How do I find out what my sports cards are worth?

What sport cards are hot right now?

What baseball cards from the 80’s and 90’s are worth money?

Which cards are worth collecting?

What sports cards will be worth money in the future?

What cards should I be collecting?

Rookie cards are always the best cards to collect for profit because they represent the first cards printed for particular players. You may find cards from other years that are less expensive to buy, but keep in mind they’ll also be less valuable in the future.

What brand of sports cards are worth the most?

1. Topps. Topps has long been one of the industry giants of sports trading cards, with plenty of representation in all of the four major sports in the US, but they are most well-known for their baseball card line.

What year sports cards are worth money?

The 1909 T206 Honus Wagner and the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards have long believed to be some of the most expensive sports cards in the world. Because they’re hard to find in the best conditions, these will sell for very high amounts.

What is the rarest sports card ever?

The 1909-1911 Honus Wagner T-206 was recently purchased for a whopping $7.25 million, per a report from USA Today. That shattered the previous record, which was set by the same Honus Wagner card (which was graded lower) at $6.6 million. Ken Goldin, the founder of sports memorabilia company Goldin, oversaw the sale.

Are sports cards still worth collecting?

Unfortunately, they won’t likely be worth much (unless you’ve got some very specific sets like 1986-87 Fleer Basketball). For the most part, the collections people have from the ’80s and ’90s are not strong because those cards were over-produced. There was too much supply and not enough demand.

Are sports cards from the 90s worth anything?

Sports card values from the late 1980s and early 1990s are pretty much worthless, with some notable exceptions.

Why are sports cards so hot right now?

The Pandemic

The lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic found many people staying home without a lot to do. As a result, local businesses began to notice a vast increase in buying and selling sports cards.

Will sports cards go up in value in 2022?

We don’t expect any massive changes in 2022. More likely, the trends of the last few months will continue. Base cards will drop, while the high end will maintain their value. Some of the promising young players of 2021 will reach fruition.

Will sports card market crash?

The Pandemic Sports Card Boom

Prices for wax and single cards skyrocketed and peaked in 2020 and 2021. Mainstream media outlets were filled with reports on the vast amounts of money spent on cards. But the downside to that boom is that the crash will see values plummet from a higher point.

Will Topps cards go up in value?

The short answer? Most probably yes—not only fueled by the latest acquisition by Fanatics but also given the general resurgence of the sports trading card industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trading cards have experienced a surge in interest during the outbreak.

Should I throw away baseball cards?

If you no longer want your sports card collection, you should consider sell baseball cards rather than throwing them away. If you have a big collection, it could take a lot of time and effort to try to sell it over the internet.

Is it worth getting sports cards graded?

The fees often outweigh the value of having the card professionally graded. While most cards sell for a higher price after they have been graded, the value of many of the cards will never be able to absorb the grading fees.

What is a Ken Griffey rookie card worth?

Ken Griffey Jr.’s rookie card — the star of Upper Deck’s 1989 inaugural set — has been a sizzler for decades. Gem-Mint examples easily soar into five-figure prices. In 2021, for example, we saw three PSA 10 Griffey rookies sell for $15,500, $20,300 and $30,400.