Anybody collect these things anymore?

[MuckyBottles]

Doing some digging in my storage space and stumbled upon boxes and boxes of my old baseball, Football, Basketball cards..I have really old cards from the 20 ' s to the 70's that Beckett has listed as valuable in a safety deposit box. I know that since the Chinese began counterfeiting these cards, the market dropped. .I am debating selling a lot of them at an upcoming garage sale. .keep or sell?
Some I am holding on to

 

[Argentium]

Garage sale generally "reeks" of cheap - people want stuff for 50 cents to five dollars - your early cards might be a lot better than that .
do some online research and travel to some "brick and mortar" shops that deal in coins and stamps , many of them also have expertise in
sports cards s well .

 

[MuckyBottles]

The older cards (Dimaggio, mantle, mays, etc. ) are not being sold, just the common cards from the 70's on. Most of the card shops in this area have closed up shop due to the counterfeits that were produced. I used to collect cards big time when I was much younger..I lost interest

 

[Red James Cash]

Put an add up someplace,trade them for silver.It might take a little time but you had them this long a little longer wont kill you.

 

[Garrett424]

Put an add up someplace,trade them for silver.It might take a little time but you had them this long a little longer wont kill you.

That is an excellent idea.
Good thinkin'.

 

[MuckyBottles]

Very good idea, barter instead of sell.

 

[redcobra8u]

Check eBay. People buy that stuff for good money. Worth spending a bit of time researching.

 

[Red James Cash]

Very good idea, barter instead of sell.

You got it.You'll most likely get a better bargain trading than selling than you would selling and then buying what you need or want.As an added bonus you kill two birds with one stone.Get rid of them and get what you want all at the same time.

 

[worldtalker]

Very good idea, barter instead of sell.

I have always liked the "barter system".

You like what I have......I like what you have......let's trade!!

 

[sandman03]

check collectors in clearwater fl

 

[david680]

1980's were so mass produced that they are mostly next to worthless. However, the 1970's commons as a lot might get you enough cash to make it worth eBaying. Divide them up by each year and sell them that way.

 

[david680]

On another note too, the 1980's mass produced comment applies to baseball. Football, basketball and hockey cards from the 80's were not overly popular at the time and could easily bring a little cash themselves.

 

[RelicMedic]

It's too bad the bottom fell out of the market back in the late 90's. Value took a real hit. I dig mine out too every once in a while...still a market out there for high grade cards with high collectibility.

 

[MuckyBottles]

Without a doubt my 1938 Gaudey Dimaggio and 1951 Bowman Ted Williams will fetch a pretty penny. Not counting the error cards like the 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken card for which I have two.

 

[sandman03]

anybody looking to sell a honus Wagner? couple kids were playing about 15 years ago outWest in Okeechobee, old wooden barn collapsed had a bunch of trash in it they found a coffee can, sure enough a Honus Wagner card still wrapped, think they got a little over a million! apparently they used to put the cards in the coffee cans

 

[MuckyBottles]

anybody looking to sell a honus Wagner? couple kids were playing about 15 years ago outWest in Okeechobee, old wooden barn collapsed had a bunch of trash in it they found a coffee can, sure enough a Honus Wagner card still wrapped, think they got a little over a million! apparently they used to put the cards in the coffee cans

Talk about a banner find..