A question for those considering leaving the hobby.

[bobbyw8469]

Great advice everyone. Mortality is something we should ALL deal with, even as morbid as it is.

[Goudey77]

I hope all is well Robert. Enjoyed taking part in your group submission efforts. You are a valuable member of this Net54 community. Sell or not hope you stick around for the camaraderie here.

[Snapolit1]

Some of you guys have been talking about leaving the hobby longer than I've been in the hobby.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Some of you guys have been talking about leaving the hobby longer than I've been in the hobby.

Good morning sunshine. Glad to see you made it.

[ALBB]

Most guys would love a scenario where a dealer comes in..pays you fairly for ALL..not just some of your stuff ..and you walk away fairly happy..knowing you could have gotten a bit more doing it the long/hard way..but you got it done quickly and was paid decently

In truth..most of the time its the old " cherry picking", low balling, painful process...and in the end you feel you could have done way better

[swarmee]

I had already mailed most of my PSA graded cards to COMC to sell myself on their site. Mailed three sets/lots to an auctionhouse where they didn't get the bids I was hoping for.
Will be selling the rest through COMC or the local antique mall I have a booth at. Probably will stay in the hobby, but not collect the same way.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by swarmee

I had already mailed most of my PSA graded cards to COMC to sell myself on their site. Mailed three sets/lots to an auctionhouse where they didn't get the bids I was hoping for.
Will be selling the rest through COMC or the local antique mall I have a booth at. Probably will stay in the hobby, but not collect the same way.

John....if you don't mind me asking, what were the auction houses that you used that you weren't pleased with the prices on?

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Great advice everyone. Mortality is something we should ALL deal with, even as morbid as it is.

For me, the more important issue is to catalog what I have with a reasonable value of each item. This will let my wife know an approximate value of what the collection has.

Four years ago I dealt with stage 4 cancer. The night I went to the ER I was dying. My point is this: Anything can happen to us at any time. My health issue was not " discovered " in advance. There literally may not be time to plan to liquidate a collection. Be it health, car accident, etc, things happen.

If financial constraints required me to liquidate, I would keep a card or two just to have, thus never " leaving " the hobby.

But I would never leave over dishonesty in the industry. Nobody or nothing will rob me of this joy.