What To Do With Cards From the 80s and 90s?

[mintacular]

Go to a large flea market and try to get $50+ for all of them. Most dealers at a show will automatically turn you away on cards from this era as they don't want to be bogged down with the stuff. Cards from the 60s-70s of course is a diff ball of wax, sell them here or on eBay. Might try Craigslist for the 80-90s stuff.

[milkit1]

if anyone has any early starting lineups ill be glad to take em off your hands my son loves them

[ctownboy]

1) Buy a paper shredder.

2) Find all of the commons from the 1980's and 1990's and put them in a separate pile.

3) When watching your favorite baseball team, if they do something which upsets you, grab a handful of commons and shred them.

4) When you have a garbage bag full of shredded cards, take them to a paper recycling bin and donate them.

This way, you get rid of cards probably nobody else wants, you get to take out your baseball frustrations and relieve stress AND you get to help the environment out also.

Just my two cents,

David

[rp12367]

I just gave 2 huge boxes of 90's stuff to a local church that was looking for items for a charity drive. Their flyer had sports cards/ comics listed on it (as well as clothes/furniture other items). They where exicited, even thought they werent worth anything. They said they would divide them into smaller groups and give away to local kids in need of assistance.

[Anthony S.]

I use them in lieu of sterno when I make fondue.

[Ladder7]

I stuck a few handfuls of the stars in the attic and walls. Perhaps in a hundred years...

[tbob]

Donate them all to charity, Boys and Girls Clubs, local hopsitals, etc. They will be glad to get them and you'll have a great feeling of satisfaction and will have performed a good deed.

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by tbob

Donate them all to charity, Boys and Girls Clubs, local hopsitals, etc. They will be glad to get them and you'll have a great feeling of satisfaction and will have performed a good deed.

I gave mine to the boys and girls club many years ago. The administrators were thrilled to get them.

[bxb]

Put them up individually on eBay with "PSA ready" in the title, and start the bidding at $0.01 with $2 shipping for each card.

I haven't tried this myself, but it looks like a popular strategy on eBay.

[39special]

The past 2 years at our last little league game,I brought a couple boxes
and let the kids take what they want.They love those "old" cards from
the '80's and '90's.

[dherm360]

put them on team lots--I noticed a lot of people now do autos through the mail and dont care what card they send

[Gradedcardman]

I donate the extras to charity every year.

[zljones]

target practice on a dart board. Extra points for a head shot.

[Bilko G]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

I stuck a few handfuls of the stars in the attic and walls. Perhaps in a hundred years...

haha, thats pretty funny

Originally Posted by Leon

2. Go to your local Salvation Army and give them to the kids that are forced to be there. They will love them and have something to play with.

I like this idea the best. Would probably make the kids very happy.

[ksabet]

About ten years ago I traded 25,000 cards for a PSA 7 Walter Payton RC. I felt it was a good trade.