Unfortunately, considering getting completely 100% out. Advice/thoughts?

[vintagehofrookies]

Hello everyone,
I hate to say it, but after contemplating getting completely out of collecting numerous times over the years, I'm almost 100% sure its for real this time. The decision (as it always is with me) is financially driven as its been a little tough recently and with me just finding out the other day that I was let go from a side job I was doing which really helped bring in extra money, was the final nail in the coffin. The last time I contemplated getting out I ended up just getting out of prospecting (been clean for 1 1/2 years now!) and where I could once tell you just about every minor league player from rookie ball to AAA, I now only know those I once invested in who are still in the minors and to be honest, I don't have any regrets (except the rare times I look on ebay for the cards I once invested in just to see how much was left on the table). Unfortunately, getting 100% completely out after having collected since I was 10 y.o over 20 years ago is a very difficult decision to make as I never loved the newer cards as much I do vintage and even at age 10, there was nothing like owning a card from one of the greats. I know if I don't get completely out and even just keep only my favorite card (my signed 1907 AC Dietsche Ty Cobb), eventually that would be enough to bring me back in alot sooner than would be good for me and I just can't afford for that to happen as once I get into something I go all in. As for how I plan on liquidating everything, I'm not sure yet but I do know that I can't stand ebay and will try to sell as little as I can on there by just selling all the smaller items there and maybe consigning the larger items which is basically all my signed HOF R.C's. Ideally, I would love to just dump everything all at once and be rid of it all at the same time instead of going slowly but that will never happen with my luck. So the long road begins......

sorry for the long and prob. boring read but I needed to get it off my chest as this forum is easily my favorite of the bunch as there are some really good members here,

Thanks Everyone,
Dan