What is the Value or Interest In Sosa/Mcgwire HR Record Cards Topps 1999
scooterb2015
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I have the complete sets of Topps 1999 Mark Mcgwire #220 (#1-70) and Sammy Sosa #461 (1-66) HR Record Cards in what I would consider Flawless Condition (ungraded/raw) but cannot seem to find comp value for the complete sets. Should I have them all graded? Should I sell them raw? Any thoughts? Thank you.
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Be honest. Did you really try to look?
Because I found comps on ebay in 2 seconds using the exact words you used in your post.
@ronsportscards: Gosh. So helpful. Silly me -- should have thought about going to eBay! (you are so smart!) I will make sure to ask you directly next time I have a question or need to be insulted. Appreciate your 2 cents and your 2 seconds.
So, now that you know the value of your sets, I will attempt to answer your questions. I would not grade them, I would sell them raw. Only 25 graded examples of any card in either of these sets have sold on ebay in the past 3 months. And only one of them would have netted the seller over $25, which is the lowest grading fee for non-subscribers. If you want more extensive results, go to PSA's auction results. You will see that very few of these have sold and not for high prices. Please understand too, that the average card comes out of the pack in PSA 8 condition. So while you may have a PSA 10 or two lurking in the sets, you certainly won't get a majority of 10's. I recommend listing the sets on ebay raw for the exact prices that recently sold. Odds are, they will sell in the next 3-6 months.
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@dontippet -- thank you for the feedback and insightful info. the advice is especially useful and sounds logical. I was already considering selling them raw on eBay and had researched the individual cards but could not find any data on complete sets being sold so was wondering about that. I greatly appreciate your response. Best regards.
i second not getting them graded. either sell, or keep them for your collection raw. good luck
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There was a set of the McGwire cards that sold in the past three months on ebay. You have to search "sold" items.
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@dontippet -- got it. thank you, Sir.