How to Sell Collectible Baseball Cards

Collecting baseball cards can be more than a fun hobby. Many of the cards you own could be worth good money. Knowing how to handle this memorabilia is much like trading on the stock market. You must know what to buy and sell and when to do it. Experts make a living based solely on their collections. You may not be that successful but you can still make quite a nice profit when selling your collectible baseball cards.

Instructions

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      Begin by learning how much your baseball cards are worth. The easiest way to do this is to by a Beckett pricing guide. These can be found at any store that sells magazines. You can also become a member of Card Pricer, the website that lists prices for more than 1 million collectible cards. To get the most accurate pricing, go to a collector. A professional will be able to tell you how much your card is being sold for at conventions.

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      Have your cards professionally graded. Doing so will determine the exact condition of your baseball cards. Grades begin at mint (excellent condition) and go down all the way to poor. You can have this done at a baseball card convention or by contacting the Professional Sports Authenticator (See Resources below).

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      Learn how much people are willing to pay for your particular baseball cards. The easiest way to do this is by checking eBay. Follow a couple of online auctions and write down the final amount the cards sold for. This will give you a good starting point when you contact potential buyers.

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      Call local baseball card shops about your collectibles. If you go into the shop first, the owner will not take you seriously. Set up an appointment with a few of the owners and let them make you an offer. Unless the offer is 25 percent more than what you hope to sell the cards for, explain that you have “one or two more appointments” and that you'll reach out to him in a couple of days.

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      Attend baseball card conventions. Thousands of collectors attend these every month searching for cards. If you have enough collectible baseball cards to sell, you may even be able to get a booth at the convention. You will need to call whoever is running that convention in order to get a booth.