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Baseball, football, basketball cards, collection?

okay, I have about 3,000 to 4,000 cards that I am looking to sell in bulk, for about a dime or a quarter a piece. What i have now is all of the cards, (from 1980 to 2000 is what most are) they are in a large steel tin, sorted by sport and into stacks of 80 wrapped in plastic with rubber bands around it. Should i sell it like that, or if need be, should i sort them all into binders and the plastic/laminate sleeves? What would be better? I want them gone as quickly as possible. Thanks.

Hello there,

First, I do not like the idea of rubber bands around your cards. That can damage the edges of the cards and make then near worthless. Also, rubber bands can deteriorate and wreck the cards.

I believe putting the cards into binders is a waste of money. the 9 pocket sheets are cheap. That will only drive up the selling price (making the package less attractive) and increase your investment.

Selling them in bulk will require letting the potential buyer know what key cards are present and their condition. Those should be in individual sleeves, top loaders would be even better. The rest can be stored in bulk. What you get will depend on the key cards. The commons and semi-keys are a penny or two apiece for most lines. With that in mind, you do not want to let someone cherry pick your collection if you want to sell the entire thing. If someone buys just the key cards, you can expect a penny or two for the rest if you can find a buyer at all.

An alternative to selling them in bulk would to remove the key cards. Then take the rest (commons and semi-keys) and make team bundles of 100 each. Those seem to sell all right at eBay. Just be reasonable with your expected return. Cards from the period are quite plentiful. They were printed in massive numbers. I would try a few of the team bundles on eBay, before I sold any key cards, just to test the waters. If that seems satisfactory to you. Then you can list the key cards separately. Also, packages of various cards of all one popular player seem to sell well at eBay. Try putting package of 10 or so, Carlton Fisk cards in a bundle to sell. Maybe Fisk cards are too pricey for 10, if os, reduce the number to 5. There are a lot of popular players that their cards are not much more than commons. Another example, was Paul O’Neil.

I would suggest picking up a current Beckett’s for those sports and checking the key cards.

Later,

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