Is there an online source to find out the book value of baseball cards?

Question

I have a small collection of baseball cards and I was wondering if they are worth anything. Thank you in advance for your help.

Answer 1

http://www.beckett.com/mycollection/mycollection.asp?

is the best site. You need to sign up, but its free to enter your cards. It will give you the overall value of your cards for free, but to get individual pricing you will need to pay a fee. I suggest pay for one month, print out your collection, then cancel the subscription. I think it costs $4.95 per month.
Another option is to go to your local card shop and buy the Beckett price guide, but its much more tedious.
Good luck collecting.

Answer 2

Beckett is a decent source, but you must be careful because Beckett's card values are typically 2x or more than anyone is actually willing to pay for the card. You're best bet is to go on ebay and see what values the cards have sold for at auction. At least that way you'll be able to understand the market value

Answer 3

If you have just a few cards, you can go to www.beckett.com and sign up for a free account.

From there, go to my collections, and you can enter cards individually. It takes a little more time than subscribing, but if you only have three or four cards it is not that big a deal.

Answer 4

ebay is your best bet.

It'll give you a rough idea of how much they are worth in the public's eye and how much demand there is judging from the number of bids. Price guides give you an amount but you'll almost always never fetch that same amount back.

Answer 5

www.beckett.com but you'll have to subscribe.