Anyone here collect or used to collect? I stopped collecting in the early 90s, but with my dad dying last year I've had to jump back into it a bit since my dad had an amazing collection. For some background, my dad collected his whole life and was working on the Honus Wagner cigarette card set before he died. Didn't have the Wagner, but had a few hundred other cards from that set.
He also had a Mantle rookie, several Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig cards and many more.
In the 90s he went and bought the entire inventory of a sports card store from a widow. Took him 3 trips with a U haul to bring it all home. he spent the last 30 years sorting those cards as well as working on his vintage stuff. When he died he had 2 rooms in the house full of cards, the entire basement full of cards and the garage full of cards.
Since then I have been sorting it, getting it appraised and now getting it ready for auction.
We took about 20 cards to PSA grading at the national convention and they were all vintage cards in bad shape, but very valuable cards. The Mantle rookie graded a 1 and is still worth around 25-30k.
We also sent about 200 cards in as a bulk submission and we just got those back. Those are mostly 1960s - 80s cards. Meetign with my auction guy tomorrow to reveal all the ratings for those cards. Could be some very valuable cards in there depending on the grade.
Next step is the online auction which will take place end of the year or so. It is with Hindman Auctions and they are going to feature my dad's collection in a special auction and do a bio on him. I'll keep all posted if you want to bid or just want to see what his lifetime hobby looks like.
He also had a Mantle rookie, several Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig cards and many more.
In the 90s he went and bought the entire inventory of a sports card store from a widow. Took him 3 trips with a U haul to bring it all home. he spent the last 30 years sorting those cards as well as working on his vintage stuff. When he died he had 2 rooms in the house full of cards, the entire basement full of cards and the garage full of cards.
Since then I have been sorting it, getting it appraised and now getting it ready for auction.
We took about 20 cards to PSA grading at the national convention and they were all vintage cards in bad shape, but very valuable cards. The Mantle rookie graded a 1 and is still worth around 25-30k.
We also sent about 200 cards in as a bulk submission and we just got those back. Those are mostly 1960s - 80s cards. Meetign with my auction guy tomorrow to reveal all the ratings for those cards. Could be some very valuable cards in there depending on the grade.
Next step is the online auction which will take place end of the year or so. It is with Hindman Auctions and they are going to feature my dad's collection in a special auction and do a bio on him. I'll keep all posted if you want to bid or just want to see what his lifetime hobby looks like.