Need advice on a monster card

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Browns1981
Browns1981 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Hello all, I bought a collection at a yard sale yesterday and it contained a 1998 Donruss Preferred Precious Metals Gold /50 Roger Clemens. I do like Roger but he isn’t someone I specifically collect or need to hold on to.

This could be a 5-figure card for me which is completely out of my collecting zone. There are no recent sales on eBay. Recent sales for big names (Bonds PSA 9, Jeter ungraded) are 2k+. I personally put Clemens at that level though I don’t know about other collectors.

Is this a card I should 100% grade, or put on eBay with a 3k OBO and see what happens? Any serious advice is greatly appreciated!


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  • jackstraw
    jackstraw Posts: 3,889 ✭✭✭✭
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    Put it on eBay unless you want to sub it through a 3rd party and wait 18 months to get it back.

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  • Browns1981
    Browns1981 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    By the way I meant 4-figure, not 5 but I can’t edit the post.

  • Cs223406
    Cs223406 Posts: 167 ✭✭✭✭
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    If a Jeter Raw did 2856 and a Bonds PSA 9 did 2700 .. I'd just throw it up on the bay for 2999 and see what comes.
    good luck!
    Chris

  • 1982FootballWax
    1982FootballWax Posts: 2,839 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    consign via Greg Morris or 4SC

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  • Yankees70
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    Spot on - consign with Greg Morris or 4SC. By far the best option.

  • Browns1981
    Browns1981 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What are the benefits of consignment beyond wider reach than my own eBay store? Would my percentage to them be higher than eBay’s? Is this negotiable?

  • Browns1981
    Browns1981 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think this could be big too but more like $500 range.

  • craig44
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    you could also try selling on one of the 90s facebook pages. you wouldnt have to pay fees their either

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • Ahmanfan
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    That’s a big Wood card too.

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  • Cakes
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    @Browns1981 said:
    What are the benefits of consignment beyond wider reach than my own eBay store? Would my percentage to them be higher than eBay’s? Is this negotiable?

    If you look at completed sales via VCP or ebay you can quickly see that Greg Morris and 4SC usually provide a higher return.

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  • totallyradd
    totallyradd Posts: 989 ✭✭✭✭
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    You found the yard sale I was looking for!!!

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