A Collection I Purchased From a Viewer of the Channel

[@BobsSportsCards]

Such an honest and transparent guy. I may have to reach out to you one day. So much easier to sell everything at once. Trying to juggle wife, kids, work and eBay is a challenge. Thanks for another great video is always Chris. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@zacharyjennings8616]

Chris was great to work with and always enjoy his prospective of the hobby we all enjoy.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thank you Zach!

[@greg3072]

Enjoyed seeing your collection.

[@thanhdiep4218]

Hello Chris. Thank you for buying my collection. He gave me a very fair and reasonable offer that I couldn’t refuse. Was such a pleasure doing business with you. Thanks again Chris! Your videos are always detailed and fun to watch! Thank you for all the efforts you put into all your videos all these years! I will keep watching your videos.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thank you Thanh! I might end up doing a video on your collection as well if thats ok

[@Eliteco3]

fun view Chris. this is right up my alley I need to start buying collections

[@mitchthul5809]

The Nolan/Chris crossover is at the top of my list! Make it happen guys!!!

[@Tim4020-l4r]

Chris you are godsend for us in the hobby! Very transparent and honest is great for everyone. Love the breakdowns of individual categories.

[@williammarsh2446]

I have sent some cards to Chris and the process couldn't have been smoother. He was very upfront and honest about what he felt the cards were worth, and we were on the same page the whole time. Anybody watching this video and thinking about selling some cards should reach out with full confidence you'll be treated fairly.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thank you Bill! I appreciate hearing that

[@SSP_Joel]

These are my absolute favorite video's you upload. Watching go through collections and how you break them down is so educational. Fantastic and keep them coming.

[@wadeezy515dmi]

long time quite viewer and i just wanted to say Thanks for all the videos you post and all you do for the hobby!!! but most of all Thanks for being a Good Honest Dude! Cheers My Friend.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thank you, that means a lot

[@888strummer]

Absolutely great video; so clear and upfront with how he arrives at every price. And keeps is simple by not pricing everything out and not having too many different piles of prices. I recently have finally sold some cards on ebay but have so many to sell and it's really a lot of work which is tough with family and work; about 15,000 duplicates from 1960 to 1975 in EXMT or better for 80 or 90% and 1,000's more from 1976 to 1990. I'm so unorganized and so lazy but should get it together and reach out to Chris.

[@jeffha4057]

Thanks for being transparent about this whole process Chris. I'm not actively involved in the hobby and find all of this fascinating.

[@Sap_SportsCards]

Great content - I've learned more from you in the last three days than I have on most KZbin channels! Keeping doing what you're doing!

[@jwwj30]

Morning Chris, thanks for explaining your process of purchasing a collection from one of us. Next time can you please explain how you knew those 3 small, vintage cards were fakes? That would help us all when we buy at shows in the future. Thank you so much.

[@erikpierre6227]

Yeah I was curious about that too

[@waltercopus1485]

Maybe reprints, that's easy or tell.

[@livefreeordie5513]

If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby they sell a 10 power lighted loupe for about $10. Buy a couple cheap re-prints and commons from vintage sets and compare them. The easiest way to spot a fake of a vintage card is to look at the part of the card that should be the color of the card stock (a part of the card that wasn't printed on). The card back is usually a good place to find these. On a genuine card you'll see the fibers of the card stock in these areas, no ink, just bare paper. On a fake, this part is usually printed and you'll see a dot matrix type print pattern in these areas. Of course, there are some better fakes out there, but through this method you'll eliminate probably better than 90% of fakes.

[@nicholasb8799]

@@waltercopus1485 They used to come in as reprints in the BBC magazines in the 80s from what I recall....then they get beat up to look authentic.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Its hard to define as its sort of a matter of experience. Ive seen/held a lot of those cards over the years and its obvious to me, but there isnt a specific reason. Its like a combination of the colors, pixelation, fell of the card stock, etc.

[@andrewcross8244]

You’re a good man. Well spoken, and passionate about your craft. I dig it. And I listen to you quite a bit

[@kennethstover6123]

Aloha Chris, fantastic nostalgia video with a trip down memory lane. The cards in the PSA 7 are just amazing cards, the 8, 9 and 10 versions must be otherworldly. I was born in the early 60’s and played little league baseball in the late 60’s. My position third base. Although Ron Santo was a great HOF third baseman, he was not Brooks Robinson! No disrespect to Santo fans as he is a HOF’er. Robinson like Ripken are great family men who were great at baseball. Besides the astronauts landing on the moon in 1969, I got to play the hot corner. My dad who was not into sports took time out of life to help coach my baseball team. Dad’s were and are very special. Thanks again!

[@georgebowie609]

Chris you run a classy,fair business!!!! It’s nice to see someone just be upfront and honest with your customers. If I ever decide to sell one day….you’d be my first option. Thx for the awesome content!!!! 👍

[@waltercopus1485]

Great hit Chris. I do this all the time at yard sells. Go thru them till I see one that will pay for the price they want then take them all. Just found 2 Mark Jackson 90 hoops (Menendez,) in great shape. Keep these videos coming , we love em.

[@pmccavanagh]

That 1971 Ryan is on my wishlist of 20 cards for 22. Along with the Thurman Munson from the 71 set.

[@rodneymccrea465]

I have a lot of nolan ryan cards

[@noloanryanfan34]

Cool cards... Love the Nolan Ryan cards.

[@jaytay1995]

Can attest for Chris. He was very easy to work with and communication was streamlined. He was efficient in his correspondence, breaking down the collection I sold him in the same manner he explains for this video. Best way to sell your cards that are not of high individual value IMO.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thank you Jeremy! I appreciate that.

[@steveharmon735]

Hi Chris, I really enjoy your videos. I have been collecting on and off from the 80s till the present. I really enjoy each and every card that I own. Thanks for the videos.

[@southerncalicards]

One of my favorite you tubers for sure!!

[@kenscardboard]

This was a great explanation of how to approach buying or selling a collection. Thanks for the honest delivery.

[@johnnorman8858]

At the 3:06 mark was a Peyton Manning Topps RC

[@collectorinvestordealer]

That was actually a reprint

[@teresajones1879]

Glad to know you are very honest with buying and selling 😉

[@ripcitydrew7840]

Just recently found this channel, love how concise and transparent you are. What's your criteria for sending cards off for grading? I'm just rediscovering my collection after almost 20 years and I've got mostly junkwax era baseball and basketball cards, with a handful of football. Grading wasn't a thing when I was a kid, so they're all raw.

[@brentwalker5726]

Thank you for doing this, Chris. Its nice to see what an honest dealer pays for this kind of stuff and why he/she pays it. I have a bunch of common Bowman chrome autos (some refractors) and some common football RPAs from 2013-2019, many with low serial #'s. The guy at my LCS offered me 5 cents per card. That seemed extremely low so I walked away. I'm glad I did.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thats definitely too low!

[@randyworden5232]

That's why a lot of the local card shops are out of business. I have seen them pull it on kids...and that is infuriating.

[@nicholasb8799]

Always great to watch, also good to watch someone who is educated and honest in the hobby...thanks Chris for all of your videos.

[@benschultheis3186]

We need more deal stories!!

[@ozsportscardcollector4720]

Great breakdown of that lot. I'm always in awe of the knowledge base. Nice one.

[@RandomCC777]

Michael Jordan Double Trouble sells for around $20 on eBay, one of Jordan nicest looking insert cards of the 90s.

[@sw1217]

Thanks for sharing your purchase and insights. I'm surprised the 85T Puckett was in your group stars $1-2 section. Would you consider 85 the first year of junk wax (ie overproduced)?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Junk wax sort of starts around there but it depends on who you ask. all the 1980s was overproduced but I think of junk wax starting in 1986

[@Forthefunofthehobby]

Really appreciated watching this. Love seeing this process

[@cheapcardcollector]

Nice pickup! Always love watching you review random collections

[@kmota1977]

How much you want for the Bobby Dalbec? I got the orange Valiant and would like to add the green

[@byronkaiser]

I saw some Grant Hills in there, I would be interested in a Grant Hill lot, he was my man when I was in middle school but most my stuff was in binders and all messed up so looking for nicer copies. Let me know if you have a lot worth shipping.

[@xancypillosi9497]

I got quite a few hill rookies and inserts if interested z

[@sciencereactions8221]

I would have thought the Plank would have been worth a lot more. It is really really cool!

[@christopherthomas9355]

Love videos like this. Your analysis is spot on and your interactions are genuine and honest. Thanks for sharing and congrats Zachary on the sale!

[@Jan-mu8vm]

Great video! I really appreciate the candor you had!

[@joshl9168]

Excellent. I have a lot of these kinds of cards and you just confirmed what a fair price would be.

[@EagleMan_TradingCards]

Love these videos! They're honest and interesting! Thanks for sharing

[@Daryl-S]

Great video! I've heard this before but in your opinion are common Jordans from early to mid 90's worth about a dollar? I have hundreds ungraded in NM-Mint just no possible 10's because of centering and print imperfections :( Just sitting in a box in the closet lol! Someday I'll do something with them

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Yeah, I would say common Jordans are worth about $1

[@Intensity-qz2jx]

These videos are always interesting. I love watching you breaking them down by price, love your game plan with them. I respect you for the fair offers on buying cards from collectors. What you paid for the Ripken's from me would have been a nightmare to move. Not because it's Cal. I had guys that wanted to cherry pick the cards. I got no low ball offers, that completely shocked me and this is FB group dedicated to Cal's cards with some very serious collectors. People seem to always want to take advantage of you when your trying to sell. I hate it. I had one delusional guy wanting all the raw. But he expected me to go through all of them and give him card date, manufacturer, card # and detailed condition of each. Pictures were not good enough for him. I explained to him that was what a collect himself does and he expected everyone he bought from to do all the leg work. He got very nasty and I blocked him.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Ha! yeah I have had some nightmare scenarios trying to sell on facebook.

[@theboringchannel2027]

Lesson to learn, minus the Plank card, the Seller spent more money on top loaders and grading, then he received for the cards.

[@shakascloset1700]

Your a very fair buyer. 👍

[@djs8465]

was that a 98 topps peyton manning rookie at 3:05 mark? those go for like $25-$70 depending on condition on ebay regularly i think

[@collectorinvestordealer]

No, that was a reprint from 2010. Sells for maybe $1

[@djs8465]

@@collectorinvestordealer ah? those tricky reprints. such a tease. thx

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

Technical question; now that PSA grading fees have become more reasonable, would it have changed how much you paid for any of the cards in the collection?

[@BoutTime73]

Used to have a stack of old cigarette cards, mom threw away because she thought the were old junk. I found them in new house when I was a younger and kept for 13years. Always wondered what they’d be worth now, probably best I don’t know lol

[@PushnButtons62]

Very much appreciate you breaking this down and presenting this buy. I really am learning a lot about the way you are valuing all the cards in terms of buying and selling and keeping. Thanks Chris for another excellent video

[@DemzWon1]

Never saw that way to get cards out top loaders haha hellyeah

[@williambartenslager8040]

Very fair prices paid, buyer should be happy.

[@ckliethe]

Was just at my parents house for the holidays and found some great cards. My brother and I collected Jordan's in the 90s. Saw you go over a few of them fairly quickly and think they were in the ~$1 grouping. Was it because of condition/unable to grade? I have some rookies from that era and some rookies in football and baseball. Lots of junk wax but in pretty decent condition. Just trying to see what my best option with everything is. Will likely keep a good number of my Jordan's as they likely will only go up in value and have a few autographed ones in the set.

[@ckliethe]

But have to add have been a big fan of your channel and love to see someone doing honest fair work.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thanks! Most Jordans are $1 cards, as he has many thousands of different ones. Feel free to email me pictures at [e-mail]

[@jefferywhite1275]

Hi Chris. Wouldn't know where to start. I have a lot of mostly 2019 and 2020 Baseball and Football. Ton of select football. Also Some decent Redsox and Patriots cards.where do you even start? Take pics? Any advice would be appreciated. Bought a ton maybe too much. Thanks Jeff

[@collectorinvestordealer]

If you want to email me some pictures to [e-mail], we can go from there

[@jefferywhite1275]

@@collectorinvestordealer will do

[@jefferywhite1275]

@@collectorinvestordealer will send some later today

[@bigwes411]

Chris is an excellent person I sold him cards in December 2021 very fair (excellent)👍

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Thank you Westley for both the Ikea visits! :)

[@tdotjones5380]

lovee the OJ

[@randyworden5232]

Really enjoy your channel Chris. Impressive content and presentation.

[@ronniemorgan5143]

I have so many ⚾️ 🏈 🏀 cards from late 80’s & early 90’s. Was a batboy for Columbus Clippers, & met many players. I know I have some gems in my collection, but it’s sad how the market died. I’d sell everything if the price is right.

[@capt.slamkalski5332]

Any of those topps , Tiffany's. I seen 3 Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie All-stars. Then a Bowman Frank Thomas. Wasn't sure if they where Tiffany's or not.

[@capt.slamkalski5332]

Okay after watching the whole video, I seen 4 of those juniors and a Frank Thomas Topps 90 rookie. Was wondering if any of them was Tiffany's

[@collectorinvestordealer]

No, none of them are Tiffanys

[@jakesbreaks8487]

I like the mojo refractors of current players, especially rookies. Lower print runs than the flagships or chromes. A good example would be the Acuna 2918 mojo in the 1983 style.

[@diaservices3454]

Hi Chris - how do the 1980-1986 cards stack up? I have a large collection of that timeframe. Any ideas ? I have a lot of Ripken, Nolan ryan, Dale Murphy etc…. Not necessarily rookies but gear condition raw cards. I don’t think I can afford to have them graded or if it would even make sense? Where do you send cards for grading? Any help here appreciated.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Unfortunately, cards from the 80s generally do not have a lot of value unless they are graded or the key Rookies. Grading at the moment is probably too expensive to consider, unless you have the key RCs in ultra high grade.

[@larrygitlin6017]

I think you are very generous.

[@canoak768]

How did you get a $500 value on the 1915 Plank? A recent “Authentic” SGC copy sold for $750 USD. So an SGC 1.5 would be valued at least $1,000 USD

[@collectorinvestordealer]

That is not a fair comp as that card has the eye appeal of a NM card.

[@Advocate4kids]

Really enjoyed this!

[@jude999]

That must be $500 to ship to Holland. 8:27 I need to figure out how to do this :)

[@stevengallant6363]

I think Chris picked up these cards up all he was in the states

[@jude999]

Said he ships to Holland

[@stevengallant6363]

@@jude999 I stand corrected... I bet it's expensive...

[@timhapeman6955]

Cool. Thanks for the detailed explanation.

[@CoreyInCreamCity]

If you figure that PSA wants to get back down to 10 each, isn't it worth holding those Clemens and Duncan cards until grading prices come down a bit? I'd figure you won't have too much tied up in those, and hanging onto em to be graded will bring back max return. Will just take longer (even though it's a mystery when that $10 mark will hit). Really liked this vid though. This is the kinda stuff that I normally buy, minus Plank card

[@johnboren5910]

I think that's a smart play for established/HOF caliber guys like those.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Yeah, I have put aside a few cards in anticipation that PSA will eventually come back down. The Clemens for sure.

[@Revengetoyourliver]

The best in the business when it comes to Cards !

[@JudahEyes]

Why are the Tim Duncan rookie cards $100 for PSA grading? Would it be closer to $25 or so?

[@j_toledo419]

Hey do you know any way to price check Nascar Cards? Picked up a ton of Nascar Cards mainly 90s-2005ish, previous owner sorted them into 3 inch binders by drivers and a ton of nearly every driver in that era. But can't find an easy reliable price guide for them. Anyway first time seeing your channel, appreciate the business like vibe. Great to not see a bunch of overblown reactions for a change 😏 👍

[@livinwithlt]

Love the honesty and sincerity from your channel my brother. Happy new year to you and I hope positive vibes continue coming your way 😎🤙🏽

[@rlsfrny]

Interesting story about Plank - like Honus Wagner, Plank was anti-tobacco. So the T206 of him is extremely rare. He was a great pitcher from the Christy Mathewson era - pitched for Philadelphia A's teams that went to the World Series 5 times. Check out his stats if you don't know about him - 326 wins against 194 losses, an unheard-of career 2.35 ERA.

[@kellypatterson6517]

I am interested in the Jerry Rice card if you are looking to sell.

[@soogasooga]

I chuckled when I saw that big pile for 10c/card - aren't those top loaders themselves worth more than that these days?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Realistically, used top loaders have no value

[@soogasooga]

@@collectorinvestordealer hmm maybe I sold at the right time last year but I sold 800 used ones for I think$125. I remember there was a huge shortage. maybe that's been fixed by now.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Yeah there was a stretch where there was a shortage but thats over now. You might be able to get $0.05 - $0.10 now.

[@rob9802]

Chris, most of the other vloggers in the hobby clearly have connections that compromise their messages (maybe they do ad reads for eBay, or they're trying to get us to do breaks with them, etc.) Even if they seem honest, they have that stain of compromised integrity because of those issues. Not having ad reads, etc. really lends more credibility to your channel. I know monetizing has to be a long-term goal for any vlogger, but if you do monetize your channel, I hope you avoid the ad reads. You can monetize without compromising integrity, and it's hard to find vloggers in the hobby that know how to do this.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I really appreciate that. I have intentionally tried to avoid ad reads, the only exception Ive made is getting sponsors for the high rollers each week. It does mean I make significantly less through the channel than I would otherwise, it can be tough balance to find.

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

@@collectorinvestordealer Can't put a price on one's integrity ! You're the man Chris!

[@tomaslekis3262]

@@collectorinvestordealer at this point, your viewers would be okay. Maybe do promo stuff for like panini or fanatics? This way you may get some free boxes that you can open and explain to us how you’ll be selling and whatnot.

[@bargainhunter2404]

You seem very fair. I have few thousand base cards I need send you. All 3 sports. Mostly all stars and hof. Few binders full of star hof and few boxes. Be good stuff to make player lots or to mix in lots.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Feel free to email me at [e-mail]

[@brianbyczek3042]

so are you saying both upper deck frank thomas and ken griffey rookies are worth only 25 cents or less ?

[@benicia21]

4:08 - the refractor check, nope, just a base chrome 😔

[@KH-vv5dq]

Great video! If you come across Torry Holts, I'd take those!

[@bosshogg9988]

Cool video, so I realize you quote cards by category base,inserts, graded etc. but do you add for top loaders too or do you send those back? Top loaders are kinda pricey now a days. Anyhow thanks for the content & keep the vids coming👍

[@collectorinvestordealer]

No, I dont pay anything for used top loaders, I dont factor them in as having any value

[@Reno_56101]

Your voice over videos always remind me of watching the Red Green Show.

[@michaeltillman6604]

That's awesome I just sold my house and had to move all my collectables with me that I have not done nothing with for years thinking about saying it off for my new hobby crypto lol. I need to put some thought on how would be the best for the biggest bang for all . Where are you located at If you don't mind.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I live in the Netherlands but travel to the States regularly. Feel free to email me at [e-mail]

[@jimspencer7666]

Hi Chris, Really surprised to see the Topps 1960 Mantle not be valued more highly. I’ll buy it at double the price you paid - how ‘bout it?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

The 1960 Topps Mantle was a 1997 Topps reprint

[@donniewhite6612]

very cool

[@goldeneagle1833]

At the end you said you paid friends and family. I was under the impression that if using PayPal for a business buy that goods and services would but the "correct" thing to do. Did you use F&F because you weren't paying someone with a business? How would decide what to use? Thanks for the time and I've learned a lot about the business side from watching your videos!!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Appreciate the question. There is no correct thing regarding paypal. The only difference is paying F&F instead of "goods and services" means Im not protected in any way. But in this case, I've already received the cards so neither side needs any protection. No point in paying a fee for protection neither of us need.

[@thetoytable299]

very interesting

[@MS-37]

3 Tim Duncan rookie cards. Nice.

[@benv7023]

My bold prediction: You will be able to grade a card with PSA for $15 in 2022. The only reason cheaper grading levels were removed was to get through their backlog.

[@erikpierre6227]

Hey Chris, for the bulk star commons you valued somewhere between ¢5-¢50 each, I noticed they all looked to be in top loaders; does that factor into your price decision? Sometimes it feels like the top loaders can hold more value than the actual cards. Thanks, I love your channel!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Good question. I dont factor in top loaders at all as I have plenty and you can not sell used top loaders so they dont have any real value.

[@toddortega351]

How do I contact him?I have a large collection I would like to sell

[@collectorinvestordealer]

You can email me at [e-mail]

[@terrydavis1331]

I have a nice collection myself. I’ll post a video when I have some extra time

[@YodasBlessedLife]

My guess was 400.00 , i was not strong on the value of the plank card, Thanks Chris

[@ASMRPeople]

For modern lots do you normally break them up by player or team? You given the rationale you use to make up vintage lots, but I'm kind of curious how you do modern lots.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

It depends, but I often do player lots or just a random mix

[@ForsakenWar]

Another great video Chris! Your card knowledge is unbelievable but I guess if you do something long enough right!?👍

[@OldManGame]

Sweet!

[@jasonwolfe9892]

On average do you pay around 50 percent of what the cards are worth?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

It ranges very heavily depending on the card and value. 50% is a general average maybe but there are lots of exceptions in either direction.

[@frankpatetta5952]

Just wondering why, the 1998 Topps Chrome Peyton Manning rookie #165 went in the common stacks?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

It was a 2010 reprint

[@xancypillosi9497]

I seen that and questioned that myself, had to be a reason why

[@caelenow2829]

I wish you had a LCS. Some of those “0.10” cards I’ve seen being sold for $2. Stuff I’d love to buy but not worth it at all

[@daveparker5541]

Chris are you not in the USA?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I live in the Netherlands but I travel to the US regularly

[@skiprockjr.6881]

I've been looking to sell my collection for a little while now. I've got a lot baseball, basketball, and football junk wax era inserts but also a couple Pippen rookies, Griffey's, Jordan baseball, a handful of '48 and '49 Bowman baseball, etc. I'll take a fair deal in a heart beat.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Feel free to email me at [e-mail]

[@skiprockjr.6881]

@@collectorinvestordealer Will do. I'll go through them all and list the notables and ballpark the condition. Thanks for replying.

[@mrsloth_8820]

Hey Chris, is there any way to reach out to you if I wanted to sell a collection? I’ve got mainly 90s basketball. Thanks!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

My email is [e-mail]

[@DrewTangNYC]

Pippen Rock Stars is about $10-15