What are the pros and cons of consignment?

[x2drich2000]

I always say it comes down to 3 things: time, money, and effort. Pick which two mean the most to you.

Sell yourself - greatest control of time and how much money you get, you get funds immediately, but takes the most effort scanning, packaging, going to postofffice, answering questions,, etc

Consign to an auction house - little effort, the ah takes care of most of the tasks, no control of sale price and there can be fees. Takes the longest from when you give the AH your stuff to when you receive payment

Sell to dealer - little effort, likely smallest cash, but you get all the money quickest

For fees with an auction house, everything is negotiable. The better your stuff, the better the deal. Many today will give 0% sellers fees. As long as you stick with a reputable company that has been around for a while, i believe there is little risk. Just make sure you get everything in writing on your contract.

[Peter_Spaeth]

It sounds like your biggest issues will be what if anything should be submitted for grading, and what should be sold as sets vs. broken up. I think, as was said, that Al would be a good person to start with to get his take.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It sounds like your biggest issues will be what if anything should be submitted for grading, and what should be sold as sets vs. broken up. I think, as was said, that Al would be a good person to start with to get his take.

Agree, and Al will give you honest takes and you won’t be committing to consign if you don’t want to. But knowledge is power, and Al will give you a ton of great advice on how the process works.

[homerunhitter]

Sad to hear that you want/have to sell your life long collection. Why not just keep it?