A few things about donating cards (and as a person who has accumulated and given away nearly a 1/2 million cards as part of our Adat Chaverim show I can say a few words of wisdom.
1) Obviously we accept any and all donations, and from a friend of mine I found out that shipping was also tax deductible. Since Adat is a Synagogue it is a 501-C with the EIN the accountants ask for (I know this from direct experience as well)
2) I never assign a value to the cards but always let the donor use his/her values. Everyone I've done that for has been very good about the real value.
3) The advice you have received is very good and one which does affect tons of collectors so this is a good thread. We're stil dealing with the overage of 1986-94 cards so as noted figure out what is best for yoiu
Rich
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