Who is your definition of a common man?

[Rich Klein]

I bet because those were the players from your youth and you have such fond memories,

Look, that line about buying and selling for dealers has never changed since I started doing shows way back when

However, there are now several markets for selling cards

Shows in person, Stores in person or bulk mail order -- if you want 1980's "bulk stars" like Baines come talk to me and later come visit me at my house. I'll make you great deals which are a percent of book. Those unsorted monster boxes I hawk on BST for $200 probably have $1500 if not more (or I'd say 30 of the 32 of them) book value and I get little nibbles

I do get some action at times on the team pulls. I enjoy seeing what cards I have of certain teams or areas

Internet Sales like COMC and Beckett Marketplace (Rob Veres) == in many cases the real world marketplace has taken over these cards on the internet and while anything less than a quarter is not worth selling these cards at (even commons) that also means higher base prices so less of a spread for Harold Baines Vs Rudy Law

Rob Veres once wrote a great article way way back in the day in which he mentioned 10 different prices he could sell the same 1982 Topps Mike Scioscia for. He explained all the different ways to market the card out of his own outlet.

And I get it, I loved Harold Baines as a hitter but until there is real value to 1980's-90's base cards (aint happening) then we have to understand that if you want to get those higher prices, you have to buy the tables at the shows and set out those cards at the higher prices.

RIch

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My experience selling recently has been at local shows of around 40 tables. I can't afford to pay table fees for the bigger shows to sell cards that nobody is interested in buying. Collectors will pay decent prices for the HOF'ers and soon-to-be HOF'ers like Big Unit, Big Hurt, Pedro, Jeter, etc. When it comes to the guys like Baines, etc., I can't sell them at any price. The problem with selling bulk cheap cards over the internet is condition and I can't deal with returns on cards, due to condition issues, that end up selling for pennies on the dollar.

In the end, there is just no way around it, I guess. It's just not worth it to collect late '70's - 1980's rookie cards of star players of the time that will never be HOF'ers.