Observations from a yard sale - 80s/90s junk cards

[David W]

I just sold 20,000 1987-90 commons at a yard sale and got $75.

They were in used boxes I cut down. Didn’t want to waste monster boxes


All stars pulled out, even minor stars like Lance Parrish, Hernandez, etc


I told him that. He could not pay me fast enough.

Said he has a million cards in a storage locker.

I told him I’m working on 70’s sets and if he had any to trade? He said no it’s all later than that

I’ve got his number as I have another 30k in cards to sift through and he wants them

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by David W

I just sold 20,000 1987-90 commons at a yard sale and got $75.

They were in used boxes I cut down. Didn’t want to waste monster boxes


All stars pulled out, even minor stars like Lance Parrish, Hernandez, etc


I told him that. He could not pay me fast enough.

Said he has a million cards in a storage locker.

I told him I’m working on 70’s sets and if he had any to trade? He said no it’s all later than that

I’ve got his number as I have another 30k in cards to sift through and he wants them

Perhaps he is a supplier to the folks that cut up these cards to make artwork that depicts cards. I imagine these artists need a lot of cards to create just one piece.

Brian

[steve B]

I occasionally buy this sort of stuff. Mostly to maybe complete sets, which is kinda foolish because I can buy the set for way less than the work to build it.

But I also look for odd but very cheap varieties, like 91Topps different backs and 93 UD with different gloss, or most any early UD with different holograms.

But a penny a card is $50 for a monster box, and I'd want to know for sure there's something interesting in there.

I had a bunch of extra junk era stuff that I wanted to unload, sent it in plain boxes with reasonable prices to my sisters for a yard sale I'd be at but not till after the start. The "mystery" boxes were all gone, and had apparently sold in the first 10 minutes or so. What didn't sell was the OPC premier complete set I'd marked at $2....

[arcadekrazy]

I actually buy lots of the junk stuff from these sales if the price is right. I donate them to church groups, ARC homes and the like. The kids get a kick out of them, and it helps seed future baseball fans. It’s also an affordable way to brighten someone’s day.

[Pjere]

Originally Posted by arcadekrazy

I actually buy lots of the junk stuff from these sales if the price is right. I donate them to church groups, ARC homes and the like. The kids get a kick out of them, and it helps seed future baseball fans. It’s also an affordable way to brighten someone’s day.

Love it


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