Advice Needed

[Playmaker 88]

Hey folks...Need a bit of advice here. I am in a bind, and unfortunately, have to sell off a chunk of my Hank Blalock personal collection. I don't do the ebay thing much, so not 100% sure where the value would be. There will be no shipping as the potential buyer is local. Let me know what you think about $325 cash for this lot:


HANK BLALOCK

2003 Playoff Portraits Autographs SIlver 8/15
2003 Playoff Portraits Materials Gold Jersey (BLUE) 23/25
2003 Ultimate Collection Buybacks Autograph 25/35
2003 Ultimate Collection Buybacks Autograph 29/45
2003 Ultimate Collection Buybacks Autograph 10/10
2004 Bowman Sterling Black Refractor Bat 9/16 9/16 (Jersey #)
2004 Flair Diamond Cuts Gold Patch (Blue/Red) 4/9
2004 Fleer Sweet Sigs Sweet Swing Bat/Patch (White/Black) 16/29
2004 Fleer Sweet Sigs Sweet Swing Bat/Patch (Gold/Blue/Red) 21/29
2004 Leaf Limited Gold Spotlight 24/25
2004 Leaf Limited Timber Bat Away 17/25
2004 Leaf Limited Timber Bat Home 18/25
2004 SP Authentic Buybacks Auto/Jersey 7/15
2004 Sweet Spot Limited 1/10
2004 Throwback Threads Signature Marks Autograph 15/25
2004 Timeless Treasures Signatures Bronze 7/10
2004 Ultimate Collection Stat Patch (Red/Blue/White) 8/29
2005 Abs. Memorabilia Abs. Ink Swatch Single Auto 9/25 (Jersey #)
2005 Artifacts Autofacts 12/25
2005 Artififacts MLB Apparel Auto/Jersey 15/30
2005 Diamond Kings Hawaii 8/10
2005 Donruss Recollection Autographs 1/5
2005 Donruss Stat Line Season 27/32
2005 Donruss Classics Dress Code Jersey Prime (Red/White/Blue/Black) 5/25
2005 Donruss Classics Signature Bat 16/25
2005 Leaf Certified Mirror Emerald 2/5
2005 Playoff Prestige Prestigious Pros Bat 11/25
2005 Prime Patches Button 23/24
2005 Prime Patches Laundry Tag 2/4
2005 Prime Patches Team Logo Patch (Red/White/Blue) 8/32
2005 SP Authentic Signatures 9/25 (Jersey Number)
2005 Studio Masterstrokes Combo Prime Dual Patch 9/10 (Jersey Number)
2005 Studio Masterstrokes Signature Combo 2/25
2005 Sweet Spot Signatures Glove Black Ink 9/15 (Jersey Number)
2005 Timeless Treasures Signature Silver 14/25
2005 Ultimate Collection Dual Materials Patch 10/10
2005 Ultimate Colletion Materials Signature 5/25
2005 Ultimate Collection Veteran Materials Signature 12/20
2005 Ultra Season Crowns Bat Platinum 20/25

[BCUS28]

Dem some rare cards der. Seems fair to me, but maybe ask for a little more?

[VintageHeros]

Well, if anyone knows Blalock it should be you...

Put yourself in the buyer's shoes...would you pay $8.33 a card for a huge lot of Blalocks all serial #'d less than 32? Of course you would! That's a steal even for someone who doesn't collect Blalock!

Without knowing about your bind I wonder if there isn't another way...could someone loan you the money and hold your cards as collateral? If you did do ebay I imagine you would get twice that price easily (although you'd have to deal with ebay!)...

No one should ever expect to make a profit or return on their PC Player "investment" but selling in a bind is a sure fire way to lose big-time!

If it were me, and regretably it has been in the past, I would explore all other options for fixing your situation. Selling your cards may be the quick and easy way out but you will most likely regret it, and regret it for a very long time...

You have my sympathy and I wish you the best!

[tutall]

i agree with the last post... i got in a bind and sold all my stuff to get out... took a huge loss... i think you would be doing the same... make sure you get enough... as you wont be seeing any of those cards.... way too rare to be given away

[Playmaker 88]

*sigh* Damn economy.

[booyahlaw]

I don't know your financial situation, but I would do whatever I could to hold onto your cards. Borrow of a friend, family member, someone . . . you're going to ALWAYS regret selling those cards if that is the guy you most enjoy collecting. Certainly there is someone you know that would lend you $400, right? Even a payday loan would be better than giving your cards away.

I was in a pinch for cash at one point in my life, and I sold several circa 1960 Mantles along with a couple Jordan rookies that I had collected. I will tell you, the financial downturn came and went, but I still regret selling those cards (even though I got a very fair price for them). The sad thing is, if I would have swallowed my pride a bit and asked a friend or family member, I could have borrowed the money and saved myself the regret.

If Hank Blaylock is whom you personally collect, don't give away what you've worked hard to get. Do you have stocks you could get rid off? Its alot easier to replace a stock or a mutual fund in your portfolio than it is low serial #'d cards you value.

That's just my opinion, if you have no other recourse than to sell those cards, don't give them away. Though I really don't collect new baseball, I would imagine you could probably sell them each individually on ebay with a Buy it Now price for more than the $8 a piece you would get in this deal you have brokered.

[SteakNchop]

I agree with them you'll definitely regret it.

[angel0430]

Try selling them on the bay before you go ahead and loose your money and most important your collection

[BCUS28]

You'll regret it, dont do it, especially if you have 90's inserts.

EDIT: not everybody has 90's inserts