Questions about selling a postwar collection

[capricesquad]

The grades popped up online today. A bit disappointed as things came back pretty rough overall but on a good note these are cards I picked out early on and were picked more because they are star players rather than the cards with the best condition.

Also one of the Mays and the one Santo card came back with decent enough grades that I feel it's definitely worth the time and effort to send in more of the nicest ones.




I also now have a fair range of grades to refer to when picking out the condition of future grading prospects.

[swarmee]

Congrats on the grades. It's definitely a start on a solid collection, plus you'll be able to easily prove all the cards are real when you decide to sell them.

[irv]

Originally Posted by capricesquad

The grades popped up online today. A bit disappointed as things came back pretty rough overall but on a good note these are cards I picked out early on and were picked more because they are star players rather than the cards with the best condition.

Also one of the Mays and the one Santo card came back with decent enough grades that I feel it's definitely worth the time and effort to send in more of the nicest ones.




I also now have a fair range of grades to refer to when picking out the condition of future grading prospects.

Imo, those aren't rough at all based on how strict they are nowadays grading cards.

I know we are all looking for 9's and 10's but considering the manu process back in the day, even if the cards were well kept/stored from day one, those numbers, due to flaws from the factory, are very hard to obtain.

I've said it before, you have an awesome collection and one that most on here would love to have, so enjoy them and be glad they are your's.

[capricesquad]

Thanks for the encouragement. Like i said it's not a huge deal as these were not the nicest condition cards but I sent them as even in bad condition they are still worth grading. The biggest letdown is my dad can't find a binder of his best cards that he used to take to card shows. It had more star cards and a whole 1963 fleer set. Also it had a 62 mantle that my uncle ruined by signing it Mickey Mantle in pencil as a kid. My dad said he doesn't remember it turning up when they moved about 15 years ago so it's probably long gone possibly pilfered and sold by one of my older siblings or thrown out/lost somewhere between the 1990s and their move.

Also I ordered some loupes to start inspecting cards closer and was wondering about the 1963 centering question i posted a few posts up this page.

[capricesquad]

I got the ship notice from PSA yesterday and should have the cards in hand soon to look them over.

Also my dad found a little notebook he had as a kid


Inside was a bunch of baseball player transfers



and Team transfers




and Player stickers





and these team pennants





Then the book is lists of old music he made tapes of

The book is probably 100 full pages of baseball stickers which is I'm sure not worth much as it's been stuck to paper. But really neat because my dad put it together and made notes about the teams and the players.

[skil55voy]

If you decide on prices for the Post Cereal and Jello cards I would be very interested in purchasing. Also, your Dad's book with the stickers and rub offs in it is awesome. I hope you hang on to it.

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by capricesquad

I got the ship notice from PSA yesterday and should have the cards in hand soon to look them over.

Also my dad found a little notebook he had as a kid


Inside was a bunch of baseball player transfers



and Team transfers




and Player stickers





and these team pennants





Then the book is lists of old music he made tapes of

The book is probably 100 full pages of baseball stickers which is I'm sure not worth much as it's been stuck to paper. But really neat because my dad put it together and made notes about the teams and the players.

That is very cool. So great your dad saved stuff like that as well as all cards.

[gnpaden]

um.....this is awesome!!!! I love seeing stuff like this. My Dad and I collected cards together as I was growing up and he gave me his entire collection as well. I would be interested in buying some cards once you decide to sell.

[capricesquad]

I was out of town for a few weeks but realized I had enough time to get a submission together and postmarked today to get the 5.75 price.

In an effort to get better cards I flipped through the 1962 cards I set aside as good and took out ones that were nicely centered and had good eye appeal. I ended up with 140 or so that I then resorted and picked my favorites out of to get a submission of 25 cards. Not scientific but each sort I would find little things off about cards once they were only mixed in with sharp well centered examples.

I snapped some quick pics of what I sent off, hopefully these grade a bit better as they were picked by condition and not player fame. Sorry about the glare, I put them on the patio for better lighting but the sun doesn't play nice with cards savers.


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http://i.imgur.com/g0uaG89.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/MXVBCg0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/I01odD7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5kO7Vac.jpg