Has anyone sold off baseball card collection or sports memorabilia for gambling $$$ ?

[BrentCrude]

I always thought that there was too much shiftyness and uncertainty in the card and sports memorabilia market so I never got into it.It's absolute bonkers when people stand in line for a whole day to assure themselves of getting a team giveaway bobblehead doll.Something is only worth what a person is willing to buy it for.Buying sports junk reminds me of watching The Price is Right where you win a suggested retail price car for 25 grand that you can get at your local dealer for under 20 if you haggle with them.

Is the sports card and memorabilia market even that hot anymore or has it fizzled out?I think outfits like Topps can't be trusted as to how many cards they produce to flood the market with in the past 25 or 30 years.Then when you buy autographed stuff,it's probably a Wade Boggs deal where the bat boy signed it.

So has anyone here sold a sports collection lock,stock and barrel in order to fund their gambling habit?Were you in a hurry to get the money where you kicked yourself in the rear because you discovered there were higher bidders out there online and such?

Has anyone ever read about the tulip bulb crash in Holland 100's of years ago where people sold their houses for a few unique tulip bulbs later to find out that down the road no one wanted the tulips anymore.Reminds me of the sports collectible biz.

[Willie Bee]

I've done just the opposite recently, taken money I was going to play poker with and purchased some stuff plus a few raffle tickets for a charity function that included baseball memorabilia.

[BrentCrude]

Anyone ever save all the championship Wheaties boxes intact with contents that were supposedly going to be worth a fortune some day?Go on E-bay and have a looksie at all of them selling for practically nothing.

[rake922]

Anyone ever save all the championship Wheaties boxes intact with contents that were supposedly going to be worth a fortune some day?Go on E-bay and have a looksie at all of them selling for practically nothing.

Hank Aaron cards sell for like 10 bucks on Ebay

[compaqDikk]

i almost got 200 dimes from a prominent poster here on a honus wagner card

[jjgold]

WHY CARD INDUSTRY IS DONE

1. Kids don't buy cards anymore so no demand
2. Scandals
3. Economy

Trading cards are done forever, new generation of kids (drugs, sex, drinking, sleeeping)


Lionel trains are big sellers still, sold my colection for 5 dimes but of course lost it all

[mr. leisure]

Anyone ever save all the championship Wheaties boxes intact with contents that were supposedly going to be worth a fortune some day?Go on E-bay and have a looksie at all of them selling for practically nothing.

i`VE GOT A FULL 1987-88 LAKERS BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS WHEATIES BOX IN THE CLOSET, PROBABLY NOT WORTH SHIT

[compaqDikk]

i`VE GOT A FULL 1987-88 LAKERS BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS WHEATIES BOX IN THE CLOSET, PROBABLY NOT WORTH SHIT

even with a signature it won't sell. might as well feed it to the roaches

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lakers-87-88-signed-wheaties-box-Scott-Coop-AC-Thop_W0QQitemZ270230804266QQihZ017QQcategoryZ64483QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[mr. leisure]

even with a signature it won't sell. might as well feed it to the roaches

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lakers-87-88-sig...QQcmdZViewItem

I should have ate the cereal when i bought it

[louisvillekid]

i sold my cards in 91' for drugs, well almost all of them.

[compaqDikk]

I should have ate the cereal when i bought it

return it to walmart and explain they're selling outdated, expired cereal and get a store credit. the illegal won't even figure out what the Fakers are doing on it

[LVHerbie]

Anyone ever save all the championship Wheaties boxes intact with contents that were supposedly going to be worth a fortune some day?Go on E-bay and have a looksie at all of them selling for practically nothing.

I had a whole bunch of wheaties boxes that I finally threw out after looking at some prices... I also had a closet full of cards for the 90s that sit at my parents house for like ten years before I pitched them in a dumpster after I took a quick glance through them and at prices on ebay... I called a local card shop here to see if knew some charity or something to give them to and he basically told me that most charities don't take crap and to pitch them... so I did...

[Mattn3236]

Keep your cards if you can. Eventually over the next 10-20 yrs I'm sure we will see it become a quick fad again and sell sell sell.

[The HG]

No but in high school I once did sell a '55 Roy Campanella for 20 bucks because my selfish ayn rand-reading actress bitch GF at the time wanted to see a movie. I was embarrassingly whipped. I sold it to a card shop, no less, so of course I got a fraction of its real value at the time.

[jjgold]

I sold many fake Mickey Mantle cards on E-Bay and made good money, half of thee clowns have no clue they are getting fake cards.

[thegreatdiatchi]

I just gave most of my card collection to my little cousin. I have a few sets & a booklet of rookie cards left that I may try to sell or just give to him one day. I'm not expecting to get much for them if I sell.

I'm also going to be trying to sell most of my cd collection and you can't even make much money on that nowadays because everyone downloads music. I spend a fortune on cds and i'll be lucky to make back 25% of what I spent.

[TexansFan]

How much is a JJ Gold rookie card with hair going for?

[compaqDikk]

How much is a JJ Gold rookie card with hair going for?

i've spent 12 days this year roaming around newark public libraries looking at crime logs and yearbooks. don't forget he dropped out of the 10th grade. i will give any poster a dime if we can get his high school pic

[TexansFan]

i've spent 12 days this year roaming around newark public libraries looking at crime logs and yearbooks. don't forget he dropped out of the 10th grade. i will give any poster a dime if we can get his high school pic

Ask mathdotcom. He keeps a picture of JJ under his pillow.

[flyingillini]

WHY CARD INDUSTRY IS DONE

1. Kids don't buy cards anymore so no demand
2. Scandals
3. Economy

Trading cards are done forever, new generation of kids (drugs, sex, drinking, sleeeping)


Lionel trains are big sellers still, sold my colection for 5 dimes but of course lost it all

Wrong! Modern card industry is done. I am a high end psa and sgc dealer. I have never sold off cards to gamble. However I did sell 45k worth last year to do some remodeling on my new house. There are way to many high end collectors out there. Anyone thinks that the card industry is done has no clue. If you want to see some figures check this out. I am a high bidder in 9 lots right now. Total of over 100k and I am sure I will not win 1!
www.robertedwardauctions.com then launch the auction.

[flyingillini]

I had a whole bunch of wheaties boxes that I finally threw out after looking at some prices... I also had a closet full of cards for the 90s that sit at my parents house for like ten years before I pitched them in a dumpster after I took a quick glance through them and at prices on ebay... I called a local card shop here to see if knew some charity or something to give them to and he basically told me that most charities don't take crap and to pitch them... so I did...

1970- to present is good firewood in my opinion. I deal in 1886-1949.

I myself had tons of that garbage.