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This is the first time posting on this site... looks like a lot of awesome information and advise. I just purchased a small collection of 200 T205, T206s and Ecards. About 100 of the cards are E90-1, E91 and 60 of the cards are E90-3. I'm happy to report that the (60) E90-3 includes 18 HOFers plus some of the harder to find singles and these 60 are in the best condition of all 200 cards.... most will grade VG to VG-EX. Ganil (2), Chance (6), Brown (4), Tinker (3), Evers (1), Walsh (2), Smith (2)... etc, etc... I have a full set plus dups. I know these are pretty tough, however, there is no pricing in the SMR. I have the large book SCD 2008 Standard Catalog, however, I think the price 'might' be higher than reflected in there. Would like some guidance and/or advise how rare these actually are and pricing. I'll probably send them all in for grading.
Alex - congratulations on what sounds like a fantastic find! If your plan is to sell them off, then I would suggest at least a 1 month membership to either vintagecardprices.com or cardpricer.com so that you can see actual sale prices of those cards. Prices in printed guides generally do not do a good job of reflecting actual market prices and you would most likely be leaving money on the table if you sold at printed prices.
If you really are going to sell some of them, then don't waste money on joining some online cardpricing thing, or fool with sending the cards in for grading.
Instead, contact 2 or 3 auction guys (I suggest Bill Goodwin, or Brockelman and Luckey, or Barry Sloate), and see if they'll forego any seller's fee and if they'll pay themselves for the card grading. That will save you money... and those guys will drum up buyers before the auction so you'll get a shot at good prices.
THAT is what you should do if you really want to sell some of the cards.
This message has been edited by Greatwake on Aug 25, 2008 10:09 AM
Alex, I'm sure you have more than your share of offers on these cards since posting about your find, like sharks circling the prey.
I would echo the suggestion on contacting an auction house if you are unsure about what to ask for them. You will get what the cards are worth and you will not have to worry about whether you sold too cheap or not. Of course this is all assuming you want to sell them at all.
