Best way to sell a collection

[Spidey111]

You have some very nice things, I'd be interested in the lotus (and recall, mox ruby/sapphire, time walk), but I'm in the process of raising funds : (

My sadness aside, I would recommend trying to sell the power, workshop, and duals on Facebook before eBay. There is a group called "High End Magic stuff for sale" that has a lot of people who would be interested in buying your power, and you would be able to avoid eBay fees.

In terms of pricing, your power is going to be extremely condition dependent. {Black Lotus} can range from $1800-3000 depending on condition, {Ancestral Recall} can be $700-1100, {Mishra's Workshop} $500-600, {Bazaar of Baghdad} $300-350, and your duals will vary (basically tcgplayer low).

I highly recommend trying to evaluate the condition of your cards, and posting in the facebook group mentioned above with pictures. If you need a link to the group I can send you one, but you should be able to just search for it by name (it'll be the one with ~14k people in it). You have to request to join, and will need to format your post according to their rules. Feel free to ask me any questions about how the group works.

Thanks for all the recommendations.  I am trying to figure out how best to sell this collection.  I'll check out the FB site you recommended.  Maybe there are others out there that have experience selling large collections like this one?

And that's the real issue for me.  I mean, if I just wanted to sell off a few cards, yeah, easy, done.  I'll offload about 50 cards and however many dual lands I have.  ;)  But I want the WHOLE collection to sell!  And from what everyone's telling me, that's a lot trickier.

Thanks again,


- Pete

[Rothsteine]

Hey All,

Thanks for the input.  I've started transferring the stuff that I put into the 'My Precious' binder over to the Trading binder.  That way you can see the collection.  So far I've only moved over the A-L entries.  I'll do the remaining M-Z tonight.  (Yes, the Power 9 will be there.)  For the most part, all I've put into the iMTG app (so far) are special lands and "gold" cards.  I also put in some of the really old/rare cards that I knew would be of interest.

Most of the collection is Revised, 4th Edition, Fallen Empires, The Dark, Homelands (and later expansions I've forgotten the names to) that I bought from boxes & packs.  Anything from Alpha, Beta, Unlimited, Arabian Nights, Legends, or Antiquities were bought as single cards from a co-worker of mine getting out of the game...in 1996.  :)  I had the presence of mind at the time to make a full set of un-played Restricted, and that has been sitting in its own binder for all these years.  I suppose I could sell that by itself?

My plan is to catalog the box of artifacts next (less than 1,000), and then I'll tackle the 5,000-card box of the five mana colors.

Oh, and I have about a dozen decks that are still ready to be played, so who knows what's in those!  Oy....

Thanks,


- Pete

Your collection is huge i...want... But my collage savings...😭

[MuggyWuggy]

Need a juzam djinn

[cltrn81]

I believe in transparency so here is what I PM'd Spidey

Hi,
I am a mod on this forum and I wanted to touch base with you and explain some examples that have happend in the past.  Quite frankly this is the internet and people lie.  With that said I don't know you and you don't know me.  I could be lying as well except I have a lot of positive karma, lots of posts, and "Elder" status which indicates I am a mod and you are quite simply a new user.  We encourage growth here and we are happy to have you.....I hope I do not scare you away but I want to say all of this ahead of time given the conversation and the shear value of cards you claim to have and wish to sell.

I have yet to see a new user come on here, state they have the higher level of cards you claim and not be a liar and thief......I only say that because in the past, that is typically how thiefs start out claiming when they come on here.  I am not saying this is what you are.....I am just stating in the past people have came on here with those intentions and I want to give you the opportunity to prove otherwise.  You can post pics by downloading a Dropbox app and simply pasting the link the app creates for pics.

I apologize for coming across so forward but it is just my goal and intention to mitigate the risk of bad people ruining other people's fun.

I hope you understand,
Your friendly neighborhood mod

[Spidey111]

I believe in transparency so here is what I PM'd Spidey

Hi,
I am a mod on this forum and I wanted to touch base with you and explain some examples that have happend in the past.  Quite frankly this is the internet and people lie.  With that said I don't know you and you don't know me.  I could be lying as well except I have a lot of positive karma, lots of posts, and "Elder" status which indicates I am a mod and you are quite simply a new user.  We encourage growth here and we are happy to have you.....I hope I do not scare you away but I want to say all of this ahead of time given the conversation and the shear value of cards you claim to have and wish to sell.

I have yet to see a new user come on here, state they have the higher level of cards you claim and not be a liar and thief......I only say that because in the past, that is typically how thiefs start out claiming when they come on here.  I am not saying this is what you are.....I am just stating in the past people have came on here with those intentions and I want to give you the opportunity to prove otherwise.  You can post pics by downloading a Dropbox app and simply pasting the link the app creates for pics.

I apologize for coming across so forward but it is just my goal and intention to mitigate the risk of bad people ruining other people's fun.

I hope you understand,
Your friendly neighborhood mod

Hey there,

Totally understand.  I'm comforted to know that there are mods looking out for exactly these sorts of things.  Perhaps I should restate what my intentions are for posting in the first place. 

I started using the iMTG app to catalog my collection in hopes of selling it (all of it), and I took the added step of engaging the forum to ask for some advice on how to go about doing this.  I have shared the cards that I've cataloged so far to give the forum a sense of what I'm dealing with.  I've been given great advice (thank you all), and, yes, a few people have asked if I'd be willing to sell individual cards.  That was NOT my intention, but the forum's enthusiasm has spurred me on to continue cataloging the collection.  (I put A-F of the artifacts in last night.)

I'm happy to share pics of the cards, me holding the cards, me holding a newspaper and the cards, etc.  I am proud of the collection.  Having worked in a comic book store during the mid-90s, I had the means and the opportunity to buy/sell/trade a lot of collectible material (I'll include a picture of me holding my copy of Amazing Fantasy #15), but that was 20 years ago.  So 'plugging into the scene' again is like a trip back in time, and I truly do appreciate everyone's input. 

Thanks,


- Pete

[cltrn81]

Sounds legit Pete.  GL and hope you enjoy the forum.

Look forward to pics :)

[Spidey111]

but you're sure you only want cash? You wouldn't accept a legacy deck?

Not sure what a legacy deck is, but I'm guessing it's not of equal or greater value.  ;)


- Pete

[ihasfrozen]

but you're sure you only want cash? You wouldn't accept a legacy deck?

Not sure what a legacy deck is, but I'm guessing it's not of equal or greater value.  ;)


- Pete

Unless you want to play, I'd just sell for cash : )

[gtfotis]

I just want your unhinged forests 😱

[ihasfrozen]

Could I see pictures or scans of the following when you have the chance?
{Ancestral Recall}
{Mox Sapphire}
{Mox Ruby}
{Time Walk}

PM me for my email address if that's easier to send pictures, may have an offer or two to make.

[Spidey111]

Hey there,

I posted a video at: https://vimeo.com/109660415

You'll need the following password to view it: cltrn81isagoodmod  :)

Pics of the collection are coming next.

Thanks,

- Pete

[InfinitiveDivinity]

😱

[ihasfrozen]

Thank you for posting the video, I look forward to seeing more pics : )

[Falcon182]

Dude. You're living the dream!!! Jealous.

[Aladormax]

I wish I could afford any of your stuff. Unfortunately I have expensive taste and only want dual lands, and stuff I can never afford on my current budget.