Howdy everyone. Just inherited some 1939 play ball cards from my grandfather.

[JustinD]

I dont think I would spend the cash on grading these unless they look absolutely fantastic. The one shown is not worth much more than the shipping in the condition its in and being unsoakable.

If they are in beautiful condition and the corners are tight, I would compare them to some graded a 6 or higher on ebay before even considering grading. If you can get above a 6, I would grade for sale to set builders looking for higher grade commons. If they are 6's you may get around 40 for most commons. If they are in "good" condition like you mentioned most are worth 5 to 10 dollars at best. It not a goldmine, but it may help your grandmother with the electric bill for a month. I would try to sell them here first as the ebay fees will cut the 150 dollars you make down to around 110.

The two cards in that list worth sending in are the two Dizzy Trouts if you really wanted to see what kind of grades the others may get. They are not worth much still, but may be the cards you get the best return on. This is unfortunately just not a high demand set with DiMaggio and Williams being the two most want.

[Harford20]

As both Scott and Justin have mentioned, I would not worry about grading these unless the card compared to a PSA/SGC 7 or higher. You do have a significant number of high# cards (116 or higher) that are much more likely to bring more profit in higher grades. The low# will likely not be worth grading unless PSA/SGC 8 or higher.

I collect this set and only have the HoF and stars graded; I look for the commons ungraded (mostly in the VG-EX range), but there is a group of collectors out there trying to complete this set in a PSA/SGC 7 or higher and would pay more for those cards already graded (especially if the card is centered well).

Dave

[Snapolit1]

Not knocking the OP, but never really understood why in the age of eBay people come here and say they have no idea how to get information on what cards are worth. 15 minutes on ebay will at least give you a ball park understanding of value in the marketplace.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Not knocking the OP, but never really understood why in the age of eBay people come here and say they have no idea how to get information on what cards are worth. 15 minutes on ebay will at least give you a ball park understanding of value in the marketplace.

He asked for help determining if he should grade the cards, and where to sell them. Not what they're worth.

I agree with the others, post some pictures and see if you can sell as an upgraded lot here first. There will probably be some interest.

[Ellrick]

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[Harford20]

Ellrick,
Sorry if we disappointed you a bit. As was stated earlier, this set is underrated and at this time fairly inexpensive. As an example for your card #162, I purchased a PSA3 VG #162 for $19 about 5 months ago. There was a PSA5 that sold for $70. If one sold for $1000, it must have been a PSA8.5-9 to get that.
Dave

[Ellrick]

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[Leon]

Of course he can check a value if he knows the card but ebay won't give the advice needed otherwise. Most people find Net54baseball by googling vintage cards etc.... Many see a friendly forum to ask advice from so they do.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Not knocking the OP, but never really understood why in the age of eBay people come here and say they have no idea how to get information on what cards are worth. 15 minutes on ebay will at least give you a ball park understanding of value in the marketplace.