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Divorce and Collection - Value?

nendeenendee Posts: 562 ✭✭✭
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Difficult time at home. One point that needs to go on our financial sheet is value of the collection. Is there someone private that can do a verified appraisal? I'd like it to be at the real buy price - not just an EBAY fantasy. it's a "fairly" deep collection (unopened, graded cards, etc)

Anyone to contact to do this? Has to be a third party (I can't do it, etc)

Thanks!

(And no, my collecting didn't CAUSE the divorce)

Cubs and Purdue Fan - Ouch!

My collecting blog: http://ctcard.wordpress.com

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  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭

    this board is a great wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics. this may be one of those scenarios that it's best not to take advice from strangers on the internet. would just say to do your due diligence very carefully. and sorry to hear, for what it's worth.

  • dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear. What exactly is required of the 3rd party? Do you have a local store where the owner could vouge for your estimates? I would think most current values can be obtained from ebay recent sale prices, it sounds like you just need a third party to do that for you.

    Don

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm always saddened by this kind of news.

    What state do you reside?

    Mike
  • Copyboy1Copyboy1 Posts: 479 ✭✭✭✭

    With prices going up so quickly, I would try to get this done as soon as possible. If you wait another month or two, it'll likely be worth much more. Sorry to hear.

  • 72skywalker72skywalker Posts: 1,542 ✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear what you are going through. I am also in CT and I know that Ken's Cards in Kensington offers appraisals. Not sure where in CT you are in but Kensington is a part of Berlin and in the middle of the state.

    Collecting Yankees and vintage Star Wars
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PSA sends out emails with a guys name that does appraisals. Probably somewhere on their site or in the PSA news.

  • nendeenendee Posts: 562 ✭✭✭

    @72skywalker said:
    Sorry to hear what you are going through. I am also in CT and I know that Ken's Cards in Kensington offers appraisals. Not sure where in CT you are in but Kensington is a part of Berlin and in the middle of the state.

    Funny - I was just going to Kens this afternoon to look around. It'll be my first visit there - I'll ask. Thanks!

    Cubs and Purdue Fan - Ouch!

    My collecting blog: http://ctcard.wordpress.com
  • balco758balco758 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don’t forget any “gifts” are all yours. Maybe offer a trade - jewelry for the cards.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 1:12PM

    Not mine it's my brothers cards. I just keep to here for safety reasons. Or he gave me this card and this card and this card all gifts. How hard can it be to hide some of them from that sheet. But again this is a public forum best ask your lawyer.

    I mean depending on what caused the divorce I can see many reasons to play stupid about your cards and just send them to a friends house till all this blows over.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 1:15PM

    Look at it this way now you will be free and can start over with your hobbies and a new place to live in 100% peace. No need to have a little room in the entire home as your ''man cave''. Enjoy the whole home. I know it is sad but there are plenty of benefits of being single in life. Personally I am done with all that will stay single and to me is the best of the best. Takes time but you will get use to it.

    Women's best friend = Diamond or some other garbage
    Man's best friend = dog or any pet and fun hobbies

    Think about that you will find peace.

  • KNAPPKNAPP Posts: 654 ✭✭✭

    What cards? Oh, that Babe Ruth card. It's worth $1.

    the KNAPP collection - specializing in boxing and wrestling
    Always looking to buy or trade for Andre the Giant autographs
    psacard.com/psasetregistry/non-sports/famous-personage/andre-giant-master-set/alltimeset/180400


  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @KNAPP said:
    What cards? Oh, that Babe Ruth card. It's worth $1.

    I don't own any Babe Ruth cards what you talking about hahaha even easier.

  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 1:13PM

    https://www.psacard.com/appraisals

    Here is the link

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There is no need to man up in this case do what is best for you best believe she will be doing the exact same.

  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @KingOfMorganDollar said:
    There is no need to man up in this case do what is best for you best believe she will be doing the exact same.

    My wife is very aware of what is going on with the values of the cards I own. His might be too.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 1:34PM

    @Dpeck100 said:

    @KingOfMorganDollar said:
    There is no need to man up in this case do what is best for you best believe she will be doing the exact same.

    My wife is very aware of what is going on with the values of the cards I own. His might be too.

    If that is the case lesson learned. Best to keep some things to yourself in life. Have a safety deposit box in your name you have the right to have some private stuff in your life. Having a little ninja side never hurts. And also a exit strategy in place also can't hurt.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 1:40PM

    I will marry a women the day I find one that makes me laugh and I mean real laughter. After 40 years not a single one has been able to do that. One night out with the guys and we can laugh for hours. The day I realized that I knew single life was the only cure to all the madness.

    Anyways good luck. Lick your wounds and move on. I see people dwell and dwell for decades it's no life just let it be and move on.

  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 1:48PM

    It sounds like the process is going well for @nendee in spite of the divorce. Let's leave the divorce strategy out of the thread. No one here knows the reason for the split. Answer his question, offer condolences, but otherwise please spare the man the "nasty woman" input.

    Todd Tobias - Grateful Collector - I focus on autographed American Football League sets, Fleer & Topps, 1960-1969, and lacrosse cards.
  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 2:20PM

    Sorry about that just wanted him to understand some times life is better lived alone. Most divorces are nasty and each side should think 100% about themselves first and foremost. Not saying his is maybe he will be one of the lucky ones.

  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭✭

    Sorry and hope all works out with you.
    If what you have is on the psa set registry then when you click on inventory it will give you a total value.
    Since I use the registry for inventory control......buy, $, date and source I have a total for my cost.
    Then there is a psa generated total. This is probably based on SMR but a good starting point

    Collecting PSA... FB,BK,HK,and BB HOF RC sets
    1948-76 Topps FB Sets
    FB & BB HOF Player sets
    1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
  • thedutymon11thedutymon11 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭✭

    Afternoon,

    Went through this in 2012-13. Fortunately we were/are still friends.

    That said, even with the best efforts that we could put into determining the Actual Street value of everything I had accumulated over the years. With cards values in 300K and Comics in 300-500K range, Rare Books 100K, there was way too much variables that could be argued with and discussed over and over ad nauseum. Even after I paid a Card Shop Owner and a Comic Book Store Owner/Friend to give us a rough and tuff, it was way off what we had said it was worth.

    So we made the decision to just sell everything. (There were of course other factors, Losing my A$$ on two Rental Properties, being one). And after it was all said and done, I made twice as much as the Appraisal!

    So FWW.

    YeeHaw!

    Neil

  • Cubsfan71Cubsfan71 Posts: 67 ✭✭

    You could use the PSA Price Guide for even say the top 25% of your collection...could use a 3, 6, 9 range of values to get a good estimate.

    Always looking for 1950's Graded Banks Cards

  • 19591959 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭

    A wife is with you for as long as your married. But, an ex-wife is FOREVER !!!!!!! What's hers is hers, and what's yours is hers. Good luck.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2021 7:59PM

    @thedutymon11 said:
    Afternoon,

    Went through this in 2012-13. Fortunately we were/are still friends.

    That said, even with the best efforts that we could put into determining the Actual Street value of everything I had accumulated over the years. With cards values in 300K and Comics in 300-500K range, Rare Books 100K, there was way too much variables that could be argued with and discussed over and over ad nauseum. Even after I paid a Card Shop Owner and a Comic Book Store Owner/Friend to give us a rough and tuff, it was way off what we had said it was worth.

    So we made the decision to just sell everything. (There were of course other factors, Losing my A$$ on two Rental Properties, being one). And after it was all said and done, I made twice as much as the Appraisal!

    So FWW.

    YeeHaw!

    Neil

    I have noticed most friends women have are a bunch of ex's. Maybe that is how they make friends. Nothing personal to your story just life in general. I guess some get along for my part forget it once we are done we are done for life.

  • pab1969pab1969 Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Give her all of your "valuable" 1988 topps cards and quietly hide or dispose of the rest.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Any cards before marriage she is not entitled to. Any cards that came as gifts from parents or friends she is not entitled to.

    Get letters from friends or family that gifted you cards.

    You can not produce receipts from card shows because they were not usually given.

    Be willing to help her out as much as possible, but don’t give stuff away that by law you are protected by.

    All the best.

  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2021 4:51AM

    @pab1969 said:
    Give her all of your "valuable" 1988 topps cards and quietly hide or dispose of the rest.

    The Appraisal Offices of Dave advise just to stall til 2024.

  • nendeenendee Posts: 562 ✭✭✭

    Lol. Yes, I am looking forward to peace - being alone sounds wonderful!

    I’m really hoping to trade home equity for the collection. I loved the idea of - you keep these 100 1988 Topps and I’ll keep this 1 old PSA 8 Gretzky rookie.

    I’m happy to do what’s fair, hoping she sees this is my passion and we just fairly find a number. I’m looking into the PSA appraisal, etc. there is just so much.

    I also thought about saying - hey, it’s probably worth 200k. After it’s all said and done, selling, the time, it’s probably 100k net. I’ll pay you 50k for it. (As an example)

    Cubs and Purdue Fan - Ouch!

    My collecting blog: http://ctcard.wordpress.com
  • nendeenendee Posts: 562 ✭✭✭

    Kinda glad now that I sold my PSA 9 Jordan 6 years ago for 3k....lol

    Cubs and Purdue Fan - Ouch!

    My collecting blog: http://ctcard.wordpress.com
  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2021 4:53AM

    @nendee said:
    Kinda glad now that I sold my PSA 9 Jordan 6 years ago for 3k....lol

    give her a couple of '90 fleer uribes. plenty of historic sales there! 😉

    you might even get to keep the house if they're mint.

    (saying all in good humor for smiles)

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,254 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I hope this works out well for you. It must be a really difficult time

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • Cubsfan71Cubsfan71 Posts: 67 ✭✭

    And Go Boilers! :)

    Always looking for 1950's Graded Banks Cards

  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,949 ✭✭✭✭

    For the unopened, I would create a spreadsheet using BBCE's buy pages: https://www.bbcexchange.com/buying-baseball

    I realize you said it can't be you to estimate the value, but it might be hard to find someone to appraise it for free.

    Good luck, I'm sorry you're going through this.

  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear.......In anticipation of this possibly happening to me at some point, I've kept my wife in the dark about almost everything related to the value of my stuff. In the Dark, just like Billy Squier said

    My cards on COMC
  • emaremar Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭

    I'm sorry to hear...good luck with everything.
    I've been thru it. The challenge is getting to the post nuptial.

  • GreenSneakersGreenSneakers Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭

    How about using SMR. In today’s market you’ll be more than advantaged and its 3rd party info you can point to.

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