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How much are all my hockey cards worth?


I've got the entire upper deck series from like 1991 to 1995 I think... four MASSIVE commercial binders (they are like 11 to 13 inches wide each). All 12 becketts from each year are also included. My dad and I collected them and he gave them to me. They are huge and taking up space, and heavy. Is it worth trying to sell them? I know they cost us him about $1500 all together back in the early 90's... so I would assume they have gone up in price? Or no?

No... you're better off keeping them...

All cards from 1989-1995 are junk... even the once loved 1990 O-Pee-chee Premier...

Like what James said, they were all way over-produced and are mostly worthless... If you consider $5 - $10 a good return on a rookie card you MIGHT have and its in mint shape, then yes you might have something there... but think about it... 100,000+ other collectors also already has that card... no one is going to buy it from you for book price. Honestly, you'll probably be able to find that same card in a $2 bin somewhere at a flea market...

no point of looking them up on ebay since most sellers are selling them by bulk and most individual cards from that time starts at a penny...

fact is... sets back then have about 300 to 500 cards and maybe 1-3 cards will worth $2 or over...

Beckett doesn't even list 80% of those sets/cards from the 90's on a monthly basis anymore, thats the trading performance of those cards are nowa'days... weak and little to none...

It depends on which player you have and the rarity of the cards (e.g. die-cut, etc. etc.). The better the players, the higher their prices. But if you're only planning to sell the so-so ones, I believe they won't cost that much.

The cards from the 90s are too soon to have the really rare cards, and Upper Deck is generally a non-expensive card. The becketts are probably worthless, since they aren't collectors items and new ones come out each month. The price for all of the cards definately went down. The only way for them to be worth much is if there are any memorabilia or autographs in there. But I'm pretty sure that kind of thing started in the late 90s.
I would guess, without seeing the cards, somewhere around $400,

Why don't you buy a card guide or take it to a card shop?

In Canada you have a shot, but a slim one to break even, sorry

I also collect cards and have thousands upon thousands. I have ones with a book value of $50.00 but nobody would pay close to that. A dealer has to make money and people on E-Bay want the cheapest price. I have lots from those years and few are worth anything substantial.
I decided to can getting Beckett books (too tiresome to look each up all the time) so I bought a computer program called Card Collector from Collectorz.com (I believe that's how they are listed on-line). I am going through each binder and entering cards so I have a record (good for insurance reasons too) and when I find them I put a small sticker on the back of the pennysleeve (they should all have them, even if in binders) with the short form telling me where I can easily find it listed. I also purchased the monthly updates which gives me up to date pricing as revised by Beckett. It also allows you to pull reports on your cards....all sorts of things.
I advise keeping them for your kids or Grandchildren - then they will be worth much more. You could try putting lots of 12 together of your duplicates and list them on E-Bay. List by team or player.
I have sold some special cards on E-Bay - a $30.00 one fetched $12.00 but I had to put a reserve price on it to get that much. I'd hold on to them if at all possible.

Check Becketts on-line or go to a show near you and get an appraisal. If you have the complete sets like I do, they might be worth something and it also depends on the rookies and condition of the cards. Market is fluctuating right now.. not good time to sell.

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