Old Baseball and Hockey Cards

[Deano670]

Does anyone here have a clue about this stuff??? I just dug out an old box from the closet and found it plumb full of old cards. What does one do with them??

 

[my mod]

keep them if you want to or sell them on e-bay

 

[Deano670]

Suppose a person could always call a card collector to see what they might be worth to sell???

 

[4byrookie]

Suppose a person could always call a card collector to see what they might be worth to sell???

pick up a price guide for the cards, you will get an idea of what they are worth before talking to a collector as they might try and scam you on a high priced card

 

[FossY]

i have a buddy who sells cards since 20 years

i could give u his number
i doubt he would even try to buy em
but he can for sure tell u what there worth

 

[OVERKILL 19]

I have about five big boxes full, in the same boat. They were left behind from a renter who skipped out on paying rent in the middle of the night...he had them hidden in a closet tucked under the stair well. Who out smarted who..... What cards do you have? Any old Habs?

 

[Summiteer]

Suppose a person could always call a card collector to see what they might be worth to sell???

Trading Card Central - Price Guides
http://www.tuffstuff.com/priceguides/
This might be of help Deano.(Might not though, I never looked at it):d

 

[Taminator]

They make priceguides to give you an idea. I have a few boxes around here but only from the 80's-90's so they aren't worth alot yet. I used to own a store with a buddy and part of it was trading cards, he still does it and can give you good info and won't rip you off if you have anything of value.

You could find some worth 10-20 bucks or so a card for the right player, and if you're lucky to have specific ones could be in the hundreds. Most will be worth nothing though-and it does depend alot on the actual make of the card (upper deck is a good one) The highest value card we dealt with was a Gretzky at 1000 bucks in the late 90's...wonder what it's worth now?
Definitely don't throw them out until you go through them, you never know what's in there and who's become a star since. There are gonna be lots worth absolutely nothing but worth going through or holding onto.

 

[Dadbro]

Suppose a person could always call a card collector to see what they might be worth to sell???

This is not a good idea, I am sure they wil tell you: Ah there not worth much but i will take them off your hands for $50 then turn around and make that all back selling one card.

 

[Dadbro]

Does anyone here have a clue about this stuff??? I just dug out an old box from the closet and found it plumb full of old cards. What does one do with them??

the best way to find out what they are worth is look on eBay and watch the same card till the very end of the sale. Most of the bids on ebay happen in the last 1 minute of the auction.

 

[Taminator]

This is not a good idea, I am sure they wil tell you: Ah there not worth much but i will take them off your hands for $50 then turn around and make that all back selling one card.

Ditto...it's definitely worth checking a guide first to have a clue and to find someone who knows something about them that you trust. Or yeah, the most common thing is what Dadbro said...'let me take them off your hands...they aren't worth much...'

 

[polarice]

They make priceguides to give you an idea. I have a few boxes around here but only from the 80's-90's so they aren't worth alot yet. I used to own a store with a buddy and part of it was trading cards, he still does it and can give you good info and won't rip you off if you have anything of value.

You could find some worth 10-20 bucks or so a card for the right player, and if you're lucky to have specific ones could be in the hundreds. Most will be worth nothing though-and it does depend alot on the actual make of the card (upper deck is a good one) The highest value card we dealt with was a Gretzky at 1000 bucks in the late 90's...wonder what it's worth now?
Definitely don't throw them out until you go through them, you never know what's in there and who's become a star since. There are gonna be lots worth absolutely nothing but worth going through or holding onto.

i myself would hang onto them if they are in boxes already put em up somewhere forget about them revisist them in twenty years
and would be worth alot more

ive got three pretty good size boxes of them downstairs ... not going anywhere

 

[Taminator]

i myself would hang onto them if they are in boxes already put em up somewhere forget about them revisist them in twenty years
and would be worth alot more

ive got three pretty good size boxes of them downstairs ... not going anywhere

Yup, plan on keeping them-we've had them for 20 years now so we'll see what we have in another 20. Got em in proper boxes, potential good ones in hard cases. They are tucked away so I don't see them and they don't pizz me off and I get rid of 'em I kept hubbys too, not sure if he knows they still exist or not. We used to do some buying/trading when I had the store - it was a hot thing then I tell ya!

 

[polarice]

Yup, plan on keeping them-we've had them for 20 years now so we'll see what we have in another 20. Got em in proper boxes, potential good ones in hard cases. They are tucked away so I don't see them and they don't pizz me off and I get rid of 'em I kept hubbys too, not sure if he knows they still exist or not. We used to do some buying/trading when I had the store - it was a hot thing then I tell ya!

early 90's they made a huge comeback and everyone seemed to be making cards .. and flooded the market which in turn drove prices down
unless you had some of the odd ball sets then they might be worth more

 

[catmando]

I have about five big boxes full, in the same boat. They were left behind from a renter who skipped out on paying rent in the middle of the night...he had them hidden in a closet tucked under the stair well. Who out smarted who..... What cards do you have? Any old Habs?

How about 5 Larry Robinson rookie cards,I also have a Glen Sather card,never checked into it but I believe it is a rookie card.Was a bigtime collecter.got about 500 cards from the early 70,s!
Oh ya.....unfortunatly they arnt worth squat unless you find someone who really wants them.For cards that are 30 years old they should be a lot more,one last thing,they need to be mint or once again not worth much!
catmando!

 

[Suzukiltz400]

The best card i have is a wayne gretzky rookie card worth 900 bucks oh yea

 

[OVERKILL 19]

How about 5 Larry Robinson rookie cards,I also have a Glen Sather card,never checked into it but I believe it is a rookie card.Was a bigtime collecter.got about 500 cards from the early 70,s!
Oh ya.....unfortunatly they arnt worth squat unless you find someone who really wants them.For cards that are 30 years old they should be a lot more,one last thing,they need to be mint or once again not worth much!
catmando!

PM me a $ for your best Larry card...I'm a Big Larry fan, he is a very nice man and would do anything for the fans.

[/IMG]

 

[JoHNI_T]

catmando is corect,, cards are almost worthless theese days unless you find that guy,,, the kids theese days dont even care and we all have boxes of them in the closet lol,,, now 20 or 30 years ago it was a big thing but with the net we can all look up every picture and stat in less then 30 seconds....


I have full colections never even opened still shrink wrapped... maybe on day