New Member Intro and question...

[Onehotchili]

Originally Posted by oldeboo

You certainly came out on the right end of that trade.

yeah, I think my buddy blew up the fireworks that weekend. Once I finish compiling my list of cards, I'll try and figure out which ones would make sense to break into lots and post them up here on the B/S/T forums. I'd love to participate in this community. I am not in any rush and am definitely enjoying learning/re-learning about the cards that I have. I'll probably end up keeping a handful for sentimental reasons. But for most of them, I would love to see them go to others.

For gauging the price range for the cards or sets, would you guys recommend going to eBay and looking at past "Sold" auctions for raw cards and the estimated grade as a starting point? Maybe focusing on the lower range given that many of these cards have been well loved?

[oldeboo]

Originally Posted by Onehotchili

For gauging the price range for the cards or sets, would you guys recommend going to eBay and looking at past "Sold" auctions for raw cards and the estimated grade as a starting point? Maybe focusing on the lower range given that many of these cards have been well loved?

That's your best option probably. Just do your best to match up the condition to other raw cards. Corners, centering, surface, edges are the big ones. Typically items sell for less on here too because of all of the Ebay and Paypal fees, so it's good to factor that in. On Ebay you can sort by low to high price of sold items and generally for commonly available cards you can pinpoint about where your card fits in. You seem to have a good feel for it. It's common for people to think that their $50 card is worth $1,800 and they are convinced. Certainly try not to undervalue them either though.

[toledo_mudhen]

Your local card shop will be the place that has the highest overhead and as such will probably offer something less than 50% of actual (based on recent sales) value.

Maybe you should get some "good" scans on a couple of the cards and see what happens on BST here.

for instance - what does the 75 Topps Brett RC look like on a scan?