posted on August 16, 2001 05:59:13 PM
I have about 300 unopened packages of the Fleer Citgo baseball cards from 1992. These were giveaways with a gasoline purchase. Each package contains 5 cards. Are these worth anything or are they worthless? Would it be better if I opened them and sold cards that way?
posted on August 16, 2001 06:26:33 PM
i am a collector of sports memb.....my advice is to open a pack or 2 at the most just so you can see what the cardslook like, whats on the back etc.....then i would sell them in lost of packs of 10 or 20 or something along those lines......i would not expect high final bids but who knows. start em at 99 cents and see what happens
posted on August 16, 2001 08:40:05 PM
I would agree with skeety. Chances are these cards have little exciting to offer, but just in case I'll check my Big Beckett BB book tomorrow when I go to the shop. Watch the boards here for a message around 6:00pm Pacific Time.
I would not recommend opening all the packs, but rather doing pretty much what skeety suggested.
posted on August 17, 2001 12:32:14 AM
You're not likely to have anything of value except some fans do collect every card of their favorite player so there is some minimal worth there, probably not worth it with the fees.
I would look up some hot rookies from 1992 (type in "rookie 1992" for starters in Search.) then list these packs as lots with a title that mentions possible SoandSo rookie.
posted on August 17, 2001 07:42:21 AM
I can't believe this thread was underway-I was going to ask about the same thing!
My son wants to sell some of his cards (I'm not thrilled about that-but they are his and he's 20-so what do I have to say about it?)
He has thousands! I bought him complete sets for years and years and a lot of them have never been opened. I didn't start until the late 80's, though, so don't know if they are worth anything or not. Back in the late 50's-yes I am older than dirt-I used to love that gum. I'd buy the cards for the gum and throw the cards away. Gads, I wish I had all those cards now! Anyway, I digress.
Any advice from card sellers? He has mostly baseball and basketball-some football. He and I checked out Ebay listings and frankly, cards don't seem to bring much money. Is it worth it? Thanks for any help you can give me!
posted on August 17, 2001 07:55:50 AM
Here's my recent experience. I bought 2,000+ cards for about $20. They were a mixture of baseball, football, basketball and hockey. All were opened so there was no guesswork as to what was in an unopened pack.
I tried listing some individuals. No luck.
I tried listing as lots. No luck.
I tried listing on eBay. No luck.
I tried listing on half.com. No luck.
I gave them to my dad to sell at the flea market. By this time I am glad to get rid of them. My dad puts 10 in a sealed plastic bag with a popular player on the top and sells them for $1 per bag. He makes a killing on them. I told him "Merry Christmas" early.
posted on August 17, 2001 09:22:43 AM
susan, the late 80's began overproduction for cards. The 1987 Topps set has a lot of great rookie cards yet only fetches $10 average (on ebay sets were selling from $4-25). However, Fleer and Donruss were limited in production and will bring more cash. 1988 was a worse year when all the companies just went overboard. 1989 Upperdeck with the K. Griffey Jr rookie has kept the prices on that set pretty high. The overproduction continued to get worse as the baseball market was hitting its peak in the early 90s so sets are not worth a whole lot.
I would sell all the sets. The upside even on limited sets mentioned above is not as great as cards of the 50's-60's because everyone protected the cards so well and were made in larger quanities in comparison.
posted on August 17, 2001 10:54:56 AM
Thank you, Quickdraw. I really don't know what his earliest set is. I do know they are almost all Upper Deck because those are the sets I bought. It just seems a shame to practically give them away!
posted on August 17, 2001 11:36:16 AM
Don't give away Upper Deck cards. They're one of the better card companies and the 1989 set with Griffey rookie ($100+ card) can command nice money. There are a lot of nice rookies in early 90s Upper Deck sets/subsets such as the hot 1994 Upper Deck SP Alex Rodriguez card ($100 card). Some of those sets could contain Sosa's, Jeter's, Piazza's, the 1994 Michael Jordan card ($12), high dollar insert cards, etc.. There is a free online price guide at Collect.com you can use after registering:
http://www.collect.com/buysell/priceguides/sports/default.asp
