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

[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.

[dacubfan]

Had a huge neighborhood garage sale this weekend so I halled out about 20 boxes '88 thru '93 and put $10 each or 2/$15. Very few lookers. Sold 2 boxes of '93 Fleer for $6 each and then had to stuff all the rest back into my garage cabinets. Ugh!! Maybe shop them around at the card shops?? Donating them is probably the best way to go.























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[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.

[phikappapsi]

There's a guy at the local flea market that gets them for free as donations, he puts them into a garbage compressor, then sells the logs as kindling... Probably makes $1 per pound on the cardboard.

[Leon]

1. You could list them on Craigslist and make a couple bucks.

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.

[zljones]

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

[Exhibitman]

Some hospitals and charities won't take accumulations of cards. I used to donate cards to the childrens hospital at County USC hospital here in L.A. They first demanded that the cards be boxed up a certain way [clean new 600 count boxes], then finally told me they were swamped and didn't want any more unless it was unopened original material.

I tried to sell modern cards at a garage sale. I put out two "shoeboexes" at $20 each, took $20 for the pair and was happy to get it.

I tried them at a local card show where I set up for a day. No one even looked through them. I did business all day from my vintage junk boxes but the shiny crap was like kryptonite.

[frankbmd]

Build a giant house of cards in the back yard and wait in the basement for the tornado.

[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.

[uffda51]

The Boys Club, or a similar group.

[Rob D.]

Had you not started this thread, I would have suggested:

1. Scan about a half-dozen cards representative of the group.

2. Start the May pickup thread on April 29, ensuring you have Post No.1.

3. Post the scan and describe what a great find you made and how cards of this era represent a wonderful time in your collecting life.

4. About May 15, post in the B/S/T that you've changed your collecting focus and, as much as it pains you to do it, you're selling your "find."

5. Start the price at five times what you feel the group is worth/what you reasonably expect to get.

6. May 17: Bump for price reduction.

7. May 18: Bump for price reduction

8. May 20: Bump to say they're still available.

9. May 22: Bump for price reduction

10. Repeat as needed.