Saturday, November 19, 2011

Are early 90s basketball trading cards worth anything these days?

When I was younger I collected basketball trading cards. I have upper deck, top flight, skybox, fleet, and others. I haven't owned a Beckett in ages. Are these cards worth anything anymore? I have cards of most/close to all the players from that era.

Are early 90s basketball trading cards worth anything these days?
Unfortunately the trading card market was oversaturated in the early 90's (and late 80's) in all sports. I've found many a lot on ebay with hundreds and thousands of cards offered from this era that may not even sell for $10 or less (it costs a lot to ship a huge lot of these cards as well)...





Your best chance is to sort your collection out by certain players or teams, some individual collectors jump at lots featuring their favorite player or team. You won't be getting much money but it may be more worthwhile than selling the whole thing at once. Make sure to price competitively. Another great site is sportlots.com, you can list your cards individually, it's a lot of work but it's an easy tool for collectors seeking affordable ways to find common cards they need.





There are exceptions in a few places, if you have cards that aren't part of the base sets (i.e. insert cards, or special sets) I would consider putting those to the side...you can probably price some of those cards for free by searching ebay's sales the past 30 days and see what they are going for. Beckett also sells a monthly online price guide for around $5 that could be worth your expense.


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