Sports Cards

Yappi said:
Sports cards started as simply a fun hobby for kids. About 35 years ago, it was a combination of hobby and gambling. As more time passes, it is becoming a gambling hobby.

When I go through the boxes in the basement and find a valuable card, it is definitely like hitting the trifecta at a horse race.
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35 years ago? More like 70 years ago. Except those idiots put Mickey Mantle Rookie cards in the spokes of their bike.
 
Omar said:
35 years ago? More like 70 years ago. Except those idiots put Mickey Mantle Rookie cards in the spokes of their bike.
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Or you have a mother that gave your card collection away to the kid down the street. Had both Maris and Mantle cards. Also my favorite player as a kid some guy named Larry Doby.
 
On the site I previously posted about, I once in a while will pick up cards outside of the sports world. Sometimes they are dirt cheap and I can pick up a card for a couple of cents even if I don't have much interest in them, its worth the chance to flip them at such a low price.

Interestingly this week, I've sold quite a few Kamala Harris cards. I'm guessing there are alot of speculators buying them now expecting her to become the first female President in the near future.
 
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Yappi said:
On the site I previously posted about, I once in a while will pick up cards outside of the sports world. Sometimes they are dirt cheap and I can pick up a card for a couple of cents even if I don't have much interest in them, its worth the chance to flip them at such a low price.

Interestingly this week, I've sold quite a few Kamala Harris cards. I'm guessing there are alot of speculators buying them now expecting her to become the first female President in the near future.
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Hmmm
 
@Yappi did you see this? I got excited when I saw the 1991 Tops of Chipper Jones went for over $120,000. But then after closer inspection it was the Desert Storm edition! The one from the traditional set is not worth much. LOL

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Not only Desert Storm, I'm sure it was a graded card with a high grade.

These articles like to talk about extreme examples but don't give the regular consumer enough information.

I'm just happy when I find a $10 card in my collection.
 
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How would someone go about selling their mostly baseball card collection. I have about 100,000 cards from the early 90s sitting around in organized boxes. I was thinking about searching out cards valued at $5.00 and higher for sale on FB or EBay. Any other suggestions?
 
I use https://www.comc.com/ to buy and sell cards.

It is easier to do than FB or EBay. You pack up your cards and mail them in. The company then photographs each card and uploads it to your account for pricing. When they sell, COMC ships the cards. They handle everything. You can request payment when you choose to.

The negatives are that it can be more expensive to sell, you have to pay up front to list cards, and the price for cards might be less than FB and Ebay.

Just depends how much work you want to do selling the cards. Ebay and FB are much more time consuming but could get higher prices.

Cards that sell for $2-$10 are the best cards to send in to COMC. Anything lower doesn't make much sense due to the fees.
 
watchmykidwrestle said:
How would someone go about selling their mostly baseball card collection. I have about 100,000 cards from the early 90s sitting around in organized boxes. I was thinking about searching out cards valued at $5.00 and higher for sale on FB or EBay. Any other suggestions?
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How much you asking for them?
 
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