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1970 ted williams psa 9 1 of 1 - advice

SuperflySnukaSuperflySnuka Posts: 12
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I posted this message on the regular boards and it was suggested that i post it here:

Hi.

Any help on the following would be greatly appreciated:

I just received the grades from my latest PSA submission and was elated to find out that i received a PSA 9 on a 1970 Topps Ted Williams (#211). According to the latest population report, this is the only PSA 9 out there.

I plan on selling this card and would like to know How should i proceed to receive the highest price on this card (or any low population PSA graded card in general). Should i consign it to a sportscard auction house like Superior? Should i call the dealers listed in SMR with the hopes that they might have a customer building a Mint 1970 set? Or should i simply list it on Ebay.

If you think Ebay is the way to go, what auction details should i select? i.e. length of auction, starting price, and reserve (if any)?

Any input would be extremely helpful as i don't believe i have seen this question addressed on the boards before.

Thanks!
Michael
Say hello to my little friend.




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  • BasiloneBasilone Posts: 2,492 ✭✭
    Contact Chris Renaud and do not pass go.

    John
  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,773 ✭✭✭
    put it out on ebay and let a couple of guys beat each other up. chris pays top price for cards he needs but you never know who else is out there.

    Collector Focus

    ON ITS WAY TO NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658
  • spacktrackspacktrack Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
    You should post an e-mail address and/or turn on your PM function so that interested parties can contact you.

    spacktrack
  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭
    Michael,

    To get the most money for this card, put it on ebay. There are at least 3 collectors of this set (it used to be 4 before I sold mine) who will pay top dollar for this card. Chris Renaud, Chris Klinger, and vmfa_vet (the buyer of my 1970 set on ebay) are all actively collecting this set in the highest grade possible. There are also a couple of others who may jump in.

    Whatever you do, don't pull the auction if it looks like it is going to go for nothing. It may only be at $50 or so up until the last few minutes, but I guarantee there will be some last minute sniping to drive that price a lot higher.

    Good luck. Let us know when the auction has been posted. I will personally contact vmfa_vet to let him know about it.

    JEB.
  • chrisrenaudchrisrenaud Posts: 176
    I am pretty certain this is not a 1 of 1 as DSL sports had one some time before on EBAY (which I did not bid on as the quality seemed weak for the grade).
    Collector of baseball PSA sets from the 1970's & hockey rookie cards; big New York Rangers fan (particularly now that they are sleeping with the enemy with Holik and Kaspiritus). Also starting to collect 53 Bowman Color as I think they are the most beautiful cards I have seen.
  • ChrisKKChrisKK Posts: 148
    Michael,
    congrats on the grade. no matter how you sell the card, the more people who know about it the more intrest you will have. good luck

    John... i respect your opinion but you never know who will come out of the wood work at any time. image

    Chris K
  • gtbeakergtbeaker Posts: 199 ✭
    Michael-

    I would not hesitate to put it up on eBay and let the "big boys" fight it out. I did check the pop report and it shows there are 2 9's, which corroborates Chris' post about there being another example. Still, it should fetch quite a pretty penny!

    Congrats!
  • BasiloneBasilone Posts: 2,492 ✭✭

    Your right..I should not have given any plugs. Put it on eBay and hype it up....you should do well!

    John
  • TipemTipem Posts: 881 ✭


    I would definately list it on e-bay.I would also post it on the Buy/Sell/Trade board.It would not be a bad idea to also check out the 70 set registry and e-mail anybody that has a high GPA for that set and give them a heads up.Some might not appreciate the e-mail but I think most will.


    Vic
    Please be kind to me. Even though I'm now a former postal employee, I'm still capable of snapping at any time.
  • FBFB Posts: 1,684 ✭✭
    Michael,

    Looks like two of the big dogs collecting the 70 set know that you've got it. When you post it on eBay, just finish this thread by saying - thanks for all the advice - its on eBay as #123456789.

    With any luck - you'll get a real nice price for it. Without any luck, you'll drop the box after the postman hands it to you and crush only the Williams card!image
    Frank Bakka
    Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
    Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!

    lynnfrank@earthlink.net
    outerbankyank on eBay!
  • SuperflySnukaSuperflySnuka Posts: 12
    Gentlemen,

    I appreciate all of the responses i have received. It is great to know that I can come on to this message board and get some useful information beyond the usual "Yankees Rule" and "Buccaneers suck" postings.
    image

    As soon as i receive the card from PSA i will scan it and list it on Ebay and will post the info on this message board.

    Thanks for pointing out that this card is a 1/2, not 1/1 as originally posted. I didn't realize that there was a lag between the actual grading of the card and PSA updating the population figures.

    FYI: three years ago i auctioned of card #247 (yankees team card) of the 1963 Topps Baseball set. At the time it was a 1 of 1 (and i believe it still is) I believe SMR at the time was $300. It closed on EBAY for over $1500.

    Thanks again for the insight! I can be contacted at MASS35@aol.com

    Michael

    Say hello to my little friend.




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