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Question for pre-1975 collectors regarding your collection

SportscardProjectSportscardProject Posts: 20
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What percentage of your graded PSA cards were obtained by:

1. Direct submissions to PSA
2. Through major auction houses
3. From full-time show dealers
4. From eBay full-time power sellers
5. From other collectors
6. Other


I will start (my 300 vintage cards ranging from 1964 -1974):

1. 95%
2. 0%
3. 5%
4. 0%
5. 0%
6. 0%

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  • YankeeefanYankeeefan Posts: 525
    #4- Ebay Powersellers- 90%
    #3- dealer/shows- 10%

    I'm about to send in my New Member sub and possibly a March special, so these #s will be changing.


  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭
    1. 0%
    2. 28%
    3. 1%
    4. 15%
    5. 15%
    6. 41% (eBay non-power sellers)
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  • markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭
    Do people actually keep records of this stuff. I have about 3000 PSA graded cards pre-75. I sent in a lot myself, bought many off ebay from a wide variety of collectors, and bought a few at shows.
  • californiacards3californiacards3 Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭
    75% direct submissions
    25% purchase from EBAY

    ON PRE 1975

    and yes we keep track of this stuff (anal I know)

    I have all graded cards on spreadsheet as well as current market price tracked through Ebay, auction houses and recent results. Also what I paid for card, psa grading costs etc

    SPREADSHEET HEADINGS BELOW

    # of Cards Submission Submission # Submission Popped Register # Year Card Co Card # Sport Player Type Grade Population Population Higher Current Price Reference Other 1 Other 2
  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭


    << <i>Do people actually keep records of this stuff. I have about 3000 PSA graded cards pre-75. I sent in a lot myself, bought many off ebay from a wide variety of collectors, and bought a few at shows. >>



    I agree - how could someone possibly answer this? I know this is a hobby that works well with the anal-retentive personality, but do people really keep track of the history of how they acquired every slab in their collection? It seems impossible, and unnecessary.
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  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    just a guess ...

    1. Direct submissions to PSA - 10%
    2. Through major auction houses - 0%
    3. From full-time show dealers - 20%
    4. From eBay full-time power sellers - 55% (includes non power sellers)
    5. From other collectors - 15%
    6. Other - 0%
    collecting various PSA and SGC cards
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    EBAY 75 % Forum Members 5 % Card Shows 20 % I NEVER buy raw, not worth the hassle to me, Im sure it takes some fun out of it but thats just me.
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    No idea- a mix of all of these, but the least would be at shows. I usually buy more the week I"m at the National on ebay than I do at the show.

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    1. Direct submissions to PSA - maybe 2%
    2. Through major auction houses - about 1%
    3. From full-time show dealers - 10 to 15% at shows - I assume these were from full-time dealers (the dealer from whom I got the vast majority of these is a full-time ebay dealer who sets up at some shows)
    4. From eBay full-time power sellers - roughly 75 to 80% on ebay, but I have no clue what percentage were power sellers - and I know I bought from some power sellers before they became power sellers
    5. From other collectors - maybe 3%
    6. Other - 2 to 3% (primarily NAXCOM)

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  • jmoran19jmoran19 Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭
    Rough estimates for me is 75 - 80 % own submissions, 15 % ebay, 4 % major auction houses and 1 % via trades.

    Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972

  • paleocardspaleocards Posts: 940 ✭✭✭✭
    I have 242 PSA-graded baseball HOFers from 1951-1975. Here's my breakdown:

    1. Direct submissions to PSA

    81.8% (198/242) - My raw submissions are aimed at receiving at least PSA 7, I've averaged 7.07 for these 198 cards. Here are the numbers in each grade I've received:
    PSA 2 - 1
    PSA 5 - 9
    PSA 6 - 26
    PSA 7 - 97
    PSA 8Q - 5
    PSA 8 - 54
    PSA 9Q - 1
    PSA 9 - 7

    (These numbers add to 200 because I sold two cards I had graded.)

    2. Through major auction houses

    0%

    3. From dealers at shows

    5.8% (14/242)

    4. From eBay

    8.7% (21/242)

    5. From other collectors

    0%

    6. Other - from baseball card shops

    3.7% (9/242)


    Interesting thread!
  • BuccaneerBuccaneer Posts: 1,794 ✭✭


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    << <i>Do people actually keep records of this stuff. I have about 3000 PSA graded cards pre-75. I sent in a lot myself, bought many off ebay from a wide variety of collectors, and bought a few at shows. >>



    I agree - how could someone possibly answer this? I know this is a hobby that works well with the anal-retentive personality, but do people really keep track of the history of how they acquired every slab in their collection? It seems impossible, and unnecessary. >>



    I have a log of every transaction (buy, sell, trade) that I have made since 1983. Not as impressive since there were a 13 year break in there. The reason is that I love to go through my collecting history and think back to all of the good times and bad.

    To answer the initial question:

    63% Ebay auctions
    35% Submissions (card bought raw from an Internet dealer)
    2% Internet dealers

    Absolutely 0 from major auction houses, card stores and card shows. Don't ever see myself buying from those three sources.
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