Question for experienced sellers, auctioneers,etc.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by dstudeba

While I am biased I don't think you can "sell these all day". I had a probably 15 cards from each of the e99 and e100 issues at the National and I think I sold a total of 3 cards. These were to a dealer who needed to fill a client's wantlist. As for the e222 and e221 issues there are so few of these traded who knows what the demand is for them?

Of course you can't sell anything all day if the price or condition isn't right....but if I want to sell my e99's and e100's that I bought 7-8 yrs ago I can make multiples of what I paid...If I bought some 2 years ago I won't get what I paid. So, definitely it is about timing. As for the E221 and E222...same thing....I am quite sure the 2 E221's I have I can double (or close to double) my money on them....as for the E222's .....probably triple......but I have had them for several years. There is no way to answer the original question unless pricing is also called into play. I am just saying the demand is there (I will buy them if no one else) if the price is right...and I am not talking about giveaways and steals.....Here are the e99's and e100's in my collection with what I paid...

1910 E99 Bishop-blue Delmas vg+ 215.
1910 E99 Bishop-red Delmas gd -mk 130.
x1910 E99 Bishop-gold Delmas sgc50 107
x1910 E99 Bishop-blue Hitt sgc30 165
Gilliam Squires on back
1910 E99 Bishop-purple Melchoir vg 135
1911 E100 type 1 Powell /printers scrap pr 645
1911 E100 type 1 Tennent scrap pr 645
1911 E100- Red Cutshaw gd+ trimmed 285
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1911 E100/type 2 green Steen PSA 1 1250
x1911 E100 green Suter sgc40 300.
x1911 E100/type 2 Orange Suter sgc20 737.
x1911 E100 med.blue Pearce gd+ 60.>>
x1911 E100 Yellow Steen fr-corner chips 60.

[Bridwell]

I'd say T206's are a safe investment. The demand will always be there, and there are enough at reasonable prices that new collectors can enter the market. T206 Hall-of-Famers and rare backs have escalated in the last 5 years and I would say are likely to keep going up.

[J.McMurry]

ok,ok, Wow, there are obviously too many variables to this to get a clear answer, but I wasnt viewing this from an "insider investment secrets" viewpoint,but more from a collector's viewpoint. let me try again.

If a collector asked your opinion on what set he should attempt to put together,that would hold it's relative value over time, what set(s) would you recommend or warn against,based on your selling experience?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by J.McMurry

ok,ok, Wow, there are obviously too many variables to this to get a clear answer, but I wasnt viewing this from an "insider investment secrets" viewpoint,but more from a collector's viewpoint. let me try again.

If a collector asked your opinion on what set he should attempt to put together,that would hold it's relative value over time, what set(s) would you recommend or warn against,based on your selling experience?

Put together what you like, as a collector. Mainstream HOFers are always marketable.

[dstudeba]

Wow Leon it looks like you overpaid for your printers scraps.

As for the e222s I would happy to help you realize your profit.