Modern set collectors - advice for my possible grading submissions and/or offering raw sets @ cost
dgbaseball
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Hello modern set collectors.
I've got a closet full of every raw Topps set 1976-1989, and every Donruss and Fleer set 1981-1989. Many are factory fresh mint, some are probably NM, some might be a little worse here and there (the 70s sets are probably NM-MT as a group, but should be some MINT or GEM MINT in there as well), and all are taking up valuable space. I want to get rid of them.
I was wondering a couple things.
First off, I'm a part-time dealer, full time collector, and not at all interested in these sets. I'm wondering if some of the modern set collectors could suggest some cards/years that I might want to submit for grading from an investment point of view. I'm assuming anything short of a 10 would be a loss, but with all the years I don't really know where to start and don't have the time to inspect 10s of 1000s of cards. 1980 Topps and 1984 Donruss seems like popular ones where a 10 holds good value above grading costs. I'm usually pretty good at picking 10s out of my raw sets, so I'd be willing to take a chance and send in a bunch if there were a market for the cards.
Secondly, depending on how lazy I am about submitting them, I may instead just want to give them away for shipping costs. If anyone is interested in any of the raw sets, please PM. Many of them have the big stars and RCs picked out, but should have some good grading potential if you're looking to submit commons and minor stars to fill in your sets with the current special. I'd like to just give them away for free, but the last one cost about $8.00 for shipping, so I can't really afford to send them out entirely for free anymore. We can calculate shipping costs based on your location and a paypal payment will get them in the mail the next day. Currently 1976, 1978 and 1984 Topps are gone. Any others are available.
Thanks,
Dave
I've got a closet full of every raw Topps set 1976-1989, and every Donruss and Fleer set 1981-1989. Many are factory fresh mint, some are probably NM, some might be a little worse here and there (the 70s sets are probably NM-MT as a group, but should be some MINT or GEM MINT in there as well), and all are taking up valuable space. I want to get rid of them.
I was wondering a couple things.
First off, I'm a part-time dealer, full time collector, and not at all interested in these sets. I'm wondering if some of the modern set collectors could suggest some cards/years that I might want to submit for grading from an investment point of view. I'm assuming anything short of a 10 would be a loss, but with all the years I don't really know where to start and don't have the time to inspect 10s of 1000s of cards. 1980 Topps and 1984 Donruss seems like popular ones where a 10 holds good value above grading costs. I'm usually pretty good at picking 10s out of my raw sets, so I'd be willing to take a chance and send in a bunch if there were a market for the cards.
Secondly, depending on how lazy I am about submitting them, I may instead just want to give them away for shipping costs. If anyone is interested in any of the raw sets, please PM. Many of them have the big stars and RCs picked out, but should have some good grading potential if you're looking to submit commons and minor stars to fill in your sets with the current special. I'd like to just give them away for free, but the last one cost about $8.00 for shipping, so I can't really afford to send them out entirely for free anymore. We can calculate shipping costs based on your location and a paypal payment will get them in the mail the next day. Currently 1976, 1978 and 1984 Topps are gone. Any others are available.
Thanks,
Dave
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Ray
Here's what's been claimed so far:
76-82, 84 Topps
82, 84,86 donruss
84 fleer
Thanks,
Dave