Most of them are probably nothing. Some are from the 60's, one from the 50's (it is a little damaged). How thourough are those books? What do they cost? Are Rockie's and Indians' cards worth anything now that they have made it to the series? How about the ones from before they were on the team?
2007-10-20 10:07:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Get a Beckett Price Guide.
http://www.beckett.com/default.osi
2007-10-20 12:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by d_rock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cards from the 50s and 60s could be valuable, but the answer to the question of "how valuable" is dependent on many things -- condition of the card, the player, and the set from which it came. A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is worth thousands of dollars in even the worst of condition. A 1969 Topps common card is worth maybe a buck or so in great condition.
Probably the easiest way for you to get pricing information is going to be looking at a printed price guide. You can buy a Beckett Baseball magazine for around $6 at most large book stores (including Barnes & Noble and Borders). This guide will have pricing for most of the major stars in a given set. If you want a price guide with more listings (and which will show prices for lesser stars), then look for Beckett Baseball Cards Plus, which is noticeably thicker than the monthly magazine and comes out about every quarter so (and runs about $12). There are also price guide books that come out annually, but they are usually pretty behind the times on pricing and not very accurate.
One point you should note, however: the price listed in a price guide and the price you would actually get for your card are two drastically different things. The price guide price assumes a certain condition, which is usually better than what people have. Furthermore, price guides are notoriously inaccurate, as compared to actual market prices. For the best "real world" values of cards, you must look at eBay or other actual marketplaces to get a sense of what your cards may be worth.
Finally, I would note that very few cards from 1980 to 2000 are worth much of anything, unless they are rookie cards of Hall of Fame caliber players (e.g., Roger Clemens, Cal Ripken, etc.), or contain autographs.
As for cards of players on teams that have made it to the World Series, there typically is not an appreciation of value for them. If you live in, say, Boston or Colorado, then you might be able to get a premium on cards of current team players, but this would not apply to national markets such as eBay, since across the entire country, there are plenty of these cards to go around.
Hope that helps!
2007-10-24 02:06:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sports Card Dude 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books are guides only. The best place to find actual values is to look on eBay for sales of exactly what you have. Rookie cards, or the first major league card of a player, are usually the most valuable, and as near to perfect condition as possible is required for anything made after 1985 or so. Older cards can have more value for the 'common' players, but they tend to be beaten up more. Check eBay.
2007-10-20 10:12:26 · answer #3 · answered by curtisports2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Locally, I am sure there are card/memorabilia shops and your best bet to get a general appraisal is through a card dealer.
Cards from 2007 would not appreciate due to teams being the playoffs and those of players on the World Series/playoff clubs who were on different teams would be priced differently due to any number of variables.
2007-10-20 10:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 14 and I have over 5,000 baseball cards, started collecting when I was 5 and stopped around 12. To check search the brand name, player name and anything else on google, or just take them in to a sports card store and ask them how much they are worth.
2007-10-20 10:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by Teenagerguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try typing in the card on a Buying/Selling Baseball Card website. You have to put in the year and the condition you think each card is in, and it should give you the price the place will buy it for. Try a variety of sites and you will get better prices.
2007-10-20 10:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by W00tbeer1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this website www.cardpricer.com they have a lot of information about cards. Ultimately the value of a card depends on who you can find to sell it too. If you can find the right collectors you can get good value if they are rare or hard to find cards. It's tougher to get value out of newer cards (80's to present day) unless you have a very rare card because the market has been saturated so much. Hope it helps.
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2007-10-20 10:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by Go42Online 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cards from back then and are in mint condition u get a lot of cash more than 800 by now but save them for 5 more years even more cash besides do you need that kind of money for baseball cards now can i get best answer
2007-10-20 10:21:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ebay. Or take it to a sports memorabilia place and have someone there look at them to see how much they're worth.
2007-10-20 10:10:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can go on ebay and see how people are selling cards on there and average the price.
2007-10-20 10:09:56 · answer #10 · answered by Purple Wolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋