Aneano
Angemeldet seit: 28.11.2022
Beiträge: 88
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I'm sure like most of you guys, I collected as a kid, but stopped sometime in the mid-1980s. My oldest son is big into it, so he convinced me to sign up for an annual subscription to PSA for card grading, but even with being a subscriber, you still need to submit 10-20 cards per "era" to get their special rate of $15/card. So I asked a few friends if they wanted to send in cards, and a couple took me up on it. When I saw what they had (my son likes newer cards, I like the classics), I kind of got the bug again. So I started checking out eBay and found a few reputable sellers, and every so often I check out their stuff and I get sucked down the rabbit hole. One seller, Greg Morris Cards, is one of eBay's top sellers and runs, literally, 1000s of auctions every night. Because they combine shipping, I usually buy a handful every time I get lured in, lol.
GMC usually has older cards, so I've been buying a lot of 1950s-1970s cards of late. PSA has a good price guide, so I save a bunch of cards, check the prices out, then bid accordingly. It's definitely not a cheap hobby, lol, so to appease my wife, I've sold off a bunch of other collectibles I no longer had much interest in on eBay and pretty much use the proceeds there to spend away.
Any other collectors? Anyone have older cards they're looking to get rid of?
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MickySilver
Angemeldet seit: 14.02.2023
Beiträge: 44
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I did as a kid, but I didn't have much money so I ended up with lots of worthless cards. I had a big crate full of them and gave nearly all of them away while in grad school to a kid who lived in the cheap apartment complex I lived in. I still have a few from back then I kept that I thought might have value, like a Jeter rookie, but because they are late 80s, early 90s cards, they never did get valuable, I don't think. I think the most valuable ones I have are a Clyde Drexler rookie card, ungraded, not in top shape, and a 1993 Derek Jeter Select, ungraded, unlikely a top grade. I doubt the pair would bring more than $50, and all the cards I kept are probably a lot I could get $100 for on ebay
As for really old cards, a guy in my league went to a Chicago card show, The National Sports Collectors Convention, and sent me a really old card because I said I always wanted a card over 100 years old. I forget his name. It wasn't in great shape, but it was well over 100 years old, and I was floored by the gesture. I have been tempted to get back into it, being smarter about it than when I was a kid and would spend every dime I had on stuff that had no real value, but I am too much of a collector by nature. I know I'd go too hard into it.
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AniemDariel
Angemeldet seit: 17.02.2023
Beiträge: 86
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I’m a big fan of collecting sports cards, especially hockey cards.
There’s something cool about holding a piece of history. I’ve got a few gems in my collection, but I’m always looking for more. It’s wild how much some of those vintage cards are worth. Have you checked out the most valuable *****? Some of them are worth a small fortune!
It’s fun to trade and talk with other collectors, too. You never know what you might find or what stories people have behind their cards.
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