[Robbie]

Hi Net 54 friends,

I know you are mostly card guys on this side, but I am asking for your help. My name is Robert Slatkin. I have been collecting baseball memorabilia for about 30 years, with the past 15 to 20 years mainly focused on baseball newsphotos.

The past couple of years have been very difficult for me financially with my wife getting cancer, and some other issues I don’t need to share with everyone. I am not looking for sympathy, just some advice on how to best sell some items and raise some needed money to pay bills.

While collecting, I have picked up different kinds of collectibles and Americana with individual values anywhere between $20 and $300++ (everything from original Redline Hotwheels, to posters and ephemera, coins, cookie jars, etc.). I also have some sports (mostly baseball) memorabilia items valued between $25 and $500+. I believe most auction houses only want higher priced items. Although I have a good idea of the values, I have very little experience as a seller.

It seems hard to find one seller to do the best on both the collectibles stuff and the sports memorabilia. Auction House, Ebay, private sales, I don’t mind any of them as long as it is a good source to maximize the sales price.

Can anyone recommend someone who would be a good source to sell the collectibles and Americana?
Also, someone to sell baseball memorabilia in the price range mentioned?

The only company I have spoken to is Huggins and Scott, which I am considering. How is Hakes?

Thank you for your help!!! I sincerely appreciate it. (I am posting to both the card side and memorabilia side).