old trading cards

[Mehm]

Hi all

I have a box of basketball and hockey cards from the early 90s. They are in pretty good condition as they've just been sitting in this box for the last 20 years. I'm pretty sure I have MJ, Bird, Gretzky, Lemieux, etc. The brands are mostly Upper Deck and Sky Box. Are these worth anything? What would be the best way to sell them if they are?

thanks!

 

[perKeceT]

i would look the specific card on ebay or similar site. thatll let you know the true value of them in the open market. there is also a company (name slips my mind) that puts out a book with the value of thousands of trading cards every year, this info is bound to be online somewhere.
side note: ive got an autographic reggie the killer miller card thats up to about 3-400 nowadays =)

 

[NomNomNom]

It's not likely that they're worth much more than the paper they're printed on if they're from the 90s, but you never know. Like perKeceT said though, you can look them all up on Ebay or go to Borders and get a 4-Sport Beckett type magazine that will list the book values. Looking on Ebay will tell you the ACTUAL value though (the price people are willing to pay)

 

[Ds]

Take them to an Antique roadshow thing or something Mehm lol, or maybe put a few on ebay and see if they will make you some $!

 

[undead]

I agree with what everyone is saying about Ebay. That's the best way to really see what you'll get for a card. As for the approximate value, most will be worth jack shit. For the most part, unless you bought them individually at card shows and the like, I'd assume you got them in packs that you bought at grocery stores, convenience stores, etc. when you were younger? If that's the case... about 999 out of 1,000 are gonna be "common cards" and be worth, at most, a dime or something stupid like that. The MJs, Birds, Gretzkys, and Lemieuxs are only gonna be worth much if they're rookies or limited edition cards. The majority of those cards in circulation were so mass produced that the value plummets. Hence the reason the cards that you buy at card shows and what not are worth much more, there's far fewer of them circulating.