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izucantc

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My father was a big time collector, of all sports and of all years. He got a little ill a few years ago and just never got back into, it took a toll on him. Recently I've been going through the attic while moving things and I've come across his card sanctuary as he would call it. And I've found some promising cards, I know for a fact they are all original, even the Fleer ones with Jordan which I know have been reprinted, I found the box the complete set came in with the postal date on it. All boxes show in the pics are complete sets. I remember him when I was younger collecting and hunting down cards, having complete sets sent to the house. He has the whole attic full, boxes and boxes of cards.I was wondering if you guys can steer me in the right direction, of rarity, current market value, should I sell, or hold on to them?

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BBCgalaxee

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To maximize your money and ease of selling, you have to get the big valued vintage and Jordan cards graded.

Also the dimaggio needs to be certified by psa dna

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Brewer Andy

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Looks like a helluva collection. You've definitely got enough potential there that you'll want to have someone trustworthy to help you go through it and make sure you can either maximize it (like putting more money in and getting some of the vintage stuff graded as BBC mentioned) or at the very least get fair value from someone else willing to do the work.


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izucantc

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To maximize your money and ease of selling, you have to get the big valued vintage and Jordan cards graded.

Also the dimaggio needs to be certified by psa dna

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How does one go about the grading process?
 

izucantc

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Looks like a helluva collection. You've definitely got enough potential there that you'll want to have someone trustworthy to help you go through it and make sure you can either maximize it (like putting more money in and getting some of the vintage stuff graded as BBC mentioned) or at the very least get fair value from someone else willing to do the work.


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I honestly wouldn't mind getting fair value, for someone willing to do the work. I have no idea how to go about the grading and certification. If someone steered me in the right direction, I wouldn't mind going through the process but I don't know anyone that collects cards that I can trust. There's a local card store in the area but I'm not sure if I want to go and get a very low offer and I accept cause I don't know any better.
 

izucantc

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Some more I've found while doing some digging. The last picture with those stack of cards are all of Hank Aaron, he was my fathers favorite player.
 

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Brewer Andy

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I honestly wouldn't mind getting fair value, for someone willing to do the work. I have no idea how to go about the grading and certification. If someone steered me in the right direction, I wouldn't mind going through the process but I don't know anyone that collects cards that I can trust. There's a local card store in the area but I'm not sure if I want to go and get a very low offer and I accept cause I don't know any better.

Excellent, then you're already on the right track! I think at the least you'll want to grade some of those Aaron's, especially the rookie and any stars that are older than the 70's plus early Jordans. Price will vary per card for grading but you'll more than make up for that cost as buyers will pay more with the peace of mind from the grading company. There's a Group Grading section on here that is a good place to dig around and get a little info, questions answered, and potentially join a group submission where a couple of our reliable members can send cards in for you. Jeffv96masters (or something like that) runs a good PSA sub.
For the newer stuff, you can try to check completed sales on eBay to get an idea of value. If you can't find something or if you think it's pretty rare chances are people on this board can give you solid information without a biased opinion or motive :)
Worst case, start a new thread and post one card at a time until you have all the info you need!
 

izucantc

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Excellent, then you're already on the right track! I think at the least you'll want to grade some of those Aaron's, especially the rookie and any stars that are older than the 70's plus early Jordans. Price will vary per card for grading but you'll more than make up for that cost as buyers will pay more with the peace of mind from the grading company. There's a Group Grading section on here that is a good place to dig around and get a little info, questions answered, and potentially join a group submission where a couple of our reliable members can send cards in for you. Jeffv96masters (or something like that) runs a good PSA sub.
For the newer stuff, you can try to check completed sales on eBay to get an idea of value. If you can't find something or if you think it's pretty rare chances are people on this board can give you solid information without a biased opinion or motive :)
Worst case, start a new thread and post one card at a time until you have all the info you need!


Thank you so much. I'm going to organized by year and then separate them by sport, so it's easier to make threads in each sport section. I don't understand how the price book works, so ebay will have to do for the newer cards. I don't mind paying for the grade if it will benefit me in the long run. Do collectors prefer graded or ungraded cards? I've read that sometimes collectors or buyers want the raw cards? I'm not sure if that's true or not. How long does the grading process take? I have so many questions lol but I'll take a look in the Group Grading section and ask the more appropriate questions for this situation there. I really appreciate it!
 

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A few more I found. The CBA is a complete set.
 

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Brewer Andy

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Also, I don't think anyone's mentioned it yet; some of those cards look to be in older "screw down" cases. Some like that 1960 Aaron look like there is a recessed area for the card to fit into which is good but others like the Payton rookie look to be two solid plastic slabs. Sooner rather than later you'll want to VERY carefully see if you can remove those cards from those screw down cases. There are horror stories with those cases and cards that have been under such tight pressure for years and also exposed to humidity that the card actually becomes stuck/glued to the plastic and is essentially destroyed. Hopefully they're not in there too tight. Newer cases like that of the Kemp or Palmer are better designed for long term storage and allow the card to breathe


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izucantc

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Also, I don't think anyone's mentioned it yet; some of those cards look to be in older "screw down" cases. Some like that 1960 Aaron look like there is a recessed area for the card to fit into which is good but others like the Payton rookie look to be two solid plastic slabs. Sooner rather than later you'll want to VERY carefully see if you can remove those cards from those screw down cases. There are horror stories with those cases and cards that have been under such tight pressure for years and also exposed to humidity that the card actually becomes stuck/glued to the plastic and is essentially destroyed. Hopefully they're not in there too tight. Newer cases like that of the Kemp or Palmer are better designed for long term storage and allow the card to breathe


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I didn't even think of that, I just carefully unscrewed them a little to relive the pressure, tomorrow I will buy better cases to protect the cards.
 

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