Selling pre-1980 commons

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by mortimer brewster

Also if selling in lots, make sure you specify if there are duplicates on the lot.

Ex: for sale 350 different 1971 Topps cards (no duplicates)

or

for sale 350 assorted 1971 Topps cards (duplicates exist)

or

for sale 350 assorted 1971 Topps cards (200 different)


If 1973 or earlier maybe specify what series the cards are from.

Yes, thanks. I was thinking the same thing.

[Belfast1933]

Last question for this group (and thx again, super helpful already)… I came across this “SportscardPro” site that looks like it’s an aggregator of sold car data from eBay but it includes both raw and graded cards, including commons.

If this seems reasonable, I might use this to roughly price out my commons, make an adjustment for the overall grade of the cards in bulk and then perhaps offer an additional discount in my asking price when I sell as a lot of base commons.

Here is the link below,… Does my pricing logic makes sense do you all?

https://www.sportscardspro.com/conso...ies-only=false

[swarmee]

I would say most of those cards could probably be found on sportlots or COMC for under 50 cents, while the cheapest you can list a BIN for on eBay is 99c. So the numbers from eBay sales are already skewed towards the high side, and selling in bulk does not lead to getting the highest prices for a group. There's no chance you'll sell 350 commons from a year in the 70s for $350, which is what your aggregator will tell you they "sell for" on eBay.

A better comp would be a "starter set" lot lookup, so see if 1971s in bulk normally go for 20c each, or 40c.

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by swarmee

I would say most of those cards could probably be found on sportlots or COMC for under 50 cents, while the cheapest you can list a BIN for on eBay is 99c. So the numbers from eBay sales are already skewed towards the high side, and selling in bulk does not lead to getting the highest prices for a group. There's no chance you'll sell 350 commons from a year in the 70s for $350, which is what your aggregator will tell you they "sell for" on eBay.

A better comp would be a "starter set" lot lookup, so see if 1971s in bulk normally go for 20c each, or 40c.

Yep, good call by you.. I did the same thing and looked up starter sets and you’re spot on Glad I asked - would not want to post at silly asking price based on the aggregator numbers

Again, thx all for the helpful advice.

Jeff

[mintacular]

I'd say there is a pretty big drop off from 74-80, and pre-74 obviously the semi-high and high numbers can bring some bang for the buck.

[Belfast1933]

Helpful advice ends well… just sold the lot of comments (to a fellow Net54er to boot!)

Thx again all

Jeff