Need Major Advice

[Steve M]

As someone has suggested, I will post what photos I have of the card - even though they are not high-quality and contain some glare. I will attempt to post some better photos this evening. Henry Aaron Rookie Card Back.jpg

Henry Aaron Rookie Card Front.jpg

[Zan]

Looks like a really nice 4, maybe a 5 with a generous grader

[trambo]

My first reaction was to get it graded. The downside of that is time as it will take a month or two to go through that process. Assuming the card does grade, the 4-5 range gives it a value of $1,300-$2,500 (range of VCP averages at 4 and 5).

Many other routes to take but the grading route (SGC or PSA) likely gives you the best result and should be worth the cost to do so.

As an aside, we are currently dealing with a large collection of model trains, cars and die cast stuff my father had when he passed away late last year. The best advice I received was to sell it as a lot or large groups if you're going to sell any of it. Once you start pulling the good stuff from the group, what's left may be more difficult to sell. Everyone will handle it a little differently but that advice has served us well so far! Good luck to you and the family!!

[Sean1125]

Email Greg Morris.

https://www.gregmorriscards.com/contact

He will do the best by you. Don't contact anyone else.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Get it out of that screw down holder ASAP.

[tsalem]

Interested in discussing this collection.

Tom Salem
774-573-1731

Www.opcbaseball.com

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by Baseballcrazy62

Get it out of that screw down holder ASAP.

I would recommend pausing on that. Any damage that has been done by being in that holder has already been done. The OP is not familiar with cards and just pulling that holder apart could ruin the card.

[x2drich2000]

Just wanted to expand on my last post for the original poster on why I would not rush to take it out of the screw down until you decide what you are going to do. Screw downs have 2 major issues going against them regarding protecting cards. 1. When left in them for years, cards tend to stick to the plastic and when removing them, the plastic can literally pull the surface of the card right off. As a result, a beautiful card can be easily turned into shredded cardboard. There are some tricks you can try to get them unstuck (freezing and/or heating), but nothing is guaranteed. 2. Screw downs that do not have a recessed area (like the one the Aaron is in) can flatten the corners of the card over time. The more the screws were tightened, the more likely this is to happen. The grading companies sometimes consider this an alteration and won't give the card a numeric grade as a result.

With that in mind, are there any other cards in the collection worth a lot less in the same style screw down? If so, you may want to see how one of them comes out first before attempting with the Aaron. That should give you an idea of how stuck the cards are. Also, if you are already getting offers as is in the range of a 4-5 (which is where I think it would be if real), you may be better off selling it even at a slight discount rather than running the risk of ruining it taking it out of the case or it grading as just authentic due to the corners.

DJ

[kateighty]

I'm going to say what everyone else is thinking - something is up with this post. User just registered this month and is already asking for senior advice.

There's something happening here...what it is ain't exactly clear.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Baseballcrazy62

Get it out of that screw down holder ASAP.

Agreed....PSA will more than likely only grade it authentic only....I hope the damage has not already been done.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Email Greg Morris.

https://www.gregmorriscards.com/contact

He will do the best by you. Don't contact anyone else.

This. Highly recommended.