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Need some help, boys, with a '52 Bowman Large Football find......

RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
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Here's the lot I found: 98 ungraded cards, all from the second series, with a little duplication. Many stars and short prints, but no Lansford.

The lot breaks down, conservatively, as follows: 7 % NM, 48% EX-MT, 38% EX, and 7% VG-EX.

Here's the question: If I get into this lot at 54% of book, should I be able to turn it at 65% minimum? I do not want to grade these cards and spend more on grading fees.


Thanks,


Ron
Ron Burgundy

Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items

Comments

  • lickablebeanlickablebean Posts: 373
    SMR or Beckett? If beckett, I would say 75% min. Nice find!
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Beckett, and actually I need to amend my previous question. I got the cards for 25% of high Beckett in NM condition. 100% of high Beckett is $8000. I got 'em for $2K. I would think that at a minimum, I should be able to turn these for $3500. Agree?
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    If you have seen the cards in hand and that's your conservative estimate, I would believe $3,500 is a safe and reasonable assumption.

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    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,398 ✭✭✭✭
    I'd love to get into the vg-ex stuff to get you started.

    John
    Collecting
    HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Cards are in hand. I am going through them now. Some pretty gradeable cards in here, but as I said I don't want to mess around with them that long. Then again, I just looked at a Ronzani that could go 7 and I am wondering..........

    Ahman, if I decide to piecemeal these out instead of as a lot, I will PM you with the VG-EX ones. There are about 6 or 7.



    Ron
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭
    Yes.

    They Bowman FB has been hot. I have sold some raw EX at prices much higher than I thought they would sell for.
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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Well boys, it has worked out and then some. I went through the cards last night and separated 31 of them that should grade 6 or 7. I then sold the remaining cards today for $2300, so the lot has paid for itself. The others will go in for grading and then be sold! This is great, it's like the gift that keeps on giving!

    Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.



    Ron
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,233 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Any Giffords in there to be graded?
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,563 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice work Ron.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    Thanks, Mike! Perkdog, no Giffords in there, these are all second series. I'll list the cards available later tonight.





    Ron
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Congrats Ron image
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
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