A Recent Purchase From a Viewer of the Channel & the Path of 3 Cards (Purchase, Grading, Selling)

[@dsphillips16]

Chris is easily the most trusted person in the hobby.

[@spic0li]

Its All About The Vibes.....😄

[@popsmoke99]

I'd trust him with my wife... she's deceased but you get the sentiment.

[@popsmoke99]

I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her if she was alive.....

[@tommayrant2279]

Chris should have his own Topps card.

[@popsmoke99]

@@tommayrant2279 ~~Right next to Ken McMullen and above Pete Rose....

[@livinwithlt]

Chris Sewall is by far the number one person in the Card Hobby by a long shot. His love for cards, integrity, and amazing knowledge sets him apart from everybody 🤙🏽

[@superred5]

Any time I see a Walter Payton rookie in the thumbnail, I watch. Love that card. Great video and great story, Chris!

[@punisher6]

you deserve that bonus on the Payton, you're a fair guy.

[@garygor1960]

I thought the same thing

[@wofwof007]

Thanks for the great level of detail from start to finish of how this deal went down. Glad the grading went slightly above expectations.

[@ChadRaush]

Not too many people pay graded prices on raw cards when buying a collection. Chris is definitely one of the good guys.

[@wrestlemania7ven]

What a great video! It illustrates so many aspects of the buyer/seller and is truly a 101 on the whole process.

[@philiphewitt1801]

Chris i have the utmost respect for honesty & thier not many buyers that i would trust more than you🙏

[@JoshHallUtah]

Dominated the predictions glad to see no strange low grades from PSA.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Same here!

[@Oobaglunk]

This video is chock full of common sense. Smart and accurate comments. 20% profit margin is very fair, as well..

[@bobwhite4671]

Outstanding and totally fair comes to my mind from watching this video, well done!

[@Mazzter88]

Love the way you do business-tremendous respect for the seller’s position

[@Johndeplume.]

I value your openness and honesty. Honestly!
 Thank you, as always, for sharing this with us.

[@colin24447]

I’ve been a longtime viewer of your videos since almost the beginning of your channel, but haven’t been collecting or watching your videos for almost a year. I’m glad to be back and I’ve been binge watching all the videos I’ve missed of yours haha. Hope all is well Chris.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Welcome back!

[@brutusonbaseball]

Great story, thanks for walking us through it!

[@fikebobby1]

Great video always enjoy seeing the process of buying and selling and the great basic breakdowns

[@jaketrustin]

Love your vides and your transparency with what you do! You really help educate and improve the hobby.

[@BACONnSPORTS]

Great Buy.. I just bought a collection from AGuy.. His kid's didn't want it or his grandchildren.. almost gave it to me.. But I Paid Him.. he didn't really know what They were worth.. he's Spending IT today. LoL

[@landanwoodard7569]

I used to buy from a mail order card and game store in Duluth MN in the late 70s early 80s and they were advertising in every paper catalog they sent me for about two years 50 card lots of some Hockey player named Wayne Gretsky. As a 13 year old I was only interested in football cards. They had Dungeon and Dragons games too. 😢. My Namath, Starr, Sayers and Franco Harris rookies are still in my collection 40+ years later. Got those graded when I was married with kids in the early 2000s. Just wished I would have snagged one of those lots of that hockey player named Wayne Gretsky.😂

[@itmeyo0]

gj chris, one of your better videos, really like how transparent you were about the whole process.

[@markamark123]

Chris - We met at the Dallas Card show this year and I showed you a couple of 1991 Topps Desert Shield PSA 10 cards (Nolan Ryan). I have 70+ PSA 10 Desert Shield cards I have collected over the past 10 years. These are stars and semi-stars. I have a Chipper Jones PSA 8.5 -- If you ever want to do a deal in Dallas, let me know. Great video and thumbs up!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I remember! I am hoping to get back to the Dallas show in the next few months

[@chadtellevik5479]

These are my favorite shares.

[@jpcards]

Thanks for the walk-through -- always very informative and interesting.

[@NyckulasLowe]

Thanks for the vid, Chris!

[@zachdelkus]

I applaud how fair you valued these cards considering, just like you said, a trimmed/counterfeit card would put you into a loss quickly.

[@rage508cardsngrails]

Awesome stuff Chris! Also u see the Payton slide down in the slab @6:58 when u tip the slab back up for the third an final time ! Smh shame on PSA 😉🤣😂

[@thomascourt4935]

I can't wait to see the extended version of the Holy Grail collection that you just got a 1/3 slice of. I realize it might be awhile considering all of the grading/selling that needs to happen first.

[@alanweinman1081]

Great explanation on the process you went through!!

[@terpfan2279]

Awesome!! Just bought a collection of Topps Baseball Complete sets from 1979-2000. Never touched. All mint and super clean. Annoying though that olds sets were packed in the box in groups of 100 with a rubber band. And Topps usually put a star player as # 100, 200 etc. So those cards are damaged Ricky Henderson RC was off centered unfortunately, but the Ozzie Smith RC looks amazing. Having fun going through them and picking at the cards to send to PSA

[@Realsmallballz]

All mint and super clean, then next sentence cards in rubber bands and damaged, cool story

[@terpfan2279]

@@Realsmallballz Only the intervals of 100 for some sets. Every set from topps was like this in early 80s. So like 7 cards out of 732. Cards never touched since bought. Many look like PSA 9. Even some 10s possible. You will never fine cleaner sets in your entire life.

[@kenrogers1948]

Wish I had your confidence in PSA's consistency... that's what keeps me from buying to sell... great vid, though!

[@spic0li]

Interesting Video Surprised you only sent in that many i woulda thought at least 10 of them looked worthy for sub.

[@sisterraysbrother]

Chris, I like that you put 2 spaces after a period. I know a lot of people are adamant about not having to do that any more, but idk.. it just looks better, imo. Also, I just got back into the hobby and am enjoying your videos immensely - both the older ones and your newer ones. I'm starting to wonder if you are a fan of British humor because I notice you sometimes say funny things, but never let on that you think what you're saying might be funny. In other words.. dry delivery. I like it. 🙂

[@ricecakejohnson]

Chris, you should get a job with PSA, your grading is always consistent and we all know we cant say that about PSA.

[@Hobbyrants]

No he shouldn't... He would be taking a huge cut in pay.

[@prestonporter7866]

You know it’s gonna be good when he says “spreadsheet”😂

[@danfennewald9827]

I don’t know how you make enough money with these collection purchases. You’re very generous wirh your offers I think

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I generally work on higher margins than this

[@rayfromphilly6969]

Great video. Those cards look great

[@Darick_C]

You’re a good dude, Chris. Love the videos

[@PushnButtons62]

Thanks for the awesome breakdown, Chris! Excellent video and a nice collection. Congrats all around 🏆🏆

[@thomastaylor9579]

Chris, thanks for reviewing your purchase and the going over the submissions to PSA, back in 2020, I submitted my rookie and 2nd yr. Payton, and I thought both my cards were sharp and crisp, and when I got them back from PSA, the Rookie got a 6 and the 2nd yr. Got a 4 and I thought PSA was out of their Fu*king minds and was ready to break the case and submit it to SGC, but thought otherwise and just sold both of them on eBay ,both for pretty good money, but i seen your thumbnail and I always trust your card evaluations before you submit, so to hear you say you thought your Payton was about a 6/7 and then to get the 7 , and just by looking at your Payton, I thought mine was about the same condition, so that gives me piece of mind, now I can rest easier, Lol, thanks bud !

[@miguelavila8961]

I’d absolutely be interested in the Payton if you’ve not already sold it?

[@chunter3882]

Small collection. But Great Players.

[@scrwwea_nhl_hut5288]

Having a great product that is easy to sell doesnt negate the incredibly low margins. At a 20% return as opposed to a more traditional retail ROI of 50-60%, the buyer would be out of business sooner rather than later.

[@jaxkasedad4953]

Ozzie!

[@michaeldenzer6024]

Love this video!

[@jessegraham1004]

Wonder if there are still some raw mint versions of these exact cards around?

[@blairaasen7245]

Put a Walter Payton rc with perfect centering in a time capsule in 76. My teacher couldn't figure out why I wanted to put that in their? Not sure what a 9 or 10 goes for, but it was protected. Love your info on the hobby.😊

[@wilda32]

When do you open the time Capsule?!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Oh cool!

[@blairaasen7245]

@@wilda32 2026

[@blairaasen7245]

2026

[@TheJankmaster]

I was hoping you were going to include the Lemieux. :(

[@Intensity-qz2jx]

Love these videos!

[@stealthdiver8084]

How much did you get for that '77 Largent.?? That one is a beauty!!

[@tommayrant2279]

Sue Richards isn't this transparent. Kudos on showing everyone how it's done right! You will have many people bringing you cards at The National based on this video alone. PS I brought the 1955 Jackie Robinson card to school this week to show it to my students and tell them about him.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Awesome! I love that the Jackie is providing a lot of value to many people

[@lakerfaker]

Is the magic / bird rc for sale and how can we purchase it?

[@bops5555]

Great vid, insite into the way to do a fair deal! I think I might've sent the Lemuix rook in for a grade....

[@scratchthrift3370]

What is the app or program you use for “average of recent sales”? That app is really nice and I would like to add it to my repertoire for valuing cards

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I use vintagecardprices.com

[@andre_boulet_guitar]

When you guess a certain grade and the card actualy get a higher grade, do you give some of the profit money back to the seller or you just leave it as is ?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

If it is a significant price difference, I will often kick some extra to the seller.

[@CranstonSandwich]

I feel like PSA should hire you as a consultant lol

[@aarond23]

Chris long time watcher of the channel...what do you think about the situation with 'Kurt's Card Care' and trying to 'fix' cards to get a better grade? Have you made a video on this in the past? Thanks.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I have not made a video on it... it's definitely not for me.

[@chazzanschutz6096]

Quick question. What are these buyer fees? We dont have crap like that over in magic the gathering. Why is it even a thing?

[@bobo44donemilking51]

Your the GOAT

[@kobefn]

Would you ever do a video showing how you grade ya cards before Shipping to psa

[@tomharrison6607]

what about the mario rookie and the dr j card did you send those to get graded

[@collectorinvestordealer]

He asked for the Dr. J card back. I sent the Lemieux in at a lower service level... it is still at PSA.

[@tomharrison6607]

@@collectorinvestordealer awesome thanks

[@tomharrison6607]

@@collectorinvestordealer i love people like you in the hobby jim kehoe who presses and grades sports illustrated magazines is another good one just like you integrity matters i gave him a first gretzky sports illustrated magazine to grade and press for me it graded a 9.4 which is a 20 to 30k magazine and he got it back to me no problem

[@chuknorr15]

Doubt you see this but I'm kinda stumped. Hope you can help. I won an auction on eBay and used my ebay credit to pay for the card. Can I have comc just keep the card so I can sell it on comc? I'm not seeing an answer to that anywhere lol. And i hear you're like the jack of all trades of flipping and collecting

[@collectorinvestordealer]

ebay and COMC have a partnership, but they are separate companies. So if you buy a card on ebay, and want to sell it on COMC, you have to have the card shipped to you, and then you ship it to COMC.

[@chuknorr15]

@@collectorinvestordealer ya I understand that part. I meant if I buy a card that com C is selling on ebay, can I just have them move the card to my com c account? Instead of shipping the card to me...

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I dont think so but Im not sure.

[@chuknorr15]

@@collectorinvestordealer appreciate the reply. Keep up the good work on the videos. Very informative sir

[@seanmallory1209]

What website/app is he using for the price estimates? 4:28

[@collectorinvestordealer]

vintagecardprices.com

[@JudahEyes]

I’m surprised you base the amount you’re willing to pay for raw cards on the graded values. Would you pay the same thing for these three cards if they were already graded when he shipped them to you?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

If they were already graded, I would have paid more since I wouldn't have to pay the grading fees.

[@lakerfaker]

How can we buy any of these cards?

[@lakerfaker]

I’m interested in the magic / bird rc

[@scottvaughn9]

Great vid, Chris! Was the Mario RC also Topps? Or OPC? That could make a notable difference. Also curious what that graded (if you did in fact send it in).

[@collectorinvestordealer]

The Lemieux was Topps. Its at PSA now

[@ericbergeron3749]

First!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

We have a winner!

[@oarancards4443]

Fo r $400keep them omg

[@larrygitlin6017]

Second!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Silver medal!

[@allanwoods8163]

Why not send in the Lemieux rookie?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I did send in the Lemieux but at a lower service level - havent gotten it back yet.

[@brucesprung6431]

Ozzie Smith a $30 card? Isn't that closer to $100?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

In a PSA 5 (about what the Ozzie would have graded), it sells for about $35.

[@CP-vi6jv]

The Walter is loose in the case

[@ACD1994]

I think its because of the PSA holders. Collectors and dealers paying, for the label but, the quality of the holder is, flimsy and cheap.

[@thomascourt4935]

Nice catch! Not even a PSA holder can keep Walter Payton from making moves!

[@blueodum]

What about the other cards that you kept raw? I'm surprised you didn't send in the Lemieux.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I did send in the Lemieux but at a lower service level... havent gotten it back yet.