks for looking them over that helps me get an idea of where most of the collection will fall.

This may be a stupid question but is there a preferred method to inserting and removing cards from top loaders and card savers? The card savers seem like they would pinch the corners when you put them in so I feel like I must be doing something wrong. I want to figure out the best method and practice with a bunch of 80-90s commons before I try with anything old.

[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.



Full size
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?

[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.



Full size
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

[capricesquad]

Seeing as the Maris is off center I swapped it with another Willie Mays card. The Mays is off centered too but should still be worth grading.



Full Size
http://i.imgur.com/Zj1eL5J.jpg

Here is what I'm going to send off



Full size
http://i.imgur.com/Rglf8kf.jpg

Based on feedback from this thread I have been sorting through everything and putting anything that is centered and has no obvious wear or damage into card savers to keep anything from getting damaged. Hopefully once I have a few graded cards in hand I can get a better feel for how the collection will grade and sort accordingly.

[Exhibitman]

That's a hell of a submission. Keep us posted as to grades.