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How to Sell Baseball Cards

Whether you want to sell all the baseball cards you accumulated as a child, sell off your duplicates or turn a profit on a few that may have gone up in value, you'll need to prepare them for sale and know how much to ask for your cards. When you're ready, you have a couple options of where to sell your cards: online and in your hometown.

Instructions

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  Organize your cards. Sort them by year and brand to see if you can complete any sets. Organize cards that are not part of complete set into team sets and player groups. Also, take special note for any rookie cards because these cards typically have higher value. If it looks like it might be a rookie card, set it aside.
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  Evaluate the fair market price of your cards. Subscribe to the Beckett Baseball magazine or purchase a copy off a magazine rack to find the current market value of cards. Subscribe to Beckett by going to their website and clicking on "Subscribe."
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  Price your baseball cards below their maximum value. Card prices will be listed in two columns in Becket Magazine, a low column and a high column. The high column is the most the card is selling for and the low column is the lowest the card is selling for. Price your cards below the high value for the best results.
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  Get valuable baseball cards professionally graded. Go to the Professional Sports Authenticator website and click on "Submission Center" for information on how to send in your cards for grading. Professionally graded cards are graded according to the condition of the card and increase the cards value.
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  Know how the condition of the card changes the value. For ungraded cards, take a careful look at what shape the card is in. Scratches, fuzzy corners and off centering all take away from a cards value. Beckett Magazine has instructions on how to take these factors into account when valuing your cards.
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  Contact your local sports card retailers if you have any complete sets or valuable cards. They may be interested in purchasing them from you for a discounted rate.
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  Sell cheaper baseball cards on eBay for a quick turn around or, if you have a lot of cards to sell, get a booth at a sports card store in your area. Beckett Magazine has a listing of upcoming card shows across the country.

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