How to Photograph Cards for a Valuation
Six phone photos are enough for an honest read on a card collection. What to shoot, the light that shows creases instead of hiding them, and what to skip.
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1975 and olderYes
Oddballs & regionalsYes
Whole collectionsYes
Post-2005 modernPass
Hi, I’m Dan!
I buy and sell vintage baseball cards.
I’ve been buying, selling and trading vintage cards since I was 8 years old. I don’t have a big store and I’m not a middleman. When you send photos, I’m the one who looks at them, and I’m the one who writes back.
Most of what I buy is 1975 and older — 1940s, 50s and 60s Leaf, Topps, Bowman, oddball regional sets, Venezuelan issues and more. But I’ll look at anything and tell you honestly if it’s not for me.
- Debut
- Age 8
- Home field
- Orlando, FL
- Position
- Buyer · Seller · Trader
What I’m looking for
Actively buying singles, lots and large collections
- Pays most
1975 and older
1950s and 60s Topps and Bowman above all — whole sets down to loose commons.
- Buying
Oddballs & regionals
Venezuelan Topps, food issues, team sets — the corner of the hobby I know best.
- Buying
Whole collections
The whole garage, not just the good cards. Twelve shoeboxes is a good day.
- Pass
Not modern
No offers on post-2005 — but I’ll still tell you what it’s worth.
How it works
Three innings. Zero B.S.
- Inning1
Tell me what you’ve got
Fill in the form below. A rough description is plenty — “my dad’s collection, mostly 1960s, about ten boxes” tells me a lot.
- Inning2
I give you an honest read
Usually within 24 hours, and from me personally. Not a form letter, not an automated number. I’ll tell you what’s there and what’s actually interesting in it.
- Inning3
You decide
If you want to sell, I’ll make an offer and show you how I got to it. If you’d rather sell it yourself, I’ll tell you how. No cost, no obligation.
The promise
“If your collection is worth more than I’d pay for it, I’ll tell you that — and I’ll tell you where to sell it.”
Plenty of people in this hobby make their money on the gap between what a card is worth and what you think it’s worth. I’d rather tell you the box you thought was valuable is worth $80 — and that the one card you almost threw out is worth $4,000 and should be graded before you sell it to anyone, including me.
When I make an offer, I’ll show you my math: what I think it sells for, and what that leaves me. You should know exactly what you’re deciding between.
Lately
What’s crossing my table
Real collections, real cards, as they come in. If you want a sense of what I actually handle before you send me photos of yours — this is it.
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