What is the Real Value?
We have all heard the old saying: “The value is what someone will pay for it”. It is important to set your expectations correctly when selling your baseball cards. Many times we receive calls from people looking for the value of the collection that have spent hours online looking at prices. There are many things that account for the actual value of a baseball card. Unfortunately, unless you know exactly what these traits are; generally speaking, you are going to be disappointed with what you find. We always suggest using an consultant as you go through this process. With so many moving parts; if not done correctly; it could end up COSTING you money in the end.
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Rather than costing yourself a lot of time and money; let an expert get involved early to advise you on the process and options available.
But I saw it on EBay for Way More!!!
This is the call we receive more than anything else. You find an old card and go to the top listing on Ebay and find a perfectly graded card that has an asking price 10 times the actual value. Does it happen?….every single day.
The industry turned many years ago (early 1990s) by adding professional graders to “rate” a card’s condition. These companies would encapsulate the cards into a plastic holder and label them accordingly. This process is tedious and expensive; however, necessary in some cases. As you may imagine, it is not a cheap process and isn’t quick. I have graded thousands f cards over the years and I can tell you that I can count on 1 hand the amount of times I received a grade better than I thought. This is a very strict process (for good reason). What we may think looks “mint” may look entirely different under major magnification. In a lot of cases, the cost of grading a card is more than the actual end value. I could tak for hours about the positive and negatives of grading but for now; it’s all about helping you figure out what you have.
The first thing I always ask clients is the year range of their cards. For the most part; you are really looking for cards that are older than 1969. In the late 70s, 80s, and 90s many new manufactures came into the hobby and mass-produced cards. Unfortunately, all of those unopened boxes, sets, and cases that we all acquired are virtually worthless. Sorry!! I will just give you the facts.
The 2 most important things you need to know before doing anything else: 1) Don’t waste any more time until you have a good contact to help you (me); and 2) Let’s make sure you don’t spend any money on grading, consignments etc. until there is a solid game plan in place.
Call or email me and let’s get this process going!
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