Posted By:
Bob SHi Folks,
First of all, Ted, I want to echo Jimi's post. 
I have no stocks, bonds, or any other retirement money. All my worth is in my cardboard, autograph's (of every conceivable type) and coins.
I couldn't begin to even estimate my card collection, but, like some others have said or implied, most of the value is in less than .5% of the total number of cards.
Yes, I do have wax/vend/cello/rack cases drom the 80's (ugh), but they just mainly cost me storage fees. LOL
And a few "modern" goodies like Jordan rookies, slabbed Tiger 1 ofs (autoed), and so forth.
We had a bad hurricane here in 2003, and many families were displaced in shelters for varying periods of time. So my now deceased wife and I got an idea to take most of our large collection of Classic (brand) cards (cases) to the shelters and see if we could put some smiles on the kids' faces (of all ages....LOL).
It worked out great, as the cards (in foil packs) were a really big hit. with the kids. We even had several cases of Classic Saturday Night Live packs, which even got some smiles on the faces of the parents.
So, I guess giving away most of your lesser value cards is one suggestion I would make. It might even be a good tax deduction for some of you, as well as clearing out your basements/attics/storage sheds.
Anyway, it was a great topic, and brought back some great memories for me.
Regards.
Bob