What to expect when selling modern commons

lightningboy

I am in the process of selling roughly 70,000 cards (mainly near mint to mint baseball from 1980 - 1986). What is a reasonable price on commons from those years. I was offered $1 per thousand by one buyer, but thought that was a bit low. any input/experiences would be greatly appreciated. what about binders of hall of fame and superstars from those same years? thanks

lostdart58

Sadly, $1 per thousand is low but not that low........

mtcards

If they are higher grade commons, then probably about $2-$3 is about right, if they are a mix of higher and lower grade (When I mean lower grade, Im talking more than 40/60 off center with a bad corner here and there) then probably about a buck and a half.

However, if they were offering to buy all 70k of the cards, then about $70-$75 is about right. There is still too much wax of that product out there.


Now, if you want to maximize your profits....sell them one at a time to set builders for about a nickle a piece and in about 25 years you will have sold them all for about $3500 total

jmmiller777

Ya, don't expect more than that. I am assuming all the superstars, minor stars, and regional stars have been pulled????

KurtisJoseph

<< <i>Donate the cards to places like these. You can probably take a charitable deduction for full book value. >>



That's a great link. Thank you.

I am in the process of cleaning up some 1980's stuff. . and was about ready to chuck severeal unopened boxes and sets from the horrible years (1988 - 1991) all brands. Not worth the cardboard it's printed on.