First Card Show in 15 Years-Observations and Questions

[Jaybird]

I'll put in a plug for the B/S/T. I sell a little on ebay as well but I normally put things up here on the Buy/Sell/Trade section first. You can avoid all of the fees, and most of the hassle. Check out the thread where people are talking about their experiences on B/S/T to get a gauge for how it is going over there.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=134967

I've sold a bunch of raw cards on ebay as well and if you are very clear about the flaws on the cards and provide large scans, you won't have any trouble.

[mintacular]

In terms of selling raw on eBay, feel free to pm me when you get close to do so in terms of how to sell or questions you might have....It is more than doable the key thing will be to provide a nice scan for the viewer to decide....Also for any card with a crease it is important to disclose that as sometimes this won't show up on scan. Print out a currently copy of grading standards and perhaps provide a range "This card is somewhere between Ex and Exmt...." kinda thing. It is critical that you know when to sell cards as singles and when to sell as lots/partial sets, etc (As a general rule $1-5 cards should be bundled together to not get killed on fees/cherry-pickers by starting with .99 opening bids on raw mid-grade commons, not to mention the time/hassle you'll save yourself....) When to auction and when to set a BIN is also a consideration. It is essential that your combined shipping rates are reasonable....Make sure your auctions end around 9pm EST, Sunday night the best according to reasearch. Good luck.