CardPeak ConsultingInheriteda sports card collection? Here's your roadmap.
Whether you're an executor named in a will, an heir who just got a basement full of binders, or a trustee closing an estate — you need a plan, not a guess. The same four-step engagement we run for every CardPeak estate intake, laid out below. Send a one-line note and a CardPeak team member replies within one business day.
Email me the 90-day executor checklist.
First 72 hours, week-one mistakes, the full timeline, and the four FAQs the desk hears most weeks — sent to your inbox so you have it on hand before any third party sees the cards. One follow-up from the desk, no paid list, no upsell.
- A written roadmapInventory, valuation, venue routing, and a written disposition plan sent back to you so the co-executor and the family see the same plan.
- Venue & grading readsA free desk note on which cards earn a PSA/SGC/BGS submission and which venues (auction, eBay, consignment shop) actually fit the collection.
- Followup Q&AA free follow-up note when the family has more questions; no paid advisory tier between you and the read.
Send a one-line note and a CardPeak team member replies within one business day — before any spend.
- An honest count — total cards, any boxes / binders / memorabilia
- A ballpark timeline (court dates, distribution, executor deadlines)
- Authority — who decides, and what the family has agreed on
- Optional photo of a few marquee cards if you can identify them
Send a longer note to cardpeak-consulting@polsia.app — it lands at the same desk as this form.
Email the deskTell us about the collection.
Five quick fields. POSTs to /api/estate-inquiry— your note lands on the CardPeak desk and an advisor replies within one business day.
Want the worksheet first? Print-ready 1-pager with the seven first-30-days items before any third party sees the cards.
Download the audit checklistHow the engagement works
Four steps. One closure plan.
Every CardPeak estate intake runs the same four steps in order — the order matters, and it's the order that turns an inherited pile into a settled estate.
Inventory & inherit
List what you've got — cards, boxes, memorabilia, photos, signed pieces. Don't grade yet. The family identifies sentimental items before pricing.
Evaluate & value
We map the collection against the market: vintage vs modern, raw vs graded candidates, marquee rookies, filler. Independent of any buyer.
Grade or hold
We recommend which cards earn a PSA/SGC/BGS submission — and which don't — with priority order. Submission prep is part of the intake.
Sell & remit
Auction vs consignment vs eBay, sequenced for highest net proceeds. Net check, not gross lift. The estate accounting closes on the same numbers.
Free for executors
four free reads, one free note to the desk.
Roadmap
Executor checklist
A four-step roadmap you take to the family, with the first 30 days itemised.
Read the executor checklist →Venue reads
Where to sell
Auction vs consignment vs eBay — sequenced for highest net proceeds, in plain language.
See the venue breakdown →Grading reads
What to grade
Which cards earn a PSA/SGC/BGS submission and which to sell raw.
Read the grading guide →Desk
Send the desk a note
A free desk reply within one business day, before any spend.
Open the contact form →Court date, probate deadline, or a buyer already circling? Send the desk a note and a CardPeak team member reads your brief before the next reply — no paid advisory tier stands between you and an answer.
Remote-friendly across the US · signed NDA on request before any collection is reviewed.
Estate executor checklist: handling an inherited sports card collection in the first 90 days
A practical 90-day checklist for executors handling an inherited sports card collection. Where to begin in the first 72 hours, what not to do in week one, and how to keep the family on the same page through the close.
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A free 25-page PDF — practical fixes for sports card sellers on eBay. No signup walls, no paid upsell.
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