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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
Hi all, |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: runscott
Check out slabbed and un-slabbed sales history on ebay for the issues and grades you are considering sending in (to SGC of course). Purchasing trends can change almost from month to month, especially with t206s and t205s. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Trevor Hocking
When it comes to pricing N172's it's very tricky. You can pick up some tough cards cheap and sell some common cards way out of the ballpark. (LEW) |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Julie
he auctions them off, with 10% juice (pretty fair, looking around). If you object to his opening bid prices fine, but you can't blame Lew for prices realized! The 19th century market is very hot now. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Trevor Hocking
Hi Julie, |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Tom Boblitt
lots of the OJ's sell for widely varying price ranges and grading or not grading may not be the deciding factor on what they sell for. There are at least 2-3 with maybe more people collecting them BY POSE. With over 2400-2500 cards, that is a daunting task and, as such, I think that some of those people will pay a significant premium on what might be considered a 'common' pose or player. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: warshawlaw
I would not consider selling decent vintage cards "raw"; you leave too much money on the table. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Donald Johnson
And to think! I had to get my MBA just to understand what the heck you were talking about! Would have rather spent all that dough on cards:) |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: RBCraik
Gee Whiz! |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: slacks
<< A 10% profit in a week is way better than waiting a year to wring out a full retail 50% profit (10% in a week is equivalent to an annual 520% gain).>> |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Elliot
It's not opportunity cost, but rather the assumed rate of reinvestment that is relevant for making the decision. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Kenny Cole
I would screw it up every time. I'd use the profits to buy beer and pizza. While that may be an "opportunity cost" if you use a really broad definition, it probably can't realistically be considered a reinvestment. Guess I'll just have to keep my cards and buy the beer and pizza from funds obtained from other sources. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: slacks
Elliot: Opportunity cost is the value of the money in its next best alternative use. That's exactly what I'm referring to. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Julie
I made an 1100 % profit on my Gehringer (had it for 18 years), and all the rest lost a little... |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: slacks
ROI = Return on investment. Not bad return. Of course, your return will be somewhat reduced by the tax you'll pay on the gain... |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: runscott
A lot of people get confused about the difference between selling cards for a living and investing in cards. Most dealers I know are looking for a quick turn-over for a profit. Example: If I bought a card for $800 today, knowing that I could sell it for $1,000 in a week, I take the $200 and move on...rather than saving the card for a year or so as an "investment" because someone tells me it should go up in value by $400. Personally, I don't invest in cards - if cards in my collection go up in value that's a bonus, but I'm not counting on it. But of course I keep an eye on the market and attempt to buy low. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Donald Johnson
I'm sure Kit Y. isn't out for investment because they sure as heck recently listed a bunch of lower grade CJ's. Maybe the card company that wanted them as inserts had enough of a supply? |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Seth B.
KY just listed a bunch of those Cracker Jacks on e-bay last night. And, as usual, the opening bid is about as much as I'd pay for some of them--they're pretty beat up. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Seth B.
Whoops! That last post from the Department of Redundancy Department. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Trevor Hocking
Geez, what happened to this thread. I thought where talking about grading N172's and now I'm back in my Eco class. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: jay behrens
All thru the 80s I kept telling people that wanted to get into the hobby, buy the things that mean something to you, Cards of your favorite players and teams. that way, when the market collapses, you will still have something that will bring you good memories. I was scoffed at a lot in the 80s becuase everyone thought the market would boom forever. I got lucky and sold off my collection before the market collapsed, but it didn't save me from losing money in real estate |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: runscott
money came about to make "bartering" easier - think of it as a "middleman" in the trading process. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Trevor Hocking
Well put!!! |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: warshawlaw
We were talking at Hollywood Park about a lot of stuff but as I recall it, card values and profitable deals were big topics. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
... for the great thoughts on this thread, they will definitely help. For me, getting money for cards is a bonus. I'm not a dealer or investor, I just love Baseball and Vintage cards. It all works out great for me in the end because a majority of the money that I'll making selling cards, will go back into buying cards. A large percentage of the money made on every card I've sold recently and in the near future has and will go back into purchasing the stuff my heart is really set on collecting such as T212 Obaks, certain N172's and New England League memorabilia. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Adam J. Baxter
This is why I love this forum. What other Vintage card forum can you post on and get free lessons in Economics and Business Math. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: Brian H
As suspected above there is a "new" faux cracker jack set being issued by Topps that includes real CJs circa 1914-15 as inserts. Presumably the ones KY is selling didn't make the cut as inserts in the Topps set. |
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Question about selling graded cards
Posted By: runscott
for a "Cracker Jack"-style Steinbrenner dart board! (and set of darts sporting Boston Red Sox logos) |
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