What if you were to sell your entire collection

[bnorth]

Really depends on how much time and work you want to put into selling everything. The higher end stuff should be fairly easy to sell yourself in a short time. The lower end stuff could take a very very long time to sell.

With a huge variety of values if you want to sell at fast and easy as possible I would contact fellow member Aquarian Sports Cards(Scott Russell) as he would probably take a lot more of the lower end stuff with the better stuff than the big AHs.

[Eric72]

I can only speak for myself here.

If it were me, I'd probably either sell everything to Chris Sewell or consign everything to Scott Russell. In either case, I'd likely have the opportunity to move everything in a single day/transaction. Granted, there are more "profit-maximizing" ways to approach this. However, there's also the matter of enticing someone to take everything in one shot. Things like a '56 Mantle, T206 HOFers, and a Gretzky rookie make the pile more appealing to the dealer/auctioneer.

[Jewish-collector]

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

What am I missing? Did it go horribly wrong somehow?

Oh, and thanks for the multiple shout outs, that was really cool to see!

[oldjudge]

I pretty much agree with Adam. You can't go wrong just consigning the cards to LOTG or REA. I'd skip the fixed price listing and just give it all to one of those two. They will do a great job for you.

[jingram058]

When I was in the Navy at one point I was stationed at Charleston SC. I met up with a retired Radioman Chief who had a colossal collection of vintage. Through him, I really got back into the hobby, and most of my vintage came from him. When he finally decided to give it up as both a collector and a seller, he kept the ones he treasured the most and consigned the bulk of his vast collection to a local Charleston auction house that had been established for decades in the South Carolina low country area. In the end it went for way more than he ever envisioned; enough that he and his wife could do the things they really wanted to do. He had no regrets at all.

[bmattioli]

I could never sell.. I collect.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

His collection brought many, many millions to his family. I would hope my family would be happy with that outcome.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Whatever the hell you do, don't ever let this happen to you & family

https://patch.com/florida/southtampa...n-be-auctioned

What's wrong with that? He died happy with his cards. Would he have died happier with a whole pile of greenbacks instead? Or are you suggesting he should have sold his cards early enough to spend all the cash on hookers and blow?

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

What's wrong with that? He died happy with his cards. Would he have died happier with a whole pile of greenbacks instead? Or are you suggesting he should have sold his cards early enough to spend all the cash on hookers and blow?

+1

It’s not a bad outcome. But its nice to at least have some info left behind so your family knows what to do.

[puckpaul]

Another good option is to talk to Steve Verkman of Clean Sweep and Lelands. He can cover full ground on all ranges of cards. Knowledgeable, honest and fair as well. I have dealt with Steve for almost 40 years (yikes!).

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

+1

It’s not a bad outcome. But its nice to at least have some info left behind so your family knows what to do.

He did. He had pre-arranged with Memory Lane to liquidate his collection for his family. They devoted an entire auction catalog to his collection a few years ago. He had a long relationship with them and they had helped him procure a lot of his incredible cards.

[ALBB]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Really depends on how much time and work you want to put into selling everything. The higher end stuff should be fairly easy to sell yourself in a short time. The lower end stuff could take a very very long time to sell.

With a huge variety of values if you want to sell at fast and easy as possible I would contact fellow member Aquarian Sports Cards(Scott Russell) as he would probably take a lot more of the lower end stuff with the better stuff than the big AHs.

Cant go wrong with Aquarian Sports Cards !