Cashing in a Starting All Over

bmattioli · #1 01-29-2022, 10:20 AM

I do not or will not sell. It would break my heart to sell something I've had over 50 years and the memories it holds... Best of luck with your sales..

Jewish-collector · #2 01-29-2022, 10:30 AM

Baseball cards are like owning a boat. "The two happiest days in a boat owner's life: the day you buy the boat, and the day you sell the boat.”.

ejharrington · #3 01-29-2022, 11:26 AM

You should go card by card. If a card would net you more money today than you would pay for it today if you didn�t own it, sell it. Otherwise, hold.

Johnny630 · #4 01-29-2022, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejharrington

You should go card by card. If a card would net you more money today than you would pay for it today if you didn�t own it, sell it. Otherwise, hold.

I like it well said !

bnorth · #5 01-29-2022, 11:44 AM

Yes and no as I only sold off my graded cards. I still sell some raw cards to buy other cards/bats but the graded was a purge.

I sold off all but a few oddball graded cards and used the cash to buy around 30 Wade Boggs bats. It was the best decision for me. The cards just sat in piles that I rarely looked at. I made a display that holds 20 bats that is in my living room that I really enjoy being able to look at any time I want.

Only negative is I need to build another bat display that I need to convince my wife would also look nice in the living room.

icurnmedic · #6 01-29-2022, 12:26 PM

My reluctance to sell hinges on the fact that if I sold some of my higher end items, there is no way I could replace, both out of scarcity and the fact that the cards are so darn high, and do not appear to be lowering , at all.

If I needed to sell though, Im not as "attached" as some of the collectors on the forum.

I have never been able to afford being attached, LOL.

Good luck with your decision.
Thomas

jfkheat · #7 01-29-2022, 12:40 PM

I sold off a big part of my collection in 2020 & 2021. I am in the process of selling the rest now.

Rhotchkiss · #8 01-29-2022, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icurnmedic

My reluctance to sell hinges on the fact that if I sold some of my higher end items, there is no way I could replace, both out of scarcity and the fact that the cards are so darn high, and do not appear to be lowering , at all.

+1000. This is the conundrum/rub

I do think things are alarmingly expensive and in the short term it may not be a bad idea to take some chips on the table. But my experience is that over the last 35-40 years, the good cards have continued to go up in value. Long term, I think Cobbs, Ruths, Wagners, Jackson, HOFers from blue chip sets and rare stuff of HOFers are worth more tomorrow than today. So the decision to sell is permanent - if I sell something, I will likely not get it back. You can’t take it with you, so the question is: Is there a better use for the money, either as an alternative investment or personal (tuition, house, retirement, other interest, etc)

samosa4u · #9 01-29-2022, 12:56 PM

Weren't you telling people that you were getting out of the hobby back in 2019?? I do remember you selling off some big cards on this site, including a 51' Bowman Mantle.

Exhibitman · #10 01-29-2022, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejharrington

You should go card by card. If a card would net you more money today than you would pay for it today if you didn�t own it, sell it. Otherwise, hold.

Agreed, with the proviso that if the card is one I believe has potential for increases better than what I could earn otherwise over the next decade, I will hold it.

Exhibitman · #11 01-29-2022, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmattioli

I do not or will not sell. It would break my heart to sell something I've had over 50 years and the memories it holds... Best of luck with your sales..

Well yeah, those cards won't be sold regardless. They aren't worth much but are rich with nostalgia for me. I will carry them into (hopefully) old age and remember my childhood fondly through them. If I am lucky enough to have grandkids who are collectors, that's where those cards would go.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
It's starting again with the USPS...	Seven	Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions	67	12-15-2021 09:29 PM
Everything starting at $.99	timber63401	Ebay, Auction and other Venues Announcement- B/S/T	0	02-08-2020 09:10 PM
Starting up a New Set	sfh24	Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980)	21	11-20-2018 05:15 PM
Finding Old Money from a Cashing a Check	rgpete	WaterCooler Talk- Off Topics	5	01-16-2018 03:09 PM
Starting to wonder. . . . .	Snapolit1	Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions	11	02-23-2016 03:42 PM