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Thanks for the help, I asked around a few other forums and haven't really gotten much other than get them graded but with the cost of grading I would like to know much more before plunking down the cash to find out the cards aren't worth grading.
Back to my dad's collection, he grew up on a rural farm and would watch his younger siblings on the weekend when my grandparents would go shopping and they would buy him a few packs as payment. Living on a farm meant few chances to trade so he has quite a few doubles, in some cases as many as 10 of the same card. He took immaculate card of the cards but looking over them there are many that have gum stains or printing issues that were there from the factory but at the time they were penny cards so I'm assuming the factory QC was pretty terrible. To start off he has almost a whole set of bazooka all star cards in pretty nice condition ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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He has quite a few Post and Jello cards
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He has quite a few Life of Babe Ruth Cards
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There were quite a few good cards so I started a fresh pile on a table. The ones in stacks are doubles of the card on top.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He ended up having quite a few Mickey Mantle cards which might be valuable depending on how they rate ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I ordered some top loader cases on amazon to try to get them a bit more protected, is that ok or should I use something else? |
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Some more post and jello cards. He has a full card box of these.
![]() He has a bunch of the team cards which seem to be worthwhile depending on the team ![]() He also pulled out a binder of what I thought were called exhibitor cards but are actually called exhibit or arcade cards. I guess they aren't worth much compared to regular cards but he has 3 mantles and duplicates of other good players. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Here are some of the better players post and jello cards
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Wow a nice collection indeed. Those Micks look nice indeed. I saw a Clemente & hanks in there. And those Exhibits are nice. There a collector here thats a guru on those.
You may wanna try and get some rigid card savers..they reccommend Card Saver 1's, when you send to grade them or perhaps send them to a AH and let them send the good ones for grading?? Not sure who or if any of them do that tho.
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There are also many boxes of cards that aren't in the photos that I honestly don't know enough about to sort through. I mainly had my dad look through and pull the cards of players he remembered being famous back in the day and except for the big names like Maris and Mantle I have no idea who any of these players are. Last edited by capricesquad; 11-09-2015 at 04:18 PM. |
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I love exhibits cards.
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If your selling, PSA is it. Defintely try grading the Micks, they will bring in $$$.
Also a note on grading...please read, It will help you understand the process of grading, if you have not already (from the PSA site) Please note what qualifiers are and what minimum size requirments mean. Quote:
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Another thing to note: on the Post cereal cards that are hand-cut, make sure the entire black border is visible before sending it in; otherwise, it will only get an Authentic grade rather than a number grade. If it doesn't have the border all the way around, it probably isn't worth spending the money to grade (except for the Mantle to confirm it's not counterfeit).
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Thanks for the info about a PSA membership I was looking into it and it seems like a good way to save some money on grading.
Comc also seems like a good deal for selling lesser cards even if you lose 20% when you cash out. I'll have to look into it. |
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Wow, what a nice collection. I would say do get most of them graded. I agree it is a great expense, but it will be worth it. Grade a few and sell them to grade more.
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I agree you should get the Mantles, Mays, Koufax, and Clementes graded. Also the bazookas if they are hand-cut with the borders showing so that they come back with a grade number rather than "A" for authentic
Another group of cards you've got there with good prices are the 1961 topps all star cards. They are high-numbered and command premiums in good condition - I saw a Hank Aaron. A Mantle or Maris or Mays in good condition will go quite high. There are basically different "markets" 1) Mantle, Clemente, Koufax. Will sell no matter what, but command a premium for graded, even if lower grade. Easy to sell on eBay, quickly, at good prices 2) other star players, where higher grades help (they need to look really really nice to get a psa 6 or higher, which makes it worth grading them in the early 60s). High grades will sell. Mid-grade or ungraded will take a while - maybe a show is the way to go 3) oddballs like bazooka which will command a premium if cut properly and graded. If they get a numerical grade, they should sell but take a little while to do so. 4) other "commons/filler" which will take a while to unload Last edited by MCoxon; 11-11-2015 at 05:24 AM. |
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