Junk Wax taking up too much space…

[Bcwcardz]

I used to be where I didn’t toss a single card but junk wax and the space it takes kinda makes me rethink. I had a possum get in my garage and throw around a bunch of 89 Bowman boxes. This particular year has always been a pain to store because of the size. I just didn’t have it in me to pick up the salvageable cards no matter the player. That is the first time I trashed cards. I cleared some space too. I’m getting over it, 88 Donruss commons shouldn’t be taking up space. I get sentimental though sometimes. We are collectors of stuff sometimes regardless of value.


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[deweyinthehall]

Years ago, I donated a monster box of junk wax commons and stars to the children's section of a local hospital - they were very much appreciated, regardless of whether the kids knew exactly who Bob McClure or Nelson Santovenia were...

[David W]

I just sold 40,000 early 80s to present commons for 40 bucks.

The guy that bought them is a big autograph collector who sends off two or three requests every day through the mail.

He also likes the sort them into teams and sell one or two or 300 at a time

So you can sell them, you’re just not gonna make much.

Another friend of mine sold 5000 Hall of Famer’s from that time. He got about $.08
apiece for them.

[butchie_t]

I found myself in that same spot last year as we begun a move to another state. I had probably 10-14 5k boxes all from 89-95. I went through them all, culled the stars and rookies and threw out the rest. Not one regret.

I am now culling remaining sets and doing the same thing. I have probably 40-50 factory sets left and will probably do the same with them. No one has any interest in the sets and even the stars and rookies are worth next to nothing as well. Best thing to do with them is take what you want and dump the rest.

[Exhibitman]

I found an opened but undisturbed 89 UD set at a flea market. Pulled the stars, tossed the rest, kept the tube of stickers to give to kids at the next card show I set up at, just to annoy their parents.

[ocjack]

I've always been a collector, so even though I know I have tons of junk wax boxes and singles, it's hard to simply throw them into the recycle bin. I contacted the local children's hospital years ago and again just recently. They appreciated the offer, but continue to decline because of covid, etc. I no longer set up at shows (as if there were any here in SoCal anyway), and even doing so to sell junk wax and probably not recoup table cost, isn't an option. And going through them to pull stars, etc seems like a overall waste of time........wait a minute, I think I just convinced myself to "recycle" them.

Quick! I'll take any other suggestions I haven't thought of to avoid doing this.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by ocjack

Quick! I'll take any other suggestions I haven't thought of to avoid doing this.

Slightly dampen a stack of them and then squeeze the stack with a pipe clamp and let dry. The cards will stick together and can be used as firewood to heat your house or as building material by the local Habitat for Humanity.