What to do with commons?

MiniDuff

Anyone have a better solution than the recycle bin?

I'm talking tens of thousands from 81 to 91, mostly baseball.

or246

Got an idea that I was kicking around. Package a bunch of team cards together and visit a local little league coach and offer them up to his team for the kids. Since I am in Ohio, I was thinking of making mini packages of Indians, Reds and Tigers and giving them to a coach to hand out if any kids want them. Maybe throw in a star card that might not be in the condition you keep.

emar

Hold for 10-15 years and payoff your kids' tuition?
Commons might make a strong comeback yet.
I've got 30-40k awaiting payday

BTW, welcome new member or246. That's a great idea too.

mygotta

Wait for the end of the year high school bon fire and contribute to the kids celebration.

I had about 50,000 and posted them on Craigslist with the words "FREE". All you need is one person that wants them all and you foist it on them! Haha!! They think they won when it will really be you.

Bosox1976

Goodwill or Salvation Army for a fat deduction.

Mapleleaf

Give to kids! Nothing makes their day more than a bunch of free cards.

dtkk49a

You can donate your commons to cards2kids.org. Check out thier website.

jfkheat

Several years ago I donated about 400,000 cards to the Shriners Hospital and a local Children's hospital.
James

AkbarClone

Donate to hospital kid's wards, elementary schools, or give out at halloween (as an optional addition to the candy), or open a sportslot.com account--thats where I buy all my commons for my player and team collections.

lightningboy

I donated about 70,000 from those same years to Collectibles with Causes. Deducted .01/card and received a nice tax deduction and the cards go to kids. company comes out to the house and loads all the cards themselves. Everything was legit.

Nascar360

commons4kids.org

www.collectibleswithcauses.org

www.cards2kids.org

Sullyknows

Some guys might put 36 bundles in groups of 12-15, depending on the year, and list them on eBay.

mccardguy1

<< <i>Some guys might put 36 bundles in groups of 12-15, depending on the year, and list them on eBay. >>

RipublicaninMass

I ate the cards, and saved the gum as a kid. Is there a market for gum?

mccardguy1

<< <i>commons4kids.org

www.collectibleswithcauses.org

www.cards2kids.org >>



I just wanted to thank Nascar360 for the suggestion of donating to Collectables With Causes. I emailed them earlier this week and this morning they came out and hauled away 75K+ of sports cards of all sports. Commons, stars, everything. I have probably a half million more for them but I didnt get a chance to get them together so I had to be happy with clearing out a corner of my garage instead of the whole thing!! Thanks again for the suggestion and I would certainly recommend Collectables With Causes to anyone who wants to just get rid of those cards they have sitting around and have no use for any more.

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mlbfan2

<< <i>give out at halloween (as an optional addition to the candy) >>



I just give them candy and a pack of cards. Even the 3 year-old girls get a pack of commons, whether they want them or not.

Yankees001

<< <i>Anyone have a better solution than the recycle bin?

I'm talking tens of thousands from 81 to 91, mostly baseball. >>



1981-1984 are not bad to keep. They do have value.
1985-86 could be worth something, it's the in between years.
1987-91 trash.

I'd probably keep the 1981-84, and toss or donate the rest.

Dave

Boopotts

I think it's kind of bush to stick an 11 year old fighting leukemia with a handful of 1984T Len Barkers, or whatever. No kid wants a bunch of cards printed 30 years ago that picture players they've never heard of.

As for the question posted by the OP, I put them out on the curb the day before the trash comes, and nine times out of ten a random beat up pickup will roll by and grab them. God knows what they do with them, but at least they're out of my hands.

mccardguy1

<< <i>I think it's kind of bush to stick an 11 year old fighting leukemia with a handful of 1984T Len Barkers, or whatever. No kid wants a bunch of cards printed 30 years ago that picture players they've never heard of.

As for the question posted by the OP, I put them out on the curb the day before the trash comes, and nine times out of ten a random beat up pickup will roll by and grab them. God knows what they do with them, but at least they're out of my hands. >>



Ok if this was aimed at me let me just fill in a blank that I thought I had mentioned earlier. These boxes included stars, commons and minor stars. Sure, they might get a Len Barker in here but they will also get a Cal Ripken, Barry Bonds, Ryne Sandberg and many others. I to think it is bush league to just give away commons to a charity and that is indeed why I didn't cherry pick anything and sent the stars and commons on their way. These are cards that my customers from my former card shop opened, took the high price inserts and left the remaining cards for me to do as I see fit. Since there was never any inserts in these I never went through them and now I just got tired of looking at them.

I just cant see leaving these at the curb...at least I know this way they might go to a good home.

PowderedH2O

I just donated several 5000 count boxes of commons to my church for their community yard sale. If they get anything for them, then I am happy.

Sethro

<< <i>I think it's kind of bush to stick an 11 year old fighting leukemia with a handful of 1984T Len Barkers, or whatever. No kid wants a bunch of cards printed 30 years ago that picture players they've never heard of.

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