Baseball Card Collecting

[electronman1729]

Is baseball card collecting still a hobby? My father just gave me my card collection from when I was a kid. Thinking of getting rid of them. Any good shops in town?

[To Bear Arms]

It some what is. I don't think it is like it used to be when I was a kid. My Son recently "found" my collection from the 80's. He is loosing his mind on some of them and wants to go sell them! I reminded him that they are mine, and I am not selling them and someday he will inherit them.
He has found a few local card stores he want to take them too and have appraised. So I do know there are some stores around still, but I think they are more of a Pokyman card store then a real Sportscard store.

[Sawin]

I got mine back from my mother when I drove to TN to stay with my dad following his heart surgery in January, so I have a 9-10 month head start on exactly what you're experiencing, electronman1729.

The biggest/most capable source around our area is Bill's Sports and Collectibles on South Broadway in Denver. The store here in Thornton in the hilltop village is not really interested in 80's and 90's baseball cards, but they do have some resources and capabilities if you wanted to get things graded or appraised. I took in a few top shelf cards (like autographed rookies from MLB all-stars of that era) and they weren't interested... told me to go to Bill's, but Bill's won't offer top dollar... Online is about the only option to get a decent price, unless there's a trade show that comes to town.

[hunterhawk]

I literally just brought my card collection home because my nephews were trying to swipe some of my cards until my brother stopped them. I ended up giving them some but brought home the rest for my kiddos. I have a couple nice cards worth some money but I told my boys they aren't selling them right now either and they can split em up when I die.

Kids do still collect cards but not like they used to.

[Doc45]

Yes they are still a thing. The trick is determining which player, rookie or later year/s, which card company/series also. The shop on S. Broadway in Englewood mentioned earlier by Sawin, Bill?s Sports Collectibles. I know guys that have been treated well on their stuff and others not so much.

Kinda like taking a gun to a shop to sell, condition is everything. Good luck, it?s tricky.

[Wulf202]

I gave my nephews a hank Aaron a piece. Still have a few older cards for me plus tubs from the 80s and 90s. The values are stagnant and don't increase from inflation in the past decade. So I'd say it's on the decline.

[cableguy11]

Most stuff from the 90's isn't worth much. Do not take to a shop unless you want to get pennies on the dollar. They are there to re-sell and make money. I would bet there are apps to scan the card and look up its value, if not use eBay SOLD listings. Just because someone is asking for 1K for a card doesn't mean that is what it's worth. Sold listings give you a measure of what items are actually being bought for. It is tedious but it is free! I use it all the time but for comic books. There are also shows around town that you might be able to do better than a store.