At the end of this post is my origin story, from my new member intro message in April 2025. Short version is that I had my childhood complete sets from 1966-1969 in great condition and was looking to sell them. After many fits and starts, including BST on this forum, peddling wares at card shows and shops, multiple visits to PSA HQ to drop off submissions, and much internet sleuthing, I settled on a solution: consignment with Greg Morris Cards. I am very happy with the results.
All advice said, grade the star cards, so I did that with PSA. After some initial shock/disappointment with the low grades, I came to accept the reality of how strict they are these days. I was pleased with the Ryan rookie PSA 6 and the Seaver rookie PSA 6.5. I left almost all of the graded cards in PSA vault, and accepted a number of their no-fee offers, e.g., $2049 for the Ryan rookie. I have used their eBay service for a few others, but I often get good prices on their internal offers. I held off on grading lesser stars, after seeing that GMC was going to save me grading fees and still get good prices (see below).
Early on, I looked at selling each set as a complete entity, but most online advice was to break them up to get the most $$. And after watching GMC's auctions for a few months, I chose them to consign everything but the graded cards. It worked out great. Conveniently, they are located here in LA, so I just dropped the sets off without having to deal with packaging and shipping. They were very efficient and responsive to deal with. I would give them 5 stars. Their grades were generous compared with PSA. But they have a good reputation as being accurate, and the prices they get are surprisingly high (you probably know this from shopping as a buyer with them). All in all, their 25% commission was totally worth it, considering that they handle all the eBay stuff, including payment, packaging, shipping, etc.
The whole process has been very satisfying, not just because of the successful sales. I have really enjoyed getting back into the hobby. The discussions on this forum were incredibly helpful and entertaining. I have definitely re-caught the bug, and get excited whenever I hear from others about collections from that era. Thanks for keeping this forum lively. I am here for good!
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Originally Posted by jupiter451
Hello to everyone on the Net54 forum! This seems to be the place to introduce myself. I started collecting baseball cards at age 5, with the Post cereal box cutouts. My family settled in the Bay Area, and by 1965 I was a pretty serious collector for a 7 year old. I remember my first ever classroom oral report was about my collection. From 1966-1969 I diligently assembled complete sets. Fast forward to 1980 when I was short on cash. I read in the paper that the 1967 Brooks Robinson was going for $100 each, and I thought, "I have 3 of those." So I drove from our then home in D.C. to the Philly card show and sold most of my duplicates, but kept the complete sets. Fast forward again to 2025 when the L.A. wildfires ripped across my neighborhood (missing my house). How to protect these precious objects? Bottom line is I'm selling most of it. Waiting on grades of star cards and then will be looking for buyers of those nice late 60s sets. But I caught the bug and am now trying to build, rather than unload, a 1965 set. And selling the peripheral stuff like the 1970 partial set. All that said, it's great to be back in the hobby after over 50 years and I look forward to getting to know you guys.
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