How can you find the value of baseball cards?

Answer 1

Condition Condition Condition

If you visit your local hobby shop, or magazine stand you should be able to find a price guide to value your cards.

Each card would be valued on it's own merrit based on condition. Condition is most important. Common flaws with Baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.

There are lots of factors (such as card condition, as stated above), but it all comes down to price and demand for a given card at a specific point in time.

Answer 2

Find information such as Date Circulated, Authenticity, Manufacturer, Rarity, and Value "what's it worth?" Find Information On Baseball Collectibles. Year made or issued, Manufacturer, Size, History behind the Item, and price Guide. Choose a category on the Left Navigation column that best describes the Item you are looking for. Browse by title or Picture. Click on the title, and it will bring you to the information page. Find the information that you are looking for or contribute more on what you know. Browse other Items of interest in the "Memorabilia Library" just for enjoyment.

Answer 3

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There are several ways to find out the value of a baseball card. The are several magazines that list pricing of ball cards. One of these is Beckett's which is issued monthly and then there is annually issued paperback. Beckett's also has a website where pricing information can be obtaned. Another method is to track the sales of the same card you want to look at getting a value on by tracking it in a auction location like E-Bay.

If you are new to collecting, trading, or selling of any type of collectible card you should review the section in the Beckett's magazine in regards to card values as there are many variables that play into the value of the card.

WikiAnswers

You can find prices on your cards for free on WikiAnswers. To determine a value of your card ask the question providing the following important information: The year the card was issued, the company that issued the card, the player, and the card number.

eBay Completed Auctions

Using ebay's extensive database of completed listings is a very accurate indicator of the values of your baseball cards.

Answer 4

In order to have sports merchandise valued and appraised you need to bring them to a licensed business that can verify signatures and item authenticity. There are some great businesses that sell merchandise that has already been appraised and comes with certificates of authenticity. BigFlySports.com for example sells a huge amount of licensed and authenticated sports merchandise and memorabilia.

Answer 5

All major price guides base their value on the selling price from closed auctions over a period of time. eBay is a great place to find prices on Sports Memorabilia. Better than a price guide that comes out once a year, you can find out what collectors are currently paying, and in what condition the item is in.

Do a completed items search on eBay for the item you are looking for. Note the condition of the item that sells as compared to yours. The condition of a piece of memorabilia is an important factor on value. Try to use the average value from a number of auctions. Sometimes a single auction can sell well below or well above the actual market value.

You should also visit other auction sites and check archive prices of closed auctions. Try Heritage auctions (Ha.com) or Robert Edwards Auctions (REA) Dealer's selling prices are not a good yardstick, as the item might be over priced. You must only use the price an item has sold for. You can also find prices on your sports memorabilia for free on WikiAnswers. Just ask the question providing important information on the item.

Answer 6

You could buy a price guide at a magazine stand, or find a website like Becketts to find a value. All the websites that I know of that list baseball card prices charge a fee. eBay is a good place to price your baseball cards for free. The prices paid by collectors are the basis for all price guides. They accumulate data over a period of time to come up with a value. You could do the same.

Do a "completed listings search" on eBay for the baseball cards you are checking prices for, and save it. You need to be a registered member to do this, but its free, quick to sign up, and have no obligation. After you save the search you can use it to search for other cards.

When checking prices take note of the condition of the card that sold for auction, as compared to yours. This is very important. Try to base the value on a number of auctions, and average out the prices. Omit prices that seem to be very high or low as compared to most results. This should give you at least a ballpark figure on value.

Prices for new, and hot cards are often inflated because of the "I gotta have one" factor. In time prices for these cards will level out as most collectors have the card in their collection, and the demand dies down. WikiAnswers is also a good place to find baseball card values. When asking for a price on a baseball card include the year issued, the company that issued the card, the player, and card number.

Answer 7

Authentic MemorabiliaBefore buying an expensive piece of Baseball Memorabilia do your homework. Research the item and compare it to others that are authentic. Look for discrepancies in size, color, or the material that the item is made from. For items such as Autographs, buy signatures that have been authenticated by a company like PSA/DNA, Upper Deck or other top companies that use matching holograms on the item. Buy from reputable dealers that guarantee their merchandise, and can be easily contacted if something is wrong. You might pay more money but you could sleep better knowing you have the real deal.

All to often collectors are mistakenly buying vintage memorabilia that is actually a good reproduction of the original. Items that could fool the "experts" as well. See Related Links below for a link to a website that could help you make an educated decision before you make a purchase or help you in authenticating your memorabilia.