How to Sell Miscellaneous Baseball Cards

Coming across an old shoe box full of baseball cards, you might think you've just unearthed a buried treasure--until your happiness begins to dwindle when you discover that most of the cards are from the 1989 Cleveland Indians roster. Your first thought might be to toss the cards in the garbage, but hold that purge. Even though you probably don't have anything worthwhile, you may find a buyer interested in some or even all of your miscellaneous collection.

Instructions

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      Double-check the collection to make sure you don't have any valuable baseball cards. While you probably don't have a Joe DiMaggio card laying around your home, the collection might have a handful of special inserts worth a couple of bucks. Take your miscellaneous cards to a local baseball card shop and ask the owner to check them out, or buy a "Becket" pricing guide.

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      Contact baseball fans about your cards. If you do have baseball cards from one specific team, you probably won't get much interest from a random person. A fan of that team, however, might be willing to buy your collection. Go to fan websites and reach out to different people you know who might be interested in purchasing your baseball cards.

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      Be realistic when selling miscellaneous baseball cards. How much you do honestly think somebody is going to pay for a Brook Jacoby card? If somebody actually makes you an offer for your assortment of cards, you should probably take it and be happy.

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      Place the cards for sale online. Craigslist and eBay are the two best websites to use (see Resources below). This allows fans and collectors to come to you with offers for your collection. You won't make a ton of money but you should get a couple of offers.

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      Ask a local collector to sell your cards. Many times, a card shop owner will either sell the cards in his shop or talk to other collectors about your cards. Since he has more contacts than you have, doing this increases the chances that the cards will get sold. Depending on your relationship with the collector, he may take a small commission or fee.