What do you think is the best way to sell a 100% complete high graded set?
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Question guys. I have a number of complete 1970's and 1980's PSA graded baseball and basketball sets that I'm thinking of parting with. I started putting these together as a labor of love in the late 1990's and haven't done anything with them since about 2015. Many of the cards I submitted myself when you could grade them for $6 each or less. While most of the sets are no longer listed on the set registry, I did recently add my 1975 and 1976 Topps Baseball sets to the forum. They are ranked #4 and #9 in the current finest. The current VCP value for each of the sets using last sales price come out to over $225,000 and $83,000, respectively. There are cards that are low population examples that have never sold, and thus, have no value listed. What do you think is the best way to part with them while still maximizing value? Would you use an auction house or try to sell them all at once to a dealer or collector? I'd love to get your opinions.
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Hey Frank! Wow it's been a long time. I hope all is well. I would consign to a Heritage or some auction house as whole sets and let them do all the work.
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Absolutely no question. Auction house. In addition to Heritage there are a few other very high-end auction sites now that can help you get top dollar.
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
smallstocks - What other high-end auction sites would you recommend? Frank
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Mile High Card Company in Colorado will auction the complete set AND each card individually. If the complete set out performs the total of the individual card sales, then the set is sold as a whole. If the individual card sales are greater than the winning bid of the complete set, then the set is broken up. Best of both worlds.
Do you have any 1975 minis? Sounds like an awesome collection. Good luck!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Love of the Game is another great auction house to work with. Al has auctioned some high end late 1950s and early 1960s sets and the results were great. Usually auctioning card-by-card maximizes value, or a combination of individual card lots for the more valuable cards and then lumping the higher pop commons into small group lots works best.
If you auction them off, I'll be looking for a few upgrades for my sets. I noticed your 1976 set doesn't have the Tom Detorre. Hopefully you have a 9 as that's one of the few I still need to upgrade.
Good luck with the auctions!