Nice vintage MLB collection found

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Oh, come now, I wouldn't "split hairs" over that in this case. Thats a GREAT looking collection, best of luck with the sale!

I agree with you Scott. Great looking collection and vintage enough- some of it almost 40 years old, FWIW....

[T206Collector]

...an auction house (browse the ones that are advertisers here) for the ones that sell the most baseball memorabilia (as opposed to cards). Then I'd really play up the connection to Lubie -- you would want to sell the provenance as much as the items themselves as it brings the items closer to the game and just about assures authenticity. I would do this with any information about Lubie that you'd be willing to share with the auction house, including stories about how he acquired some or all of his items. "From the family of...." items are generally more valuable.

Good luck with the sale. There are some really nice things in there.

[judgebuck]

Thanks for all of your replys and encouragement. Thinking about consigning to Hunt Auctions. Any thoughts?

[Exhibitman]

REA or Lelands or Heritage would be my reco's; better web sites.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

REA or Lelands or Heritage would be my reco's; better web sites.

I think Hunt's is fine for this stuff...aside from the World Series rings REA, Lelands and Heritage would likely group this into one or a few lots where Hunt's would probably sell much of it individually.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I think Hunt's is fine for this stuff...aside from the World Series rings REA, Lelands and Heritage would likely group this into one or a few lots where Hunt's would probably sell much of it individually.

......and they have Daisy.

[murphusa]

Price out the collection and offer it here first for a week, what's left take to Hunt

[Heritage Sports]

If I could just throw in a quick word about Heritage (and I won't go into a glowing endorsement because that's not what these boards are for), we do have Internet-only auctions running constantly, featuring more modestly priced lots, so handling that material would not be an issue.

[Rob D.]

I think Huggins and Scott would be a good fit (just to be clear, I have no connection to H&S, and in fact haven't done all that much business with them. I do think the stuff I see in their auctions often reflects what you have).

What I would not do is sell some of it here (or anywhere) and then take the "leftovers" to an auction house. The best stuff is what you want at auction (and what the auction house wants), where it has a chance to realize a price higher than a fixed one you might set (especially if you're not sure of the value of some items).

BTW, no need to apologize for posting in the wrong forum. A heck of a lot newer stuff has been posted about in this area.