Frustrated Collector

[kayzee1956]

I have been collecting since 1964. The cards were fewer and easier to identify. With the sudden explosion of card companies and various subsets, has the marketplace forced some collectors away? It was buy this and buy that. So I did that. Now suddenly those cards have become "junk wax". That is a term that is really downgrading to me. These companies have mass produced these cards so suddenly they are not worth anything anymore. I have roughly 90000 cards that I seem to be stuck with.

Can anyone lend their thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

 

[tugasportscards]

Hello, sorry for asking this question, but as I'm a young collector from a different country, I would like to know which sets did you collect in the start and the sets that you collect now.
With the best regards, tugasportscards.

 

[kayzee1956]

Hello, sorry for asking this question, but as I'm a young collector from a different country, I would like to know which sets did you collect in the start and the sets that you collect now.
With the best regards, tugasportscards.

Greetings....I was collecting from 1964 forward. Due to financial situations I have to sell most of that. Back then it was a hobby, not a business. I try to collect the upper end cards...Prizm, Optic...and anything else that I can afford. Just as a side note, I experienced something recently at a show. A young fellow brought some cards in to trade. The fellow behind the table brings out a microscope to inspect them. Needless to say that kid was disillusioned.
Back in the day, just Topps was available.....and less expensive and harder to find.

Thanks for answering. Enjoy the "hobby".

 

[Burkina2008]

Hello Kayzee

I mean its supply and demand
If you are collecting cards since 1964, then I guess you are into baseball mostly and the 60s and 70s sets still have some value (especially rookies in good shape that can be graded PSA 7+). After 1984 its basically junk wax and since the 2000s anything that is not autos, super small print, numbered and some very minimal rookie exceptions, is basically worthless.

"Junk wax" was a term coined in 1986-87 when topps stopped being the only player in the US market, with the arrival of Fleer and Score, which increased production, to the point that you can buy most of the sets from 1987-1994 in pristine condition by $20-$30, much less than they costed at the time they were released.

I am sorry about your situation, but if you have 90000 cards that are pure base cards from the 80s till now, I am sorry to tell you but they are not worth more than nostalgic value and I know a lot of dealers that just give these away to kids or Goodwill because they cannot sell them. I know a guy that sells 5000 cards for $40..., so he is not paying more than $20 for it.

Hope this helps, but without further detail of what you actually have...well I wont be able to help much more...