New collector need help with 1910 and 1911 cards

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Bill Stone

If you already sold the 1911 Weaver Zeenut at auction for $17K in Oct. 2009 and you were happy with the sale then I think you are already on the right road.

He has a Zeenut Weaver and noticed one sold at auction; not his. He edited his post "Reason: Sorry I didn't sell the Weaver, "I saw it sold" for $17k"

[Bill Stone]

Thanks --too early to read the real fine print !!!!!!!

[jmk59]

Sounds like a great collection. You got all the good advice you need in the first few posts from Rhett, Steve and Frank.

As Frank says, if you want to keep them then grading isn't as important. Put them in a secure place and try to learn about them (caution - it's addicting). This board, the Lipset Encyclopedia, plus Old Cardboard magazine - link to OC at the top of this page - are good sources and very interesting too.

If you want to sell them, then Steve makes a good suggestion to go with SGC. People have their preferences, but the hobby in general tends to lean toward SGC a the grader of choice.

And Rhett gives the best immediate advice of all - don't let people here try to cherry pick the best cards for a song. There are a whole whole lot of really good people here that would make you a very fair offer on individual cards or groups of cards. But there are also those few that will spam your PM trying to be first in line for a steal. (I'll bet that your PM area is already starting to fill up with expressions of interest.) You probably won't be able to tell the fair offers from the low-balls, so the safest thing would be to politely decline all for now until you have had a chance to better understand what you have.

If you go the auction route, the auction house may help with the grading process or at least advise on which would be best graded.

You've received good advice in this thread - I'm just an echo! And you've already done one of the smartest things you could have done, which is come on this board and ask for advice instead of taking them to a local card dealer or antique shop. You'll get better advice here than anywhere. Watch for certain auction house, graders and individual names to keep surfacing in the recommendations, and you'll know where to go next.

Good luck with it. Post scans when you have them.

Joann

[Leon]

All good advice so far. The main thing is to take your time. You will get a million suggestions. You will need to decide if you want to collect cards or not. If not, AND if you want to sell them, then maximizing your return is what you will want to do. Getting the cards that are worth $100+ graded, would probably be a wise move. Good luck with your good fortune....and did I mention to take your time .

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by Leon

and did I mention to take your time .

That can't be said enough.

The option to sell will always be there so there is no rush.

[barrysloate]

The best advice anyone can give you, besides learning as much as you can about them, is do not under any circumstances sell them outright to people sending private emails to you, if you do not know their value. Any transaction of that nature is likely to end unhappily for you. If you plan to sell them they should be auctioned by any reputable auction house.

[ptowncoug3012]

I was thinking about having at least a few graded at a minimum to get an idea to the overall condition because each grouping are of very similar quality.
I do enjoy set and only being 2 cards away from the Obak set is pretty awesome.
I have heard that SGC is the pkace to go for Vintage cards. I am aware of the need for the Bohen card. Once a card is sent in to a grading company does it get placed on a national registry as now being known to be in existence and the quality of the card or is that maintained privately by the company?

[pwilk17]

Congratulations on your fine collection. If I were you, I would definitely not follow the advice to immediately grade your cards with SGC! If you are looking to sell one or more cards in your collection right now and wish to maximize the dollar value, you may find that grading your cards with PSA (given an equal grade to SGC) will yield a far higher return. If I owned your cards and were looking to sell one or more cards, I would consign the card(s) to one of the top card auction houses (REA as an example) and let them have the card(s) graded by the grader of their choice. They may choose SGC or they may choose PSA - they will have an educated and experienced opinion on the best grading company to use to maximize the sale price.

[ethicsprof]

Congratulations!!!
Memories are priceless, as you well know, so spend some time reflecting on
what you'd like to keep for the sake of memories, then move forward to
considerations such as what you'd like to keep for your own collection and for selling. Breathe deeply,quietly, measuredly along the way when the frenetic takes hold.
best,
barry

[milkit1]

we want pics!

[vintagebaseball]

WoW, Congrats that is amazing, always glad to hear stories like that and I agree take your time and enjoy them.