OT/ Question about selling on B/S/T

[glchen]

For fair pricing, I would look at completed auctions on ebay (or other resources like VCP), and price accordingly.

[ctownboy]

Thanks for the info.

Here is the history of most of these cards.

Back in the early 1990's, I stopped buying the shiny stuff and started to focus on completing my earlier sets. I was also looking for the real OLD stuff but it was hard to find. Remember, this is pre-internet days and I was living in a small town in Indiana. Anyway, I put some ads in some local newspapers saying I was interested in buying older baseball cards. I received some phone calls and eventually bought cards from three different guys.

The guys I bought these cards from were the original owners. They had collected them as boys and kept them all these years. By buying these three collections, I put a large dent in completing my 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961 Topps sets. I probably overpaid for the cards because they used the Beckett monthly price guide.

Anyway, the doubles from those collections have been sitting in my closet for the last 15 - 20 years. On a side note, I learned how LOVED Mickey Mantle was from these three guys. All three had Mantle cards in their collections and all three would NOT sell their Mantles. Those were the ONLY cards they wouldn't sell.

I am going to scan a few cards to show what I have. Then I think I will make a list of the cards I have and check eBay for prices and then see whta I can do on B/S/T.

Thanks again for all of your help and ideas.

David

[tonyo]

I don't sell that often but when I do, I start with "what I have in the card" unless I see that they are selling for more on ebay (which is rare)

[buymycards]

Hi,
I have sold a lot of stuff on the BST. Sometimes I will put something on at $40, and if it doesn't move I gradually drop the price. Sometime the lower prices results in a sale, sometimes not.

My goal is to make 40% on the cards I sell. If I buy it for $10 and sell it for $14 then I am happy. Sometimes I make more and sometimes I make less and sometimes I lose money but if I average 40% then I am happy.

Sometimes when I list something it is sold in a few minutes which leads me to believe that I priced it low, but that is OK. If I bought it for $10 and sold it for $20 and it shows up on ebay for $30 I am OK with that. If someone has a market for my cards and they can make a few bucks on them hopefully they will come back for more. The object is to move the cards, make a few bucks, and use the profit to buy something for my personal collection.

Don't worry about what other people think about your prices. Put them on the BST with some good scans and see what happens. If they sit around for a week then lower the prices and try again.

Good luck with your sales!

Rick

[Exhibitman]

Try the auction section if you are afraid to set a final price and leave money on the table. Set a minimum that makes sense and let 'er rip!

[steve B]

The auction section is a great suggestion. I start stuff there pretty low and don't worry much about what it sells for. Most have been right about what I figured, a few better, and a few that went unsold.

I've had good luck on the selling side too, I usually check Ebay so I'm not totally off on price and adjust from there. Less if I really want the stuff gone, maybe a bit more if I like the card or item and wouldn't mind keeping it.

Trading on BST has been really great. I've mostly done modern stuff, but all the trades have been nice. Might be different with older stuff that's worth more, but I'm getting lists together of more stuff to trade.

Steve B