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Where would I begin (baseball card related)
We have all of my brother-in-law's baseball cards in the basement-how would I get rid of them, possibly making some money in the process? How do I know which ones are good? Does anyone have experience with this? TIA!
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Posted 8/1/10 5:22 PM  |
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CathyB
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
DH has a side business in baseball cards. He's out right now but I'll ask him about it later and let you know what he says.
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| Posted 8/1/10 6:09 PM |
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
My father made a fortune when he sold his baseball cards he had as a child. A ted williams rookie card, a few babe ruth ones, etc. I forgot where he went, but go to a reputable dealer! Some of his cards were worthless, others just a few bucks.
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| Posted 8/1/10 6:25 PM |
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CouponKT
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
you can look them up and sell them on beckett.com
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| Posted 8/1/10 6:34 PM |
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There are literally TONS..I would split with someone willing to do some (or all-haha) of this work of checking them out to sell them...if anyone has specific info., thanks for letting me know! :)
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| Posted 8/1/10 7:03 PM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
You have FM
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:19 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
DH said that you can get a pricing guide, but the best way to get an idea of what they sell for is to look on ebay.
Really the old stuff is what's going to make money. Most of the stuff from the 70's to now doesn't do that well. There are always exceptions, but for the most part it's the really old stuff people want because there are so few of them.
If you want to FM me with more info (rough idea of what years they are from, brand, how many, etc) he can get more specific about best places to get appraisals, places to sell through and all that stuff to help you more.
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:23 AM |
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Thanks so much, all! I feel like we are excavating through our stuff and coming across so many things just collecting dust...there are so many, I don't know exactly what's in there, but I will look and try and get an idea...thanks again
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:25 AM |
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Pray4Baby2010
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
can you send me a list of what you have? My dad is very into baseball cards and I'd love to pick up a couple for his birthday & Christmas
thanks!
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:41 AM |
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Ohh...I don't know if I could even attempt that..lol...if any stick out, I'll let you know, but I don't know anything about it!
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:44 AM |
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Pray4Baby2010
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
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Ohh...I don't know if I could even attempt that..lol...if any stick out, I'll let you know, but I don't know anything about it!
thanks! I'd just be interested in yankee cards
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:49 AM |
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mom2boys
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
this is a great question, i have a ton of boxes of baseball cards that my dads friend gave me i really would love to get rid of them so any help would be great TIA
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| Posted 8/2/10 9:48 PM |
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Songwriter76
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Re: Where would I begin (baseball card related)
Posted by CathyB
Really the old stuff is what's going to make money. Most of the stuff from the 70's to now doesn't do that well. There are always exceptions, but for the most part it's the really old stuff people want because there are so few of them.
This is 100% true! I collected cards all through the 80's as a kid. Spent all my money on sets and stuff. A few years ago, I was shocked to learn that they weren't worth anything because they weren't rare at all. I started buying complete sets at the time that everyone else was buying sets. Oh well 
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