Baseball Cards Price

a question about buying, selling, collecting baseball & football cards.?

I have a collection of baseball and football cards. I'm looking for info like: 1. what % of book value could I expect to get from a collector? 2. from someone wanting to re-sell? 3. Any good price guides online that give you the same data as, say, Beckett? The collection I have is mainly Atlanta Brave and Dallas Cowboy cards from the 60's to the mid 90's, some fulls sets, some partial sets, single cards, misc. Since all cards, I assume, came from a pack, there is no such thing as an uncirculated card like there is with coins? So is mint the top grade? followed by excellent, very good, good, average, fair, poor, and then maybe trash?

Public Comments

1. I would say if you were selling to a collector you should get Beckett value but you also have to remember that he also might be buying for resale so 10% less. For resale 10%15% less. Online I don't know. More than likely if you have any full sets from the 60's & 70's they are going to bring the most money also you will get your best price in Atlanta and Dallas because that is where those would be collected the most.I was told that when I tried to sell some 1950 Detroit Tigers cards.I was told I would get my best price in Detroit. You may want to sit down and use Beckett's even if they are on the high side and let the bidding start at xxxx.xx As far as grading goes by the corners and the margin around the edge and the clarity of the card. I got rid of all my cards in the mid 90's and the only ones that I kept were my charter membership cards in Tops Stadium Club so I really don"t know what cards are selling for. Good Luck