To Sell or Not to Sell or This Would be a lot Easier in Person

[todeen]

Hold it. I wouldn't even sell it in the future. You put the set together for your kids inheritance, leave them a nice gift.

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[Mrc32]

Why not stick a giant number on it and put it on ebay with a buy it now?

[hcv123]

To play devils advocate - I think it is 50/50 at best IF the national (or any other large show) will happen through the rest of this year.

It sounds like you are ready to move the card but are concerned -1) about replacing it and 2) the safety of how to sell and protect.

Presuming those are correct assumptions, selling safely - I would start on the bst here (no fees) -be sure you insure it and send registered in terms of high level postal tracking and safety. Be sure you get paid before sending the card. Ebay is another option - send registered/insured and I would feel really comfortable in terms of safety - bear in mind you will pay ~10% in Ebay fees + 3% in Paypal fees. No need to wait for a show. Regarding replacing the card - certainly an option to find one you like on bst or Ebay or wait for shows to come back. What happens value wise is anyones guess - as discussed on other threads there has been a HUGE spike in card prices overall during the pandemic - doe that sustain when things get "back to normal"? Go down? Go up? Anyones guess.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by todeen

Hold it. I wouldn't even sell it in the future. You put the set together for your kids inheritance, leave them a nice gift.

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I would agree with this. That is a really nice card. The only issue I see is centering. I have seen older graded versions get a 6 that aren’t that nice. That is a card that can be the centerpiece of a collection and will make the set stand out. I wouldn’t sell or trade it to turn it into lesser cards.

[yanks87]

Originally Posted by rats60

I would agree with this. That is a really nice card. The only issue I see is centering. I have seen older graded versions get a 6 that aren’t that nice. That is a card that can be the centerpiece of a collection and will make the set stand out. I wouldn’t sell or trade it to turn it into lesser cards.

Thank you all for the thoughts. I agree with you all, I will hold it, but might take a wander around the National with it, just in case, whenever that day comes.

Thanks again everyone, I appreciate the input!

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by yanks87

Thank you all for the thoughts. I agree with you all, I will hold it, but might take a wander around the National with it, just in case, whenever that day comes.

Thanks again everyone, I appreciate the input!

Nationals are amazing (and I miss this summer’s dearly), but they are not great places to get a good value on your card. Dealers have expenses and will usually figure in their margin on a trade. You’d get the most value selling/trading with a collector vs. someone set up at the National.

[dstudeba]

Would you buy it for that price? If not, sell it.

[chalupacollects]

I would hold unless I ran across a no-brainer deal. I feel safer on the boards than selling on ebay... little to no seller protection and scams are rampant these days....