[mmahoney]

Just to make sure I am clear -- I have and entire garage of commons and low price stars to sell in bulk. It took 3 mini van loads to get those out of the house. The items I took some pictures of were examples of the insert/numbered cards. I have 7 large safes full of these -- stacked in protective covers but not in boxes, in the safes. I literally have thousands of cards. SO...I am looking for advice on how to:

1.) Organize the cards that are inserts/etc. eventually I will sell them but I need a base value before I open it up to dealers. Should I scan them all for inventory? Create a database in addition to the pics? Put the actual cards in team order? How do I find what I have once it is scanned?

2.) Organize/sort the rest of the commons?

3.) Once I have gone through them do I attempt to sell them individually for the best value or offer the whole lot up to dealers and take the best price? I do sell on ebay (other items) but it is about people looking for a deal and I am looking to get the most I can out of these.

If you're pretty confident in the sorting method already done then maybe just donate the commons to a Children's Hospital if you can find one in your area that will take them or try and sell them in bulk.

If you want to have some idea of the value of the rest you will have to take the time to list them out and look up the value. No way around that. I wouldn't start scanning until you know how you will sell them (individual or in groups) From there, just depends if you want to take the time to max value and sell individually or in small groups or just take best price for all and be done. Depending on where you live, you could go to a local card shop or if they have collectible shows in your area you may want to go to one of them and see if you can find someone interested in buying.