11,000+ Baseball Cards In 2 Weeks

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

One or more of the Topps 1990s Golden Spike Award cards would make for a rewarding find

I will need some sort of tutorial on what is valuable in 1980s 1990s, if anything. I only know 1970s on back.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I will need some sort of tutorial on what is valuable in 1980s 1990s, if anything. I only know 1970s on back.

A short tutorial likely won't suffice. Identifying all the valuable cards from the '80s and '90s would be a three-day seminar.

Part of the problem is the sheer number of sets. Another part is the fact that even relatively low-value base cards look pretty/flashy/shiny. There are a whole lot of "...that's only a dollar..." cards that look fantastic.

[ALR-bishop]

From the 80s, putting aside base sets, the Topps 80 Coins, 82 Blackless, 84 Encased, 85 Minis, 88 Cloth, 89 Big Head suckers and 89 Yankee/ Met Double Header proofs can all be pricey, The pulled Topps Tom Gordon 2006 card is another good modern card. There are some good recognized variation cards from the 90s

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I will need some sort of tutorial on what is valuable in 1980s 1990s, if anything. I only know 1970s on back.

It takes a long time to learn the depths of the 90s. I'm happy to help identify cards from pictures.

If you want a few hour tutorial, this video series is a crash course in 90s inserts/parallels.

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/live/75rcjBd...rjwpZUi338FZ_M

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/live/FESLF25...T7Ejqx4quok2zu

Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/live/IdfhmC5...J40M3odcZuSEiJ

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

It takes a long time to learn the depths of the 90s. I'm happy to help identify cards from pictures.

If you want a few hour tutorial, this video series is a crash course in 90s inserts/parallels.

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/live/75rcjBd...rjwpZUi338FZ_M

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/live/FESLF25...T7Ejqx4quok2zu

Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/live/IdfhmC5...J40M3odcZuSEiJ

Thanks very much for this! I will watch these.

[tulsaboy]

You had asked why someone might do this, and I can say that I have done it for a handful of reasons. A few years ago I dropped off three 3200 count boxes at our local Goodwill. They were full of commons from 1983-1985 mostly, with another chunk of stuff from 1987-1989. They had sat in my closet for about 20 years. I hadn't gone through them once, hadn't moved them, hadn't cared about them. I poked around to see if anyone was interested in them, but the shipping cost was enormous because of weight. I didn't care enough to package them in different lots for sale, because that was just a headache. The one local store near me is staffed by jerks, and I wasn't about to show up with 10,000 largely commons and expect them to give me even $10. At the end of the day, I decided that someone else will have fun finding those unexpectedly at a thrift store, the store will sell them and make some money, and they are out of my hair and out of my way. So I saw it as a win-win.
kevin

[gonefishin]

Over the last several years I have donated thousands, upon thousands, of cards. I donate them to a non-profit thrift store located on a local military base and operated by spouses of service members. These are not simply junk cards, but contain some valuable cards in the mix. Normally when I donate the cards I speak with the manager, briefly explain the contents (sometimes there are bobble heads and memorabilia), and ask that they not sort through the cards and price them very affordable so a youth would be able to purchase them.

Do I lose money? Yes. Does it make up for my lose by the way I feel after the donation - WITHOUT A DOUBT!

I always hope that some young child, boy or girl, will be excited when look through the cards and find a treasure - whatever that is to them.

Donations made to non-profits aren't there for workers to sort through and take the "booty" that has been donated.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

Donations made to non-profits aren't there for workers to sort through and take the "booty" that has been donated.

+1 could not agree more.

[DHogan]

I won an Ebay auction around 1990 or so for 20,000 Topps baseball cards from about 1976 to 1985 or so. All in excellent condition or better. The seller stated that if the auction went over $300.00 that they would cover shipping. I bid $350.00. I won the auction. I asked my wife beforehand if I could get the cards. She said yes. Bless her soul.