Getting Rid of '70s-90s Cards: Ideas?

[rainier2004]

Go thru and keep the ones you want. Donate the remaining cards to a local librarian who will use them as prizes for children in reading programs. The only rule is that the cards belong to the children to be played with. In the short run you're giving back and in the long run you are protecting your current investment by bringing new people into the hobby...thats what I did w/ about 20k cards. They are also happy to take all your extra top loaders and extra storage materials received thru the mail.

[David W]

Ebay is your best option, probably only the 70's, maybe early 80's cards will sell easily. Bundle the HOF from each year together starting at 99 cents, bundle 100 or more commons starting at 99 cents.

If no Ebay, yard sale.

If neither option is any good, donate to Good Will or other non profit and take full "Book Value" as a tax deduction

[pclpads]

If neither option is any good, donate to Good Will or other non profit and take full "Book Value" as a tax deduction[/QUOTE]


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[AndyG09]

Find a local elementary school where you can donate them. Teachers can give them away as incentives. Believe it or not, a few kids out there will really appreciate them. Works great for me in my classroom!

Best,

Andy

[smotan_02]

Originally Posted by AndyG09

Find a local elementary school where you can donate them. Teachers can give them away as incentives. Believe it or not, a few kids out there will really appreciate them. Works great for me in my classroom!

Best,

Andy

I take back my recommendation and add support to this one. A great way to build the future of the hobby.

[Buythatcard]

I donated over 50,000 cards that I had from that time period to the Children's cancer ward of a local hospital. Had a friend at one time who was a doctor there and he handed them out to the kids.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Sounds like a good idea to donate, I may do that to clear up space

[Jay Wolt]

Over the last 2 decades I've donated hundreds of thousands of cards to Veterans hospitals, Salvation Army, Marines Toys for Tots, schools etc...
It clears up my space and may make a child or a veteran smile

[jcmtiger]

I think we all have been there!!!!

Joe

[jbbama]

Personally, i like to put 10-15 cards in team bags and pass them out at Halloween. Kids usually like the idea, no one really does that anymore (i remember getting topps football packs), the novelty of it usually is the cool factor. My cards were mostly commons.........kids didn't seem to care.

[npa589]

Originally Posted by AndyG09

Find a local elementary school where you can donate them. Teachers can give them away as incentives. Believe it or not, a few kids out there will really appreciate them. Works great for me in my classroom!

Best,

Andy

+1

I dont have many pre 1990, as I'm not old enough, but have over 10000 baseball, basketball, and football cards from 1988 to 2000.
I'm also an elementary music teacher of 3 years now, going on 4, and I have gradually brought ALL of those cards to school as incentives. I also give stacks to certain classroom teachers to give out. I teach in an inner-city school with kids who see the cards and are absolutely enthralled with them - even baseball. It has surprisingly been the impetus for many of the kids in my school to become interested in baseball.

1. It shows that there are rewards for hard work. 2. Provides them the same thrill we had as kids when our Pops would be telling us baseball stories while buying us a pack of cards.

As a treat, I brought in a couple T206 Cubs cards to show them what cards looked like 100 years ago. They were dumbfounded!


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[GregMitch34]

I don't have thousands of such cards, as some do. I was merely asking what to do if you have a few dozen HOFers from 70s and 80s and would like to get a little something for them, if possible.

[goudey1933]

Maybe I missed it but how early of 70's?

[dherm360]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

I don't have thousands of such cards, as some do. I was merely asking what to do if you have a few dozen HOFers from 70s and 80s and would like to get a little something for them, if possible.

If you are not looking to donate, get a list together and throw them on the BST and see what you can get