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What’s your baseball card collection actually worth?
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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 pre-1980 baseball — 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.
What I’m looking for
I’m actively buying singles, lots and large collections!
- No.1
Pre-1980 baseball
1950s and 60s Topps and Bowman above all — whole sets down to loose commons.
- No.2
Oddballs and regionals
Venezuelan Topps, food issues, team sets — the corner I know best, and pay the most for.
- No.3
Whole collections
The whole garage, not just the good cards. Twelve shoeboxes is a good day.
- No.4
Not modern
No offers on post-1995 — but I’ll still tell you what it’s worth.
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How it works
Sell your collection in three steps. Zero B.S.
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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 been 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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No cost, no obligation, and I won’t pass your details to anyone without your permission. I read every one of these myself and aim to reply within around 24 hours.