Value of bulk cards?

JoHoNew

I have about 10K cards I want to donate to a charity, mostly from the late 80s and early 90s, both hockey and baseball, including Topps, UD, O-Pee-Chee and Score. Any ideas what they are worth? A penny apiece? Two cents? It's mostly common stuff, but there are a few complete sets. Any ideas will be appreciated! Thanks!

JoHoNew

ezyshooter

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Steve

ColleSystem

Commons would maybe be a tenth of a cent a piece.

grote15

I don't think anyone would question you if you declared them a penny a card. Most non-collectors think anything pre-1990 is vintage anyway, so if the IRS ever questioned it, they'd probably ask why the cards weren't worth more!

digicat

For tax purposes, could you just pull out a Beckett and use their common pricing? Does that hold up?

NickM

Use the low Beckett price for the complete sets. Call the other stuff a penny apiece (which is low Beckett or lower on just about every set). You have a good argument on your side (after all, Beckett is a well-known, widely respected independent authority), and those aren't the sort of values IRS auditors even want to argue over in the first place.

Nick

JoHoNew

Thanks to those responding. I felt that a penny or two would be reasonable, but it's always nice to have confirmation. Thanks again and Happy New Year!

JoHoNew