Modelmaker Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Not sure if this topic is relevant on here, but if it's not please delete. I'm just wondering if there are any trading card collectors on here My uncle used to be the manager of the Topps candy company back in the 1980's and whenever he came to visit he always brought a large bag (think garbage bag) of candy and packets of trading cards with a sticks of gum in them, and of course we kids used to love him for it. our school books, bedroom doors and even our parents car windows where plastered with stickers from the same company. The reason i ask is because i recently re-found a box full of old trading cards and stickers in the deepest depths of one of my cupboards, i had totally forgot they where there but while looking for some old Lego i found them. My question is.... is there still any value in old trading cards? is worth my effort to list them on ebay? The kind of stuff i have is more orientated to the american market so i guess i'm looking for american collectors for advice. Just to give you an idea of what i have here is a list Micheal Jackson Garbage pail kids Wacky packages Gremlins Thunderbirds/captain scarlet/stingray Classic cars Sega games And some baseball/football cards Just to be clear..I'm not on here to try and sell any I'm just looking to see if there are any collectors who know if they are worth anything or not. Also some of them are factory samples and not yet cut into individual cards (if that makes a difference) Edited August 31, 2014 by Modelmaker Quote
jluck Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) I can't speak to the value of individual cards since I don't know what you have, however, the 80's are typically not valuable years, particularly with sports cards. Sports cards spiked in value in the late 70s so people (often investors) jumped to buy cards to make money. In response card companies over-produced cards to meet the demand. Also, donruss, fleer, and Upper Deck all started making cards which flooded the market. Once the craze settles down, 80s cards bottomed out in value. For the record I'm a lifelong baseball card collector, with way too many cards from the 80s. If your interested in cards, keep them around, there are always fond memories when I pull my cards back out! P.s. Uncut sheets can be more valuable but it's all based on which individual cards are in the sheet. Also, don't let the general value of 80s cards discourage you, there are several exceptions to the rule! Edited August 31, 2014 by jluckhaupt Quote
tomdobs55 Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 When I was a kid I stupidly threw out any cards that weren't Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, or Celtics. I can only imagine what I tossed out back in those days Quote
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