Throwing cards Away ? !

[NATCARD]

Maybe this has been covered before but it is very interesting to think about.
If you buy large collections and have done so for many years what do you do with the bottom of the grading scale of cards. What to do with the POOR or P*ss Poor cards. Do you throw them out? put them in a box and let them sit there for ever. Is it sacrilegious to throw out cards.
Let me know what you think.

[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by NATCARD

Maybe this has been covered before but it is very interesting to think about.
If you buy large collections and have done so for many years what do you do with the bottom of the grading scale of cards. What to do with the POOR or P*ss Poor cards. Do you throw them out? put them in a box and let them sit there for ever. Is it sacrilegious to throw out cards.
Let me know what you think.

Holy Mother of Cake!!! I COLLECT low grade T206 and just bought seventy five percent of a Polar Bear card......throw em out indeed!
Wp

[iggyman]

On Net54 we worship/embrace KARMA and throwing away prewar cards is really really really "bad" KARMA. With that said, throwing away modern cards is actually very good karma (go figure.....).

Lovely Day...

[GoldenAge50s]

I throw all damaged cards, gum stained, cards I don't want,etc. in a shoe box & put them on the yard sale table-(1970 & up). Someone always buys them.

[Wite3]

I never throw away cards...there is a large market for lesser condition cards pre-1980 and a very large market for beater cards pre-war. Post 1980 cards, if the cards are poor, I tend to give them away to kids in my school. They love owning cards from before they were born (and in some cases now, before their parents were born!). Nothing is worthless when it comes to cards and memories.

Joshua

[carrigansghost]

I just passed out. I'll take the damaged, the ripped and the creased and treat them as angels.

Rawn

[rhettyeakley]

I have thrown cards away before but only because there was really bad mildew/mold on them. With my "eye-sore" pre-1970-80 or so cards I tend to throw them in a box and when I get to 100 or so cards I'll throw them on ebay and someone will buy them for $5-10 or more as a group as there are usually some stars in there--it is almost sacreligious to speak of throwing them away--especially any pre-WW2 cards.
-Rhett

[pitchernut]

If it's pre-war cards I know a great recycling place here in Coos Bay OR

[CowboysGuide]

Originally Posted by NATCARD

Maybe this has been covered before but it is very interesting to think about.
If you buy large collections and have done so for many years what do you do with the bottom of the grading scale of cards. What to do with the POOR or P*ss Poor cards. Do you throw them out? put them in a box and let them sit there for ever. Is it sacrilegious to throw out cards.
Let me know what you think.

I wouldn't throw them away, no matter what condition they are in. Several decent suggestions have been made, Halloween, under-privileged kids, ect...You never know, they just might inspire a new collector into the hobby.

I collect football, and would love to get some 'throw-away' pre-war baseball cards to get a feel for the era and history.