You have a box of old cards. Now what?
Most people who read these pages never collected anything. A parent died, or a house sold, or a closet gave up four boxes nobody had opened since 1994. These guides answer the questions that come before deciding to sell anything: what the cards probably are, what actually makes one valuable, and what to do with the rest. They are written to be useful even if you never contact us.
We buy and value collections across Palm Beach and Martin County, from Stuart down to Boca Raton, so some of the advice here is local. The parts about print runs and condition are true everywhere.
All guides
What to do with an inherited card collection
The order to do things in when boxes of cards arrive with a house or a parent, starting with what not to touch.
Are old baseball cards worth anything?
The honest answer for cards printed in the late 1980s and 1990s, why print runs made it that way, and the exceptions worth finding.
How much is my card collection worth?
What actually decides a card price, why most of the value sits in a few cards, and how to check one honestly.
Selling a card collection after a death
There is no rush. What to protect, what not to throw away, who can sell, and how to tell a fair offer from a fast one.
Sell a card collection locally or online?
Online pays more per card and costs months of evenings. Local is one conversation. Which trade suits what you are holding.
Consign your cards, or sell them outright?
Cash is finished the same day and pays less. Consignment usually pays more and asks you to wait. Which trade suits you, and when cash is the better answer.
Not sure which one is yours?
- A parent died and the house has to be emptied
- Selling a card collection after a death
- Boxes came with an inheritance and nobody knows what they are
- What to do with an inherited card collection
- They are all from the 1990s and you want the honest answer
- Are old baseball cards worth anything?
- You want a number before you talk to anybody
- How much is my card collection worth?
- You have decided to sell and want the best route
- Sell a card collection locally or online?
Have a collection?
Sell it, consign it, or find out what it is worth. No card knowledge needed.
We reply within 2 business days. No obligation, and no fee to find out.
Inherited some cards? What to do with an inherited card collection
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