Dealing with selling cool stuff as a dealer.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Thanks Ted (and Leon!) - but it's a pretty easy hunt when you're down to 1 card! (Damn you grey back Pete Reiser). Of course when I do get the Reiser, then I will need to buy the second Mantle, but with enough money that can be bought any day. The Reiser - I've been searching for it for the last 8 years and missed out on the only one sold (the PSA 8) in that period.

Cheers,
Patrick

The guy's bid on that PSA 8 was equal to about the mortgage on a small house in his area! He had studied the gray backs for years, and knew that was THE card to have!

[sterlingfox]

The only time I'd ever proactively sell anything is if it's a double (meaning, I upgraded the card), or if some sort of emergency came up that required me to liquidate.

I can't ever see myself as a "dealer" - but I suppose almost anything I have is expendable at the right price.

[ls7plus]

I spoke with Tony Arnold of TONYeTRADE about this very subject after prying a 1953-54 Briggs Meat Willie Mays away from him earlier this year (one of just 8 total graded, last time I checked). Tony said that in addition to being a dealer, he DOES collect, and facetiously compared it to being a drug dealer who also uses. Personally, I have a few items I buy for speculative purposes, with no intention of keeping until my dying breath, but for the most part, my vintage cards fall into the latter category.

Happy collecting,

Larry