When to Sell ...

rainier2004 · #1 03-01-2014, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

.....I should add, sell when you can, not when you have to.

I like this attitude, fire selling your collection sucks. If I were to drop, Al at LOTG would get a rather consignment afterwards.

joeadcock · #2 03-01-2014, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rainier2004

I like this attitude, fire selling your collection sucks. If I were to drop, Al at LOTG would get a rather consignment afterwards.

I agree David and Steven.

David, hope your bout resolved and no further problems with that. My daughters dont have interest either though one now likes baseball.

My collection would also go to an auction house.

Like idea above of keeping everything set up and easy for the family in case something unexpected were to occur.

keating3620 · #3 03-01-2014, 08:14 AM

good info!

When selling a set to get maximum value is it a good rule of thumb to sell the cards individually instead of the set as a whole?

I Only Smoke 4 the Cards · #4 03-01-2014, 08:15 AM

A lot of it probably depends on the size and value of the set.

bigtrain · #5 03-01-2014, 10:51 AM

Its fair to say that in a few years no one will be left in the collecting community who ever saw Walter Johnson pitch or Ty Cobb steal a base. I am nearly 60 and was fortunate enough to see Mays, Mantle, Koufax, Clemente et al. I collect them but the majority of my collection is of players who were active before my father was born. I BST with collectors of T206s who range in age from under 20 to over 80. While baseball is no longer the most "popular" sport in America, our population has nearly doubled since I was born and I would venture a guess that there are more baseball fans than ever. So, I can't agree with the premise that collectors are a diminishing group. That being said, I have always kept detailed notes on my collection including instructions to my family as to where the items can be sold. It doesn't hurt that I am just down the hill from REA.

Leon · #6 03-02-2014, 12:19 PM

I think I keep a fairly close ear to the ground concerning our hobby. What I see is it becoming more competitive and prices aren't going down. Each auction I track doesn't seem to have very many great deals. I think when we step back and think of what we do as collecting antiques with a baseball emphasis, it seems even more long term.

Bocabirdman · #7 03-02-2014, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon

I think I keep a fairly close ear to the ground concerning our hobby. What I see is it becoming more competitive and prices aren't going down. Each auction I track doesn't seem to have very many great deals. I think when we step back and think of what we do as collecting antiques with a baseball emphasis, it seems even more long term.

Sssssshhhh! Leon, let those who think the hobby is on life support continue to think that. If enough sell their collections we MIGHT find a bargain or two.

Harliduck · #8 03-02-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon

I think I keep a fairly close ear to the ground concerning our hobby. What I see is it becoming more competitive and prices aren't going down. Each auction I track doesn't seem to have very many great deals. I think when we step back and think of what we do as collecting antiques with a baseball emphasis, it seems even more long term.

I completely agree with this.

There are a couple current posts on this forum and the Post War forum where I was amazed actually how young a lot of folks are here. I also do not subscribe to the fact that you had to see players to collect/worship them. My 8 year old son has 4 favorite players - Jackie Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Babe Ruth, and Nolan Ryan. My 16 year old daughter's boyfriend is obsessed with Nolan Ryan and he was retired before he was born. Legends are legends, and with all the technology (youtube, ect) younger kids are seeing these legends far more than I was able to do when I was a kid. My sons favorite youtube is a Mantle vs. Killebrew Home Run Derby show. I can also guarantee he has seem more footage of Babe Ruth than ANY kid from the 50s & 60s growing up ever did.

Part of the allure when I got back into the hobby 5-6 years ago was the great deals I was finding on the vintage I couldn't afford as a teenager/twentysomething. As someone mentioned earlier...the good deals are getting harder, and harder to find...there too many dudes like me coming back and I now have to compete with them!!

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