Baseball Cards

[Dick7Access]

I just dug out of my safe uncirculated Baseball cards that are at least 24 years old. I put them in the safe before I move to FL. Anybody know a website that prices baseball cards.
In case there are any experts on Baseball Cards on this forum here is a list of what I have.

[FONT=&quot]Baseball Cards[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot] Team Position Player [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Boston Red Sox, OF Reid Nichols[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Boston Red Sox, 3B Wade Boggs[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Milwaukee[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Brews, DH /1B Ted Simmons[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kansas City Royals, DH / OF Hal McRae[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Chicago Cubs, P Steve Trout[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cincinnati Reds, OF Gary Redus[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Houston Astros, P Dave Smith[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]St. Louis Cardinals, 2B Tom Herr[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]St. Louis Cardinals, C Tom Nieto[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Toronto Blue Jays, 2B Damaso Garcia[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Toronto Blue Jays, 3B / SS / 2B Rance Mulliniks[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Detroit Tigers, P Milt Wilcox[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New York Mets, 1B / OF Danny Heep[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New York Mets, C Mike Fitzgerald[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New York Mets, Manager Dave Johnson[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Atlanta Braves, 1B Chris Chambliss[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Atlanta Braves, SS Rafael Ramirez
San Francisco Giants, SS Johnnie LeMaster[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]San Francisco Giants, OF Chili Davis[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New York Yankees, P Bob Shirley[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New York Yankees, OF / 1B Ken Griffey[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New York Yankees, DH / OF Don Baylor[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Montreal Expos, P Bob James[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cleveland Indians, Manager Pat Corrales[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Detroit tigers, C Marty Castillo[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Los Angeles Angels, OF Gary Pettis[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Minnesota Twins, P Bobby Castillo[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Minnesota Twins, P Ken Schrom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Minnesota Twins, 3B Gary Gaetti[/FONT]

 

[scott-atkinson]

The odds of there being a Safe and Baseball history expert who also does access must be pretty high...

Worth putting a few bucks on given the high odds...lol

 

[Dick7Access]

The odds of there being a Safe and Baseball history expert who also does access must be pretty high...

Worth putting a few bucks on given the high odds...lol

I am not finish yet, either. 24 years ago I also put two bags of un-circulated foreign coins in the safe.

 

[Dick7Access]

I found this site. Other sites appreciated!
http://www.psacard.com/smrpriceguide/setlist.aspx?CategoryID=13

 

[Frothingslosh]

For the cards, you need more than just who they are to determine value. For each, you'll need the maker of the card, the set (they do varying sets/collections of varying collectibility), the year, and the grade of the card. Some sets include foils and other ultra-rares as well that tend to be worth even more.

 

[Dick7Access]

For the cards, you need more than just who they are to determine value. For each, you'll need the maker of the card, the set (they do varying sets/collections of varying collectibility), the year, and the grade of the card. Some sets include foils and other ultra-rares as well that tend to be worth even more.

Thanks I will go back thru them and note what you just said.

 

[Frothingslosh]

Just be careful with the grade - what most most non-collectors call 'mint' or 'near-mint', a collector will call 'fair' at BEST, and at fair the card has probably lost at least 75% of its value.

 

[Dick7Access]

Just be careful with the grade - what most most non-collectors call 'mint' or 'near-mint', a collector will call 'fair' at BEST, and at fair the card has probably lost at least 75% of its value.

These came out of the wrapper put in a sealed baggie with a twist. Put in my safe and never even looked at for 24 years. couldn't be anything else except mint. However, in my much travel I have seen more than one sign that said, "We buy junk, and sell Antiques"

 

[Frothingslosh]

Put in a sealed baggie with a twist? You're probably looking at near-mint then (especially if you touched them), so that's not bad at all. Even fair-condition cards sell - there's just a steep price dropoff as condition deteriorates.

 

[Bladerunner]

For the cards, you need more than just who they are to determine value. For each, you'll need the maker of the card, the set (they do varying sets/collections of varying collectibility), the year, and the grade of the card. Some sets include foils and other ultra-rares as well that tend to be worth even more.

Your showing your age,, he he....... Baseball cards use to come in bubble gum.One card and one big piece of bubble gum. Yum, Yum. You could get them for 2-3 cents each. Back then the cards were of Babe Ruth, Joe 'Dimaggio, Roger Maris, Hank Arron, etc. These are the type cards that will fetch a good price, do not have to be in sets or really perfect condition. Still wish I had mine but my mother gave them away when I went into to the military. Guess she thought (bless her soul) I was too old for them. Oh, well...........She meant well.

Hope you have a safe and prosperous 2015!

Blade

 

[Dick7Access]

Your showing your age,, he he....... Baseball cards use to come in bubble gum.One card and one big piece of bubble gum. Yum, Yum. You could get them for 2-3 cents each. Back then the cards were of Babe Ruth, Joe 'Dimaggio, Roger Maris, Hank Arron, etc. These are the type cards that will fetch a good price, do not have to be in sets or really perfect condition. Still wish I had mine but my mother gave them away when I went into to the military. Guess she thought (bless her soul) I was too old for them. Oh, well...........She meant well.

Hope you have a safe and prosperous 2015!

Blade

My mother gave away all my Baseball pendants(not sure that's how you spell it) I had one when the Braves were in Boston.
They would be at least 70 years old. Had about 15 of them. I had a Bob Cousy Basketball game,

 

[Frothingslosh]

Your showing your age,, he he....... Baseball cards use to come in bubble gum.One card and one big piece of bubble gum. Yum, Yum. You could get them for 2-3 cents each. Back then the cards were of Babe Ruth, Joe 'Dimaggio, Roger Maris, Hank Arron, etc. These are the type cards that will fetch a good price, do not have to be in sets or really perfect condition. Still wish I had mine but my mother gave them away when I went into to the military. Guess she thought (bless her soul) I was too old for them. Oh, well...........She meant well.

Actually, I'm in my mid-40's and collected many a card from bubble-gum. I just happen to have a couple friends who deal in baseball cards, so I've learned a bit by osmosis.

Yes, Ruth, Dimaggio, Maris, and Aaron cards will sell regardless of their condition, but a) the better condition, the more they're worth big name or no, and b) none of those were listed in in D7A's list.

And honestly, even with the old cards, most of my comments apply. Example - here's an online price guide:

http://www.psacard.com/smrpriceguide/setlist.aspx?CategoryID=13

Notice that the first thing you have to select is the combination of year and maker. Just comparing two different runs - let's go with 1960 Topps vs 1960 Kahn's Wieners - you get completely different prices. As one example, hall-of-famer Bill Mazeroski is listed in both. However, while his card goes for anywhere from $5 (excellent condition) to $425 (mint condition) in the Topps set, it runs from $75 (excellent) to $900 (mint) in the Kahn's set.

You'd be surprised once you get to pre-80's cards just how much they go for, but to get any real money, they have to be near mint or mint. And mint means "same condition it rolled out of the factory in" - it's virtually impossible to find cards more than 10 years old in mint condition; a single finger touch on a card will be enough to downgrade it to near-mint and cut the price by half or more. At least D7A stored them in plastic and kept them in a safe - that goes a LONG way toward maintaining condition.

Also, rookie cards, cards of hall-of-famers, and cards from a year when a player hit a major milestone get major price bumps, especially when you can double-up on those conditions. (A rookie Babe Ruth mint condition card would likely go for $3 million to $4 million; other seasons would be 'merely' in the hundreds of thousands.)

And yeah, lots of people have the same complaint. My dad had an autographed Al Kaline rookie card, and an autographed '68 Micky Lolitch card (the year he hit the homer to win the World Series). Both got thrown out.

Oh, autographs help, but only if they can be confirmed and are not dedicated to someone. Find an autographed, mint condition rookie Babe Ruth and you can probably buy your own state.

Edit: For the sake of full disclosure, getting a Lolitch signature was fairly easy - he owned a donut shop 3 miles from my house for many, many years after he left baseball.

 

[kevlray]

I wish I had the money for the [FONT=&quot]Hal McRae card. I [FONT=&quot]have been a [FONT=&quot]Royals fan since they cam[FONT=&quot]e to KC.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
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[Bladerunner]

Actually, I'm in my mid-40's and collected many a card from bubble-gum. I just happen to have a couple friends who deal in baseball cards, so I've learned a bit by osmosis.

Yes, Ruth, Dimaggio, Maris, and Aaron cards will sell regardless of their condition, but a) the better condition, the more they're worth big name or no, and b) none of those were listed in in D7A's list.

Hello....... you are only in the forties>>>>>>a spring chicken...

.... Of as you say, the better the card the better the price..was just commenting that these oldies sell at a high price even when the shape is less than mint..

I guarantee you one thing though. My cards and bubble gum costs me a whole lot less than yours did.

some 25-30 years less.


hope you have a prosperous New Year.

Blade

 

[Bladerunner]

The is a program on Fox New channel that shows several people who have inherited odd ball items. One of them was a baseball card collection. I have not seen it all but they stated that if this person put these on the market, it would make all others out worthless or close to it. Must be some big collection. They have the shows, Tonight on a car collection. Jay Leno would love this.

 

[Dick7Access]

The is a program on Fox New channel that shows several people who have inherited odd ball items. One of them was a baseball card collection. I have not seen it all but they stated that if this person put these on the market, it would make all others out worthless or close to it. Must be some big collection. They have the shows, Tonight on a car collection. Jay Leno would love this.

1948, 49, 50 I had a stack of about 50 cards. We use to play a game we called "scale cards". we would e scale one on the sidewall up again a wall of the school. The one with the card than came closes to the wall won both cards. Did any of you folks play the same game? Can you imagine scaling cards worth thousands of dollars against a wall. (today's pricing of course.) then, 5 cards and gum for a nickel.

 

[Bladerunner]

1948, 49, 50 I had a stack of about 50 cards. We use to play a game we called "scale cards". we would e scale one on the sidewall up again a wall of the school. The one with the card than came closes to the wall won both cards. Did any of you folks play the same game? Can you imagine scaling cards worth thousands of dollars against a wall. (today's pricing of course.) then, 5 cards and gum for a nickel.

No but we pitched pennies and some years later nickels.

Blade

 

[Vassago]

Is there still a market for these things? I had thought they went the way of the Beanie Baby.

 

[Dick7Access]

Is there still a market for these things? I had thought they went the way of the Beanie Baby.

surely you jest! Have you seen some of the prices people have paid recently. It seem that anything that is old brings big prices. With that in mind my wife put me up for auction. I felt so bad for she was so disappointed.

 

[Rx_]

OK, that reminds me of this story:
A guy worked in a factory for 28 years inserting this one part in the assembly line all day long.
The company laid him off. They had this machine that totally replaced him.
To make it worse, this machine only cost about $1,800.

But, what really hurt? When his wife heard about it, she went out and bought the very same machine.