New collector need help with 1910 and 1911 cards

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by Leon

and did I mention to take your time .

That can't be said enough.

The option to sell will always be there so there is no rush.

[barrysloate]

The best advice anyone can give you, besides learning as much as you can about them, is do not under any circumstances sell them outright to people sending private emails to you, if you do not know their value. Any transaction of that nature is likely to end unhappily for you. If you plan to sell them they should be auctioned by any reputable auction house.

[ptowncoug3012]

I was thinking about having at least a few graded at a minimum to get an idea to the overall condition because each grouping are of very similar quality.
I do enjoy set and only being 2 cards away from the Obak set is pretty awesome.
I have heard that SGC is the pkace to go for Vintage cards. I am aware of the need for the Bohen card. Once a card is sent in to a grading company does it get placed on a national registry as now being known to be in existence and the quality of the card or is that maintained privately by the company?

[pwilk17]

Congratulations on your fine collection. If I were you, I would definitely not follow the advice to immediately grade your cards with SGC! If you are looking to sell one or more cards in your collection right now and wish to maximize the dollar value, you may find that grading your cards with PSA (given an equal grade to SGC) will yield a far higher return. If I owned your cards and were looking to sell one or more cards, I would consign the card(s) to one of the top card auction houses (REA as an example) and let them have the card(s) graded by the grader of their choice. They may choose SGC or they may choose PSA - they will have an educated and experienced opinion on the best grading company to use to maximize the sale price.

[barrysloate]

I would like to debunk the myth that PSA cards sell for more than SGC cards, especially with regard to the ones you have. But I do know there are two schools of thought on this.

If you get a card graded it will show up in the company's population report. If you have a set or near set graded in its entirety, then it will show up on their site as your set, and it will be ranked among the other like sets handled by that company only. You can have, for example, the highest grade SGC set even if there are one or more better sets on PSA's registry.

[ChiefBenderForever]

Just take your time and have fun with it. The nice thing about all those dupes is you can unload them first if you can't decide on keeping or selling. I would probably get anything you are going to sell graded for sure.

[tbob]

If you could list which 1911 Zeenuts you have, it would be appreciated. There are several guys here chasing that set, Steve, Peter, Brian, and myself among others so it would be great to know which cards you might have for sale on ebay or auction.
One suggestion- in memory of your grandfather and uncle you might consider keeping the 1911 Obaks together as a set as you are so close to completing it. The missing cards are available with time and patience although if you are lacking the Weaver and Ten Million cards it will cost you more than the average card. I'd hate to see you sell all the cards and then someday regret not having any of the group left.