Need help selling my collection

[NiceDocter]

When you say pretty pricey, the standard buyers commission is now 20% which for better items is frequently made up for by the greater publicity and marketing an auction house will bring. Sellers commissions are negotiable to a greater degree and sometimes can be waived depending on what you are selling and how much it expected to go for. In some rarer cases a part of the buyers commission can be refunded to you the seller but that usually means big ticket items (over 100K) which some of your sets may qualify for. Good luck and enjoy your sales. Its fun to see things go to new owners who will appreciate them ! Rocky

[brianp-beme]

To me it sounds like the OP is interested in consigning these (or a good chunk of the collection) for individual sale, since he mentioned Greg Morris and Probstein, both who mainly auction individual cards.

Greg Morris is definitely a viable option, as is the previously mentioned Scott at Aquarian (auction house name is The Collector Connection). My favorite is Brockelman Auctions (who at 0% sellers commission definitely is an attractive feature), but a place like Sterling Sports Auctions could also be a reasonable choice as well (but, as far as I know, some sort of sellers commission likely).

Maybe a mix of auction houses would be the ticket, being that this collection seems quite wide-ranging in eras and popularity/value, and since some sets would likely be best breaking up, while perhaps the later ones to be actioned as complete sets.

brianp(arker)-beme

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

To me it sounds like the OP is interested in consigning these (or a good chunk of the collection) for individual sale, since he mentioned Greg Morris and Probstein, both who mainly auction individual cards.

Greg Morris is definitely a viable option, as is the previously mentioned Scott at Aquarian (auction house name is The Collector Connection). My favorite is Brockelman Auctions (who at 0% sellers commission definitely is an attractive feature), but a place like Sterling Sports Auctions could also be a reasonable choice as well (but, as far as I know, some sort of sellers commission likely).

Maybe a mix of auction houses would be the ticket, being that this collection seems quite wide-ranging in eras and popularity/value, and since some sets would likely be best breaking up, while perhaps the later ones to be actioned as complete sets.

brianp(arker)-beme

+1 Agree regardless good luck

[GrewUpWithJunkWax]

It's a part of the hobby that seems to not get much attention. I certainly haven't looked into it that much, but probably wise to keep an eye on that side of collecting.

[parkplace33]

Recommend probstein only if you have graded cards. Do not send raw.

[bigfanNY]

I went from zero graded cards to a couple thousand within 2 years (2013 to 2015) I still love the feel of baseball cards in my hands. But without grading I know you will leave alot more than the 20% buyers premium on the table. Belive me I know the counter arguments but you are only going to sell these once. And the numbers don't lie. For expensive cards ( up to you to decide the number ) you are going to get more and sell quicker with graded cards vs Raw.
Talk with some of the Auction houses they are not all the same. Heritage and REA definitely know what they are doing. And for some high value cards they remove all seller fees and talk about some buyer premium going to you. But strictly business and not as flexible as smaller joints. Al from love of game is honest and helpful and that goes a long way. ( full disclosure Al is listed in my instructions to sell most of my memorabilia). I have used most of the major Auction houses over the past 9 years. I wanted to get real life experiance dealing with each of them and if you send me a pm I will discuss my experience not my opinions my experience. It hurts letting it go more than I thought, good luck to you.

[Tabe]

I don't have a recommendation for how to sell your cards but...

You absolutely *MUST* get the higher dollar cards graded. Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, Koufax, Jackie, etc. Get them graded. You will get a lot more money than you would ungraded. Guaranteed.