Keep or Sell?

[arod305]

Pulled this yesterday, I can't decide what to do with it. The card is absolutely beautiful, I think it would grade 9.5. Although, I really am not a rickey henderson fan. Would you sell or hold this card? Money isn't a huge need currently, if I sold it I'd probably just bust more wax honestly lol!


1/1

 

[deaconblues63]

Sell. Sell. Sell.

 

[RedSoxSoul]

Ya, sell, that is an awesome card and just think of the emotional high of feeding your wax addiction even more! Oh wait, we're not talking about me LOL

 

[MojoDan]

I'd be curious to hear what the consensus is on what it would sell for.


No matter what you decide to do with it, congrats!

 

[Lancemountain]

Tons of Rickey collectors.
If you're not attached to it, sell it at auction. It'll end up in. Rickey collection and you'll have a great price I'm sure.


Buy more wax

 

[matfanofold]

Is that not already on ebay?

 

[NY Tony]

Is that not already on ebay?

Yup

 

[bcubs]

Sell

 

[moxacaine]

Is that not already on ebay?

yep, its been up for a day already.

If money isnt an issue and its not a card you want. Why not hook up one of the rickey collectors on the board and sell it to them at a good price? Its always nice to help a fellow collector out.

either way congrats on the pull. what is it like a $200-$300 card

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I'm actually surprised at some of the 1/1 Rickey's still available on eBay and thought his would bring higher than I saw.

I think the sell value on this probably is in the $250-400 range on a higher side.

Ryan

 

[allstars]

Don't bet on the 9.5 - cards that thick never get em almost. Great pull though!

 

[heavy_hitter]

Keep it. That is a centerpiece to any collection. And I don't see a need to grade a 1/1. Authenticate it instead if you are going to slab it.

 

[matfanofold]

Well, here are a few more thoughts since I have had a bit more time to think about it.

Seeing you have had it listed on eBay well before you made this post, I obviously think you should sell it seeing how you have already made that decision. If you are not a die hard Henderson collector or a collector who can afford (or even want) to keep expensive pieces in their collections just for the sake of it, then it is a no brainer to sell it. With regards to grading, If I were keeping it I would absolutely grade it. Not so much for the actual grade but the overall presence of the card in a nice slab that would include sturdy protection. Slabing in a 'authentic' slab just seems useless to me for this card.

However, I will echo someone else above who mentioned giving a resident Henderson collector a deal on here. Now, I am generous to a point giving freebies away here and there, but I would not GIVE that card away. I would however offer it to a local Henderson collector for perhaps $$200 - $300 with the assumption that it is a $300 - $500 card. That is too nice of a Henderson card to not give a resident collector the opportunity, and if you are feeling generous then perhaps you could pay it forward making someone very happy with a good deal!

 

[henderson939]

The realistic price for that card would be between $250-$325. It seems Henderson 1/1 prices are slowly declining. A few years ago, they would never be below $300, but never above $400 unless its was something special like a bat knob/barrel. They usually settled in at $325-$350. Not so much anymore. Too many 1/1's, too many autos, & too expensive that collectors can't keep up. I rarely even bother with them anymore. With all the autos, are they even really worth the price anymore? The market has to be flooded.

 

[ChasHawk]

Very nice card, but IMO just an arbitrary stamp on a card that looks like all the others in the set.

If you can get a decent price for it, sell.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Classic Pump & Dump thread.

Ban him.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Classic Pump & Dump thread.

Ban him.

Although I have my response earlier, I agree this was classic. You don't list it a day earlier , make a "look what I hit in 5 star" thread and a "sell or hold" thread without motive to drive hype to sell it

Ryan