Pricing Baseball Cards
Pricing Baseball Cards
If you are having a hard time pricing your baseball cards you might want to try these steps to get better results. First, when pricing baseball cards you must firs consider the condition of the cards you are trying to fins the value of. You can do this by following our grading scale page or you can submit your baseball cards in to have them professionally graded. Once you have an idea of the condition of the cards you can head to ebay auctions. Ebay.com is a great resource to help you with pricing baseball cards.
Things Too Watch out for when Pricing Baseball Cards
Pricing baseball cards is really not that hard once you get the hang of it. When you get to ebay type in the players name and brand of the baseball card you are trying to price. Once you have typed in this information in ebay’s search bar you have results be brought up with the search terms. You than need to click on the completed items tab on the left side of the page to reveal the results of what completed auctions actually realized. You should scan the results and compare to the cards you see with the one’s you own. Try to be as honest as possible with yourself so you do not inflate the condition of your cards. Also make sure you view the auctions results carefully to make sure that the cards did have bids and what the final sales value they sold for. Take the top five searches that match your baseball card to help you determine the correct pricing of the baseball card. Once you have selected the top five, average out the final sales amounts to give you a good idea of what you cards are worth. When pricing baseball cards be sure to compare apples and apples. Do not compare different rookie cards of a player to evaluate the correct pricing or value of one individual card. Each card should be evaluated separately due to the different productions runs and various conditions each card may have.
Pricing Baseball Cards that are Graded
When pricing baseball cards that have been graded you must consider the cards condition to how many have been graded. Many grading card companies have a population report to determine how many grades they have given out to a particular card. This can be very usefull information when pricing baseball cards. Some cards were massed produced and have many high graded versions of the cards while others were short printed and in return have less high grades available on the market. Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards are a good example of a card that was massed produced and has received many high grade evaluations. Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the greatest players ever to play but his rookie cards are not rare in any grade. An opposite example is Alex Rodriguez’s 1994 Sp rookie and Derek Jeter 1993 Sp Rookie. Both these cards are very rare and almost impossible to find in Gem MT condition. The Alex Rodriguez 1994 SP Rookie was produced with a FOIL paper stock which made it very hard to obtain in good condition. A Gem MT 10 Alex Rodriguez Rookie card sells for around $4000.00. The Derek Jeter 1993 SP Rookie card sells for about the same. This is a very important factor when pricing baseball cards.
Pricing Baseball Cards that have been Autographed
When pricing baseball cards that have been autographed you first have too determine if the Autograph is real or authentic. Autographed cards have become very popular in the past couple of years and determining the correct pricing is not an easy task. Card Companies like Upper Deck and Topps have come to realize that authentication has been a major problem due to forgeries. The have since labeled each individual autographed car that they have produced with custom holographic logo as well as writing on the back explaining what the card is. If you only buy baseball cards that have these holographic stickers you are cutting your chance of buying a forgery. Pricing baseball cards that have been autographed are normally linked to what the individual charges to get hie or her autograph. The Tuff Stuff magazine has a list of values of Autographed items and their current values. This magazine should be used only as a guide but can help you in getting an idea and pricing the autographed baseball cards correctly.
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