In the midst of a basement cleaning session, some vintage football and baseball cards from the 60's-80's have been unearthed.
Anyone out there know of a reputable place to have them evaluated? Some of these are pretty cool and I'd like for them to end up in a good place rather than just another box for Goodwill.
maplesyrup
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Most dealers will fleece you if you don't know what the cards are worth. They're looking for a few really good cards that they can turn into cash.
Try to find a price guide or check prices on Ebay to get an idea of their value. And if you take them to a dealer you might get offered half of that perceived value.
What Maplesyrup said. Find a Beckett Price Guide or go online and see what other dealers are selling well known cards for. Don't just give them away. You may have a ton of commons but you may have a few gems.
Hey,
I will pay you market rate for all your Cubs/Bears cards!!
eBay is a great place to determine price, but if you sell to a dealer, remember, they are in the business to make money. If a card sells for $5, they are not going to buy it from you for $5, where is the profit for them? More like $2.50...
Depending on how they've been stored, they might not be worth a lot. Card collectors take a hard look at condition. 70's cards are somewhat rare, so you might have some value there. 80's cards can be hit-or-miss due to the spike in production rates (not as rare). Best bet might be to sell them as a lot via ebay, rather than part the collection out, excepting any really rare/valuable pieces.
maplesyrup
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Another thing- the big names are likely to be the most valuable so when you're searching for values on ebay or elsewhere, start with those.
The cards that might be especially valuable are rookie cards of players that turned out to be stars later.
Great info - you pretty much confirmed what I'd been thinking. These cards appear to have been stored well (no rubber bands, etc) so we might have a number of keepers. Some family member worked hard (and chewed a lot of gum, presumably) to collect all of these - my goal is more to get them into the hands of someone who'd appreciate them than to pad my IRA.
@Carson - I'll let you know if I run into any Chicago teams!
Thanks for the posts, everyone.
Carson, ARE YOU A F.I.B.? I'm from Wisconsin. Thanks for ruining a good state with your visits! LOL I grew up watching the Cubs and love 'em. Hey Hey Hey, Brickhouse and Harry. Hate the Bears. Lets just say Lombardi for me, not Halas.
Rich, I loved Wisconsin, where else could we go at age 17 and buy a case of beer for $5? Ok, it was Meister Brau, but it was beer! I also hated, and still hate the Packers. I was a solid Northwestern/Bears fan, back in the 60's and 70's the Bears sucked, all my friends were Notre Dame/Packers fans. I hated them all. I still hate them today.
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Do you know why there are so many Ill plates in Wisc? They are driving to the UP...
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I also have a bunch of great Cubs baseball calls, like Banks hitting #500 on my itunes, great stuff.
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