Trying to get rid of a ridiculous amount of baseball cards from my childhood.[views:7303][posts:28]_____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 1:53pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] Does anyone know what my best bet is for getting rid of probably close to 100,000 baseball cards from the mid-80s to mid-90s? I don't even give a shit if I've got cards worth big money, I just want to get rid of them and make a little cash off of them. I've tried a lot of sports card shops and they're only looking for 50s and 60s cards, so I'm wondering if there are websites I should target before I try to get rid of them on Craigslist. Any help would be appreciated. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 1:55pm - aril ""] 100,000 cards? Damn dude. I'll take a few. |
| ___________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 1:55pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i can only imagine what you go in there. probably 98% crap but that 2% could be phenomenal |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 1:57pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] I actually have a lot of good stuff that I know of, I'm just too lazy and don't care enough to try selling the really good ones. I've got about 7 Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie cards, a couple Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, etc. etc. etc. I also have a lot of full sets, close to full sets, and doubles and triples of almost full sets, haha. From about age 5 to 12, this is all I spent my money on and all I received as gifts. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:08pm - aril ""] try ebay? seperate the sets out into a bunch of no names with 1 or 2 good cards. then sell them for 50-100 bucks each |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:10pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] I don't really know if that would work unfortunately; I've checked out a bunch of auctions for baseball cards on eBay and most of them don't sell or sell for shit. I'd rather just sell the entire collection for a flat amount rather than spend hours and hours going through them all and then dropping nickels and dimes over and over for eBay fees. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:25pm - aril ""] isn't there a book that tells you the current value of baseball cards? I've been meaning to do that myself; I've got a bunch of nice cards from the 80s and early 90s. |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:26pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] Becket, not sure of the spelling though. Keep in mind that even if something is worth a good amount, the hard part is finding someone who will buy it for remotely close what it's worth. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:44pm - Pires ""] MarkFuckingRichards said:Becket, not sure of the spelling though. Keep in mind that even if something is worth a good amount, the hard part is finding someone who will buy it for remotely close what it's worth. Beckett is the mag. I stopped caring about cards like 10yrs ago. Apparently so did everyone else as all the card shops I used to frequent have since closed. |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:46pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] I stopped caring about them as soon as I realized it was a complete waste of time and money. |
| ___________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:47pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] there should be baseball cards for musicians. stats should include record sales, drugs imbibed, and sluts railed. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:47pm - aril ""] yea, well this dude in middleboro has a legit Nap Lajoie card from the early 1900s and it's worth a few hundred thousand at least. I know where it is. heist? |
| ___________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:49pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i'll bring my own ski mask! |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 2:50pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] I don't even have a fucking clue who Nap Lajoie is. |
| ________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:13pm - keynotecompany ""] Ebay > Beckett Prices in general in magazines/price guides don't seem to hold up at all. Referencing Ebay current/completed auctions is the best source by far to find basically anything's worth. Surprised those magazines are still in print sometimes. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:16pm - aril ""] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap_Lajoie Nap Lajoie - perhaps Ty Cobb's greatest rival. |
| __________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:21pm - Archaeon ""] I probably have 100,000 pokemon cards. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:22pm - aril ""] and a box full of Toy Story 2 toys I bet too. |
| __________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:25pm - Archaeon ""] I have a buzz lightyear doll laying around somewhere |
| ________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:28pm - MassOfTwoSlits ""] do an e-bay 'buy it now' at a set price only |
| _________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:32pm - oscarct ""] MarkFuckingRichards said:. I've got about 7 Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie cards, a couple Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, etc. etc. etc. I . Ebay those cards for some good $, if they use buy it now as a bonus you will give them 99,980 cards. |
| ___________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 4:49pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] box of ninja turtles or GFTO |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 5:26pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] oscarct said: MarkFuckingRichards said:. I've got about 7 Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie cards, a couple Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, etc. etc. etc. I . Ebay those cards for some good $, if they use buy it now as a bonus you will give them 99,980 cards. Haha that's a good idea. I guess I'm going to have to do some work here. |
| _________________________________ [Sep 21,2009 6:53pm - ZenErik ""] Archaeon said:I probably have 100,000 pokemon cards. Wanna trade? |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 23,2009 8:44pm - GravityBlast ""] Get your best cards graded...it's the only way cards are worth shit anymore. |
| _____________________________________________ [Sep 23,2009 9:22pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] What do you mean by graded? Just appraised or something? |
| __________________________________ [Sep 23,2009 10:42pm - t2daeek ""] MarkFuckingRichards said:What do you mean by graded? Just appraised or something? basically. there's a number system generally between 1 and 5 that appraisal folks will use to rate condition and crap... but that costs money generally and it's only worth the cash if it's like george mikan's rookie card or whatever. unless you have some insanely rare shit i would forget that. |
| _______________________________________ [Sep 23,2009 11:20pm - GravityBlast ""] http://www.psacard.com |
| _______________________________ [Sep 23,2009 11:22pm - BSV ""] only baseball cards??? I only collect Hockey cards now. |