Football, Baseball, and Other Sports Card Values

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To estimate the values of your cards, I recommend looking at recent sales prices on eBay. Price guides such as Beckett are also popular, but recent sales are a better indicator of what someone would actually pay for your cards.

Finding Recent Sales on eBay

To find recent sales of a card on eBay:

  1. First, go to eBay!
  2. Using the search field at the top of any eBay page, search for current listings for your card. I recommend starting with the set name and the player's last name, e.g., "1965 Topps Namath," then refining your search as needed.
  3. When you have search results that match your card, scroll to the bottom of the filters on the left side of the page to the "Show only" section. Check the "Sold Items" checkbox in that section. This will show you the recent sales that match your search.
  4. The condition of your cards is critical in determining their value, so look in the search results for cards that are in the same condition as yours. Some of the cards you see will have grades assigned to them, either by the seller or a third-party grading company such as PSA, Beckett, or SGC. You can find descriptions of the grades on PSA's web site and Beckett's web site.

Finding Recent Sales on eBay: A Shortcut

If the card you are trying to price is a vintage football card, you can use a Gallery shortcut to see recent eBay sales.

  1. Find your card in the Gallery using the search box at the top of this page.
  2. Click on your card in the search results.
  3. On the card's page in the Gallery, scroll to the bottom of the eBay ads at the bottom of the page, and click the "Recent Sales" link.

Sports Card Price Guides

Beckett publishes the most popular price guides, and you can usually find them on eBay. Beckett prints a separate guide for each sport. For vintage cards, a used price guide that's a year or two old is usually fine, and cheaper.

More Info

Also see my blog article, V is for Values, and the Gallery's page on places to sell football, baseball, and other sports cards.

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