| Title: | Sports Memorabilia |
| Notice: | Wanted: 3.*; For_sale: 4.*; Traded: 5.* |
| Moderator: | SCHOOL::KOPACKO |
| Created: | Wed Aug 27 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu May 08 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 730 |
| Total number of notes: | 8547 |
Hi,
I'm new to this file, I'm not really a collector! I have been buying
both my boys factory sets since they were born in 88 and 89. I don't
open them I just put them away to give them when they get old enough!
I do have a question, how would one go about selling older cards??? I
have some LEAF cards from 1948-49 and all but cards 1 and 2 of the
1948 Bowman set. I had cards number 1 and 2 until my youngest son
got a hold of them!!! I also have some tip top bread cards from 1948...
I got these cards 20 years ago when my grandmother moved out of her
house, the cards were in the trash pile and I took them... My guess is
that they were one of my uncles!!!
Thanks, JpH
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714.1 | PENUTS::JST_ONGE | John St.Onge MCS/PSG DTN 237-5978 | Sat Dec 02 1995 09:53 | 7 | |
You can pick up a price guide and price them based on condition to
get an idea of what they're worth. Then you can take them to a dealer
or a show (preferrably a show such as Bishop Guertin or Wilmington)
to sell or post them here or someplace else. You'll probably get more
selling them to another collector as opposed to a dealer.
John
| |||||
| 714.2 | if it were me...... | CSC32::R_NICKLES | Wed Dec 20 1995 19:00 | 8 | |
after many, many regretful experiences in selling collectibles
(in part wishing I hadn't later, and in part wishing I would have
gotten a better price) - my own opinion is that selling collectible
stuff is a far worse than giving it to someone that will treasure your
gift. Most everyone wants "something" to remember their loved ones by
when that person is dead and gone - I like your idea of stowing away
sets for your kids - and let them have them later.......
Rick
| |||||
| 714.3 | HOPE THIS HELPS | OTOOA::BERNARD | STEPHEN BERNARD @OTO | Fri Dec 22 1995 15:06 | 10 |
| 714.4 | DRAGN::BOURQUARD | This is not here | Tue Jan 09 1996 13:29 | 24 | |
>>Most everyone wants "something" to remember their loved ones by Sounds like a Bud-Lite ad. I really love you, man. Johnny, you're not getting my Nolan Ryan rookie card! :-) Seriously, there isn't really a reasonable way to sell old cards like this unless you're a dealer. A few years ago I was looking to complete sets from 1968 and 1969. The stuff from the dealers was always priced at Becketts High (and sometimes higher!). I was able to get some very reasonable deals from folks in this conference who were selling stuff but I really couldn't afford the Becketts price that's used as a barometer. If I wanted to sell some stuff I'd probably post a note here, but I'm not sure there's a big market for stuff in the '48 Bowman price range. My guess is that if you post a more public ad, you'd get hounded by dealers offering some wholesale price. Maybe if you talked to some local dealers they'd be willing to put your stuff out on consignment. Dan | |||||
| 714.5 | MROA::YANNEKIS | Tue Jan 09 1996 17:46 | 9 | ||
If you know the Beckett price and have a fair amount of stuff you can
do OK by using vehicles like the want advertiser (a local magazine of
for sale ads that the magazine gets a cut of each sale). A shop might
give you 1/3 the beckett while you might get something like 2/3 selling
yourself.
Greg
| |||||