Best way to sell 500,000 cards? 1971-1998..

Rogermnj · June 9, 2009 11:33AM

Hi guys.

I have about 500,000 cards left from 1971-2000 with about 90% of them from 1980-1998.

for example i have 10,000 84 topps football, 10,000 85 topps football
5,000 82 topps baseball, 5,000 81 topps baseball, 20,000 87 opc etc
Probably have 500 different griffeys, ripken, bonds, arod, montana etc

I have employees at $7 an hour.

Is it worth it to have them build sets? build player lots? build team lots? Starter sets?

It seems like between their wages and ebay and paypal and shipping fees on heavy items, it wont be worth the effort.
Should i just list them in one lot and try to get $5000 for them? or is that price not even realistic? $2000?

i wish i could just list them all for $1ea like burbank and pay no listing fees.. But who will sort them all!!!

Thoughts?

Maybe build only the sets that sell for at least $40.. then group up the rest in one lot?

gregm13 · June 9, 2009 11:35AM

I'd be interested in some of your 70's and 80's fb cards.

Greg M.

thedutymon · June 9, 2009 12:19PM

Roger,
If you decide to split the stuff up, I get first dibs on the 84 Football lot. I have been steadily selling lots of those out of my store for two years now and am just about out of the last 10,000 card lot I bought.

Neil

larryallen73 · June 9, 2009 12:28PM

I would sell as a lot. If someone is willing to give you $1,500 I would take it.

therebelas · June 9, 2009 12:38PM

Years ago, I broke all my football crap up into team lots and made out really well. What you'll get for teams with low fanbases will be canceled out by your Cowboys, Giants, Packers, etc lots. This was back in 2003ish so I know a lot may have changed, but just a suggestion...

goose3 · June 9, 2009 12:44PM

do like Rube did and box them up and sell them for 15.00 or something PPD.

tedh111 · June 9, 2009 12:50PM

Did you check Burbank's buy prices? He pays pretty strong for bulk commons from the various years if they are already broken down by year.

kcballboy · June 9, 2009 1:14PM

I'd be interested in any higher grade 75 Topps baseball lots.

PSASAP · June 9, 2009 1:18PM

We need to create demand for sports cards in Europe and Asia. Even our common crap would seem pretty rare to them!

BassPro77 · June 9, 2009 1:42PM

any 1980 baseball?? may be interested

CDsNuts · June 9, 2009 1:58PM

Use them as tips in strip clubs. Strippers love to collect cards. I know this chick named Stacy who will dance all night long for 84 Donruss singles.

CDsNuts · June 9, 2009 1:58PM

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lanemyer85 · June 9, 2009 4:08PM

unless you can find someone local to buy the whole lot you're probably better off breaking them into player and team lots. Break up the elite star players like the guys you've mentioned..Montana and Griffey types and then take the minor stars and commons broken up by team and load them up into flat rate boxes.

Bosox1976 · June 9, 2009 9:02PM

Big fat tax writeoff with no labor cost via donation to a NFP. You can have one of the experts here on the boards appraise them for you. They can be out of your life in an hour.

TomGshotput · June 9, 2009 9:12PM

Offer the employees a percentage of every sale, that way they have an incentive to help you maximize profits

Break them into large lots based on players, years, sets. partial sets, rookies, etc., that will sell for at least $50. If that becomes too time consuming, make them even bigger and go for $100

And yes, donate up to around $5k for a tax write-off. Once over the standard deduction, they start asking a lot more question

Bunker · June 9, 2009 11:42PM

Just in case you do break it up, if there are any 1984 Donruss, I would like a crack at them

. Maybe you could list what you have on the B/S/T...who knows you may get rid of half of them that way.

for example i have 10,000 84 topps football, 10,000 85 topps football

richtree · June 9, 2009 11:49PM

Yeah, you could start by listing some on here now that you have peaked everyone's interest !!!!

LOL< I am sure a lot will get scouped up here.

:?agree ?

CrimsonTider · June 10, 2009 12:09AM

I would be interested in some OPC lots, any year

Rogermnj · June 10, 2009 2:48AM

ok, thanks for the opionions. I will start by listing some lots on the bst boards and see how sales go.
Roger-

Boopotts · June 10, 2009 4:23AM

You might want to give Krukcards a call, I think they've bought bulk lots of commons in the past. There also used to be a guy on the East Coast who paid $10 per 10,000 cards-- I'll see if I can dig up his contact info.

rbdjr1 · June 10, 2009 5:08AM

If you do not need the $$$$$ right away, why not try breaking them up, by creating different lots:

Player lots
Year lots
Surprise bulk lots (like Rube did)
Star card lots

etc. etc etc.

Be fair, give good deals, and I'm sure you will "zero-in" which lots are selling and which ones are not selling.

Or, another suggestion, why not partner with some CU thread members? If some agree to split 50/50 with you, let them break-up and sort your cards into sell-able lots and then list them on ebay for sale. And just split the proceeds.

It will be a lot of work, but should be profitable for both parties!

rd

P.S. There are several here that have good reps on ebay and have the knowledge to categorize and break-up your cards to marketable "ebay lots".

Bottom9th · June 10, 2009 9:27AM

Interested in Football!

Best way to sell 500,000 cards? 1971-1998..

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