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Originally Posted by robsbessette
It's not that I'm being lazy and just don't want to deal with it. I have a lot of money invested in this and want to get the most return possible. These large sellers get tons of volume. When I'm on eBay with my piddly 150 feedback I feel like sellers are deterred. But when they see a power seller like Probstein they feel comfort.
I personally don't follow this idea and seek out sellers with 10-20 feedback as I feel there are better deals to be had since people avoid them. I think it's worth the risk for the prices to be had.
I hope I can just move the whole thing on Net54 and don't have to deal with and eBay fees or commission. That would be ideal. So if anyone out there is looking for a master 1959 Topps set, you know where to look!
I wonder if I'd do better selling myself on eBay and breaking up the entire set and selling each card individually. It would take a ton of time, but if I can get the money back, that would be good. It would also probably help the high grade commons that get lost in the mix.
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The key cards in the set, the Gibson and Mantle, are both poor and the rest of the set is VG-EX. I hope you don't have
that much money invested in this.
Probstein is not going to bring any more money on a low-grade set like that than you would get listing yourself on ebay, unless there is some of the aforementioned shenanigans that you often see with a Probstein auction. Prices are just really suppressed for easily found, low-grade material now.
I think your chances of moving it on the Net54 for a fair price are even less, as many people are simply looking to scoop up deals to flip on eBay. The few times I've attempted to sell post-war stuff on Net54 it was mostly the sound of crickets. Ebay may be a huge headache, but stuff does move there.
Where Probstein seems to do well is the ultra-high grade PSA-slabbed cards. But again, how many of those sales have legitimate bidding patterns? I think a lot of his problems have been well-documented here.
My advice to be would be to list it on eBay at the exact Buy-it-Now price you need on the set, or maybe a few hundred over it with a best offer. Then wait, wait, wait. Hopefully the gray-white variations will be a strong selling point. Good luck.