What you expect to see in auction houses for the rest of the year?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Scott, I will assume this is true for your auctions, since you made this comment. But, I'd be very surprised to learn this is the case with the major sports auction houses. Unless someone shows me something to cause me to think differently, I have to believe that items consigned between now and the National, as well as item consigned at the National, will appear in auctions before the end of 2022 (unless a consignor requests otherwise). Scott, what specifically do you base your comment on?

Again, I'm not saying everything, and you are correct in surmising that I am basing this largely on my own experience, but there are a group of us who talk and I know several auction companies that have been inundated with stuff. We are turning away more than ever (OK our first couple years I don't know if we turned away ANYTHING lol) We would absolutely have room for top notch items, but if you're coming to me with a bunch of 1970's sets in EX, or 1950's HOF in PSA mid grades, you're probably going to have to get in line.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Again, I'm not saying everything, and you are correct in surmising that I am basing this largely on my own experience, but there are a group of us who talk and I know several auction companies that have been inundated with stuff. We are turning away more than ever (OK our first couple years I don't know if we turned away ANYTHING lol) We would absolutely have room for top notch items, but if you're coming to me with a bunch of 1970's sets in EX, or 1950's HOF in PSA mid grades, you're probably going to have to get in line.

I have seen enough 1971 Topps sets for 15 lifetimes.

[oldjudge]

I think the better auctions will have the same great stuff they always do. I think realizations on top grade scarce material, not the shiny stuff, will remain strong and maybe set new records. The prices in REAs current smaller auction look just fine to me. The shiny stuff will suffer though I believe.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

I have seen enough 1971 Topps sets for 15 lifetimes.

and they just keep coming lol.

[55koufax]

I recently gave Brian from MH three terrific PSA graded sets. They will be in their catalog auction come Natl time. His deadline was pretty much towards the end of May. Without question, most of the big AHs will take stuff for their larger Fall catalog auctions. Unsure of that exact cutoff date, but it is still not even summer yet.

My sets at MH:

#2 1934-36 Diamond Stars (7.63)
#4 1955 Topps All-American FB (8.92)
#30 1955 Topps baseball (almost 7.50)

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by 55koufax

I recently gave Brian from MH three terrific PSA graded sets. They will be in their catalog auction come Natl time. His deadline was pretty much towards the end of May. Without question, most of the big AHs will take stuff for their larger Fall catalog auctions. Unsure of that exact cutoff date, but it is still not even summer yet.

My sets at MH:

#2 1934-36 Diamond Stars (7.63)
#4 1955 Topps All-American FB (8.92)
#30 1955 Topps baseball (almost 7.50)

Any auction house would take those items and get them in whatever auction you wanted. I don't think that's contrary to my point at all. Amazing stuff, good luck!

[Johnny630]

I wonder if the big Auction Houses are still taking Bitcoin as a form of payment ?

I remember last year when they SGC Wagner Sold it was an Option.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

I wonder if the big Auction Houses are still taking Bitcoin as a form of payment ?

I remember last year when they SGC Wagner Sold it was an Option.

PWCC still has that option and more, might be a good way to unload some BTC, falling knife and all...