Collectibles

Quote: 100xOdds

i have old magic the gathering cards, including moxes, complete sets of multi-lands and a sealed Chronicles box (20yrs old).

i stopped playing MTG 15yrs ago.
best place to sell these?

There is a very real problem of people resealing rare boxes of MTG, almost to the point that sealed boxes are worth less. I don't deal with these but know some of the rarest boxes can go for $50,000 and more. Selling these on ebay risks a scammer opening your box and returning garbage and claim you had sent resealed garbage.

Quote: 100xOdds

i have old magic the gathering cards, including moxes, complete sets of multi-lands and a sealed Chronicles box (20yrs old).

i stopped playing MTG 15yrs ago.
best place to sell these?

I sold eight dual lands on eBay a few years ago. The only problem is, there's no guarantee that the buyer isn't going to try to pull some stunt - for example, accusing you of sending a counterfeit card.

However, if you're seriously interested, I would suggest the GenCon gaming convention in Indianapolis. Normally it's around the first weekend in August. (This year is mid-September, but there won't be an auction so don't bother.) It has a sizable auction with its card sales frequented by a number of dealers, so expect top dollar. A sealed Chronicles should be worth something; I got $325 for a sealed Unglued back in 2015, when it was long out of print.

There are a number of dealers who will give you an honest value for them, especially if you consign them. Do some research before you sell.

Years ago I acquired about forty or so old cameos and intaglio pieces, suitable for rings or pendants.

Some are jade.

The market for these is very limited, apparently: I cannot find a viable buyer, so they just sit there in a lacquered Russian box, waiting for a new lease on life.

I kind of forgot about this thread I started. :)

In March I sent in around 25 cards/tickets to PSA to get graded. This was right before they closed down lower cost grading levels. I will not be getting most of them back for some time (PSA is backed up). Most of these are items I plan to keep and have memories attached. None are particularly valuable but it will be nice to have them protected/slabbed/graded. I wish I had sent in more at the lower price levels. One does not have to grade cards to sell them. They can be sold "raw". There are loads of resources/forums available for all these things. Ebay is a big player in the card market (sports, magic, Pokemon etc). There are many positives and plenty of negatives to selling on ebay and they are not the only option.

Quote: MrV

Years ago I acquired about forty or so old cameos and intaglio pieces, suitable for rings or pendants.

Some are jade.

The market for these is very limited, apparently: I cannot find a viable buyer, so they just sit there in a lacquered Russian box, waiting for a new lease on life.

My Aunt collected cameos all thru the 1960s and 1970s. She left them to her Sister who always referred to them as being valuable. When she passed, we had an antique buyer go thru the house. Some things were worth more than we thought, but the valuable cameos weren't among them. We ended up letting everyone choose one and the rest went in two lots at auction.

Basic PSA primer for the card Axel mentioned: 1971 Topps Nolan Ryan. 1971 Topps baseball had black borders so it is difficult to get a high grade for that year. In fact, there are no PSA 10s of this card (there are 31 PSA 9s). PSA has some nice resources to gather information about a particular card.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1971-topps/nolan-ryan-513/33520
The lowest cost to grade the card right now with PSA is ~$200 for "Express" (plus shipping/insurance) (max card value $2499). It would need to grade a 7 or higher to sell the card at a profit based upon information in the link above.
Recent PSA 7 sold on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144103151731?hash=item218d379873:g:sjcAAOSwhQtg47gq
Recent raw card sold on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174834214668?hash=item28b4ee670c:g:fwUAAOSwWNVg6Q7I
If the card grades highly, PSA can/will adjust the grading cost based on past sales history. IOW, if it grades as a PSA 9 (or higher) the grading cost will increase.
https://www.psacard.com/pricing
PSA is not the only grading company but it is the current market leader.

I'm listed in the PCGS Registry for having had one of the finest sets of proof silver Washington quarters. They were minted from 1936 thru 1964.

PCGS is the Professional Coin Grading Service... the company with slabs.

At one time my collection was ranked #1. It included the five proof 70 (70 is perfect) quarters from 1960, 61, 62, 63, 64.

But I sold my collection when PCGS pulled a fast one.

PCGS changed the scoring for "registry sets" that made Proof 69 Deep Cameo coins have a higher point value than a Proof 70 perfect coin.

I protested because I knew that would knock me out of #1 and make other collections rank higher and knock down the value of my set.

When my protest failed I sold my set while it was still #1 and before it lost value.

I think what PCGS did was unfair. They literally said perfect coins were less collectible than shiny coins with imperfections.

Yes. One company put the coin business on tilt.

Quote: Keeneone

Basic PSA primer for the card Axel mentioned: 1971 Topps Nolan Ryan. 1971 Topps baseball had black borders so it is difficult to get a high grade for that year. In fact, there are no PSA 10s of this card (there are 31 PSA 9s). PSA has some nice resources to gather information about a particular card.
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1971-topps/nolan-ryan-513/33520
The lowest cost to grade the card right now with PSA is ~$200 for "Express" (plus shipping/insurance) (max card value $2499). It would need to grade a 7 or higher to sell the card at a profit based upon information in the link above.
Recent PSA 7 sold on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144103151731?hash=item218d379873:g:sjcAAOSwhQtg47gq
Recent raw card sold on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174834214668?hash=item28b4ee670c:g:fwUAAOSwWNVg6Q7I
If the card grades highly, PSA can/will adjust the grading cost based on past sales history. IOW, if it grades as a PSA 9 (or higher) the grading cost will increase.
https://www.psacard.com/pricing
PSA is not the only grading company but it is the current market leader.

I have a few of these, oddly enough, one of them has a different back than the others, I think it was printed in or for Canada.

Topps produced cards that were sold only in Canada, under the OPeeChee brand. Usually the front is the same but the back will be slightly different.. Most OpeeChees have something in French, as well as English. As a rule of thumb, they sell for less than their US counterparts
Cards with black borders like the 1971 set are harder to get good grades on as the black is unforgiving.