Best place to sell my entire PC at once?

[TJCloutier]

I'm looking to sell my entire Sheffield pc in one lot/at one place. I know of eBay obviously however I'm looking to sell elsewhere because of the fees etc. I'm not 100% against it I'm just wondering of any other way to go about it. I mean I have extras etc which make for over 3000+ rc and 10,000+ Sheffield cards but I'm mainly looking to move a 730 unique card collection that includes my gu/auto and some serial #. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

 

[cjay101]

Be prepared to take pennies on the dollar if you sell anything in bulk.

 

[valediction]

I'd say your best bet is if you had any competition for his stuff on ebay, try to contact them directly. He was a very good player, but never stayed around long enough in any one place to accumulate stats. He hit 500+ HR, but didn't hit 130 for any single team. Between the moving around all the time and him seeing to be a bit...aloof, his popularity never really hit high levels. That's all going to hurt sales. The only real market for a lot like that is another Sheffield collector, and since he hasn't played for four years now, it's not like new collectors are going to be finding out about him. Out of sight, out of mind. I always cringe when I see threads like this. Mega collections are easy to appreciate, but hard to find other homes for.

 

[TJCloutier]

I'd say your best bet is if you had any competition for his stuff on ebay, try to contact them directly. He was a very good player, but never stayed around long enough in any one place to accumulate stats. He hit 500+ HR, but didn't hit 130 for any single team. Between the moving around all the time and him seeing to be a bit...aloof, his popularity never really hit high levels. That's all going to hurt sales. The only real market for a lot like that is another Sheffield collector, and since he hasn't played for four years now, it's not like new collectors are going to be finding out about him. Out of sight, out of mind. I always cringe when I see threads like this. Mega collections are easy to appreciate, but hard to find other homes for.

Yeah I understand what you mean. I'm aware if I priced my whole Sheff collection out in individual lots I'd get well over $9000 however in a bulk lot I'd consider half even less. Like I said I could use the money but I'm not dying. I've fully aware of market demand etc. and I'm aware there needs to be a suitable home that would like the mass collection, however from a business stand point I'm not going to sell the lot for dirt cheap just to get a little paper you know. I've listed it on eBay just to see the offers I can get. It's not nearly my whole collection, just the bulk of good stuff.

 

[mrmopar]

You really have to look at a unique collection like that and ask yourself "Who would buy this and why?".

First off, who might be in the market for a giant player collection? (1) Another fan of that player. (2) A speculator. (3) A dealer. (4) A family member. I don't imagine there would be much more of a general market for a sizable collection otherwise.

Why would they buy it? (1) To solidify their collection, but is a real fan going to need the majority of that particular collection, enough so to pay a fair percentage to get only what they need? (2) This buyer is hoping the value will increase, but it is a risk. This type of seller will want to buy low and sell high. (3) This buyer needs to flip the cards for a profit. They may see a great deal of breakdown value, but they will need to sell singles in smaller lots at a reasonable price and still make money and they have to assume that they'll be sitting on a pile of inventory a while. (4) This would be a fairly unique situation that probably doesn't come up much. Family will probably be collecting as they go or they may not have the money to buy large lots of quality stuff if the player is a lesser name.

In my opinion, there is really only a couple ways to sell a collection like this. You piece it out over time and let a whole other group of collectors begin or continue to build their player collections or sets or whatever the draw was for them. You hope that competition is decent and you maximize the sell price, but it will take a fair bit of time and effort. The other option is to realize that you will never get what you want/need in bulk and just hope for the best and bite the bullet. This can be minimal effort and quick, but you pay for that with greatly reduced returns.

Good luck either way. I enjoyed collecting Sheffield when he became a Padre and had that triple crown chase year, but that was pretty brief. I had a small resurgence when the Dodgers got him. He had other draws for me, like having some of those great 90s inserts, All rookie team member, etc.

 

[TJCloutier]

bump, to see if anyone else has anymore suggestions. thanks

 

[nevermore]

You can try listing it on COMC.com. They will charge fees upfront but you can piece out individual cards. When you cash out they'll charge another fee, but you'll get maximum value for each card, plus not have to ship each card individually. They may sit on the site for a while, but less work for you. Something to think about.

 

[Dilferules]

I think your best bet is to sell of the cards that you think would have some real sale value (given your obvious experience with the sale prices of Sheffield cards) on eBay individually, package up other tough inserts in various lots by team so you can pick up bids from team collectors and maybe player collectors who still need a few from each lot, and just keep the base and really low-end inserts. Those would sell for hardly anything, even a lot of all of them, so they'd probably be worth more to you as a sentimental value unless you are just trying to clear space and be rid of all of them. If you sell the Moments and Milestones set I'd be interested in knowing how much it goes for, since I remember arguing with you over the sale value of that, ha.

Richard

 

[TJCloutier]

I currently stopped looking to move my PC as of right now. Just selling the dupe autos I have that are easy to move for the moment. Ironically I went through my storage unit and found 400 serial numbered cards and around 20 autographs I forgot I had. Oddly enough it didn't rekindle my relationship with my pc however I feel as if finding them makes me want to keep it a little more. I have noticed the price drop dramatically just over the past year. I was paying $60 for autographs going for less than $20 of him I see now. I haven't bought any new stuff this year but it's kind of strange. I know he's retired and prices aren't going up and only going down however for a $40 price drop in a year, that's strange in my eyes. It wasn't even a new product. I understand demand, value, etc. I still stand behind the milestones, am I going to sell my set? No that would be one of the last things I would sell for my pc however I am around 10 cards away from completing another white set and would gladly sell that on eBay and see how it fares. If it doesn't fare well when I eventually sell it I'm sure I wont tell you and will make you look it up for yourself however I will admit defeat when that day comes. Probably.

I think your best bet is to sell of the cards that you think would have some real sale value (given your obvious experience with the sale prices of Sheffield cards) on eBay individually, package up other tough inserts in various lots by team so you can pick up bids from team collectors and maybe player collectors who still need a few from each lot, and just keep the base and really low-end inserts. Those would sell for hardly anything, even a lot of all of them, so they'd probably be worth more to you as a sentimental value unless you are just trying to clear space and be rid of all of them. If you sell the Moments and Milestones set I'd be interested in knowing how much it goes for, since I remember arguing with you over the sale value of that, ha.

Richard

 

[valediction]

I currently stopped looking to move my PC as of right now. Just selling the dupe autos I have that are easy to move for the moment. Ironically I went through my storage unit and found 400 serial numbered cards and around 20 autographs I forgot I had. Oddly enough it didn't rekindle my relationship with my pc however I feel as if finding them makes me want to keep it a little more. I have noticed the price drop dramatically just over the past year. I was paying $60 for autographs going for less than $20 of him I see now. I haven't bought any new stuff this year but it's kind of strange. I know he's retired and prices aren't going up and only going down however for a $40 price drop in a year, that's strange in my eyes. It wasn't even a new product. I understand demand, value, etc. I still stand behind the milestones, am I going to sell my set? No that would be one of the last things I would sell for my pc however I am around 10 cards away from completing another white set and would gladly sell that on eBay and see how it fares. If it doesn't fare well when I eventually sell it I'm sure I wont tell you and will make you look it up for yourself however I will admit defeat when that day comes. Probably.

It probably has a lot to do with you not bidding. Curt has mentioned the same problem with Garvey cards. If he bids, he loses at $40, if he doesn't bid, it goes for $12. You were likely a huge part of the Sheffield market. If two guys are bidding on the same cards, and one suddenly stops bidding on those cards, then it's down to one person, and when that happens, the one buyer has all the power. If two (or more) people are bidding on things, we've all seen the crazy prices that result. That's what ego does to us, even if we tell ourselves we'll pay $20 for a card, when someone else says '$21', a lot of people will suddenly go $22, and if it happens repeatedly, it can get ugly. When that STOPS happening, suddenly the thrill is in how LITTLE you can pay for the card.

 

[Beachbum]

bump this for a friend