Need appraisal for discovery and mediation
 

I'm going thru a divorce and need to determine the value of my collection.

Does anyone have any advice for the easiest way to go about that? (or any other advice would also be appreciated :) )

most estates, lawyers, and even insurance companies use Auctioneers to do appraisals especially for collectibles. Fins one in your area who has done one before for divorce, really your attorney should have a couple to choose from.

Thanks for the help Scott!

If she doesn't know what you have, just load up a few boxes of 1987 Donruss and bring those to the mediation. :)

Late to post, but you don't need a license to appraise non-real estate, but you need someone who is accepted as qualified by both sides. Auctioneers and respected dealers in the area might qualify.

Thanks David,

I was hoping to be able to send a spreadsheet, scans, and photos to any dealer around the country and ask them to make on offer on the entire collection. Thus setting the bar based on the old mantra, "collectibles are worth what someone is willing to pay"

is that naïve?

hide em or sell them to pay YOUR lawyer!

While scanning and photographing all my cards, and updating my spreadsheet. I realized I may in fact be willing to part with everything.

I've uploaded all the scans and photos and a spreadsheet onto Google drive and am going to start contacting dealers to see if I can find someone to buy the whole thing. Would prefer a sale as opposed to consignment at this time.

I'm expecting offers north of 20k, so if you are interested or know anyone who may be interested in making an offer to buy my entire collection, plmk and I'll give you access to the google drive file.

Here is a brief description: My entire collection is Collector grade (poor. Fair, good) most are raw.

Groups of cards:
t205 maybe 80% of set, all hofers, few sp's
t206 set of 520 with many backstamps
t207
33 goudey set minus #106 and #160
e90-1, e92, e101, e102, e106
pre-war type cards mostly hofers
1948 leaf most hofers
1948-59 bowman topps hofers minus 49bpaige, 52t Mathews and wilhelm
1952 bowman set
1960-69 topps hofers (67 seaver is a reprint)
1970-79 topps hofers
1972 topps set
1973 topps set
1980's random stars, hofers, sets (about one shoe box full)
1980's &90's hofers
barry larkin type cards over 1300 different
1990's random stars, hofers, small sets (about one shoe box full)
1994 pinnacle base, museum, and over 50% autographed
1995 ud cc se, base, silver, gold, and over 50% autographed
2009 a&g mini set with mix of black and ginter back
2000's random stars, hofers, sets (about 1/2 shoe box full)
football collection random 70's 80's 90's stars, hofers, sets (about one shoe box full)
basketball collection random 70's 80's 90's stars, hofers, sets (about one shoe box full)
Hockey Collection 850 different Atlanta thrashers cards (sad I know)


Individual Cards:
52t mantle
51b mantle
t227 cobb
t206 O'Hara stl
33 goudey #53 Ruth
33 goudey #181 Ruth
t206 cobb red psa 1
t206 demmit
grge c miller gehringer and Ott
1933 goudey Ruth bccg 5
e90-1 wagner
e90-1 cobb
e90-1 stahl
T3 speaker
51b mays
34 goudey gehrig
52t jackie robinson
t207 speaker
t3 willis and bresnahan
49 bowman Robinson
e92 crofts candy mathewson
54b williams
t206 red cobb
e90-1 mathewson
54 topps aaron
55 clemente
t206 johnson
52 topps mays
52 campanella
53t Mantle
49 bowman snider
t206 elberfeld
e90-1 walsh
m116 flick
r300 gcmiller frisch
t206 dahlen brooklyn
e106 speaker
t227 baker
fan craze Kid Nichols
gge c miller bill terry
16 t205s
e90-1 clark pitts
t207 wood
t206 matty dark cap sovereign

After you 100% decide on what you are going to do, if you want to sell it all in one lot, contact Leon and ask about putting an advertisement on the main page.

Good luck, you have some nice stuff listed.