Best place to sell 1986 and after sets?

Hofpostcardcollector · July 28, 2012 2:05AM

Looking to move most of my baseball collection but it seems most of the dealers are (not surprisingly) interested.

What's the best way to move these?

EchoCanyon · July 28, 2012 2:53AM

Try th BST boards.

Also, note that some sets sell for $2.

WalterSobchak · July 28, 2012 3:03AM

Unless you have a lot of sets from this era, and you can find a local buyer who is willing to buy them all in bulk, my advice is don't bother. Your time is worth more than the return you would get. Put them back in storage if you have the room..... or donate them, or throw them away.

PeteZaria · July 28, 2012 3:09AM

<< <i>What's the best way to move these? >>

They're pretty heavy, so lift with the legs, not with your back.

Hofpostcardcollector · July 28, 2012 3:18AM

Thanks for the advice guys. I think I will eventually hand them down to my nephew (who is 7 months right now)

HoneyBadger · July 28, 2012 3:28AM

Consign to guys that'll safety bid em for ya!

al032184 · July 28, 2012 3:39AM

Get creative with them..
Commons into Art

JJacks · July 28, 2012 3:41AM

How about giving some away to kids, and helping the cards be better viewed someday by tearing up the rest? I literally tore up an entire 1989 Donruss wax case once (!). Multiply that by 100 and you never know...

dennis07 · July 28, 2012 3:47AM

Here is another place taking donations.

Commons4kids

digicat · July 28, 2012 6:23AM

I listed a bunch as a single lot on Craigslist. So far in 1 month, I've gotten 2 hits from spam/scam-bots, and 1 from a deadbeat who arranged a time to meet and never showed up.

Ripken · July 28, 2012 11:52AM

Ten Things You Can Do With Your Cards That Aren't Worth Much

mtcards · July 29, 2012 8:43AM

Find a flea market and try and sell to someone that sets up all the time. Be willing to accept about 5% of book and be happy someone offered you anything at all. I generally have most of my sets from the overprint era priced at $5 per sealed factory set and $3-4 for hand collated. They actually sell ok, but I would only pay about a buck if offered to buy

Yankees001 · July 29, 2012 9:43PM

Craigs list. It's worth a try.

Dave

fur72 · July 29, 2012 11:47PM

<< <i>Perhaps think about donating them to places like these and take a tax deduction for 'book' value. >>

Do you get a receipt from them or do you just write them off on your taxes?

Best place to sell 1986 and after sets?

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