Old Football Cards

Depending on what you got, I’ll buy all of them

I've got a buddy of mine who's an expert on old football cards...

Depends on the condition, but I’m sure some are valuable. I recently sold a lot of old 80’s era cards for a lot of money I collected as a kid.

Your best bet is private party sales and not going to a ‘dealer’. I don’t know if they still have ‘card shows’ but those are good too.

I collected baseball cards, so I know diddly about football cards, but I'm holding out hope against hope that the ten 1981 Topps Joe Charboneau cards I have will pay off my mortgage one day.

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Depends on the condition, but I’m sure some are valuable. I recently sold a lot of old 80’s era cards for a lot of money I collected as a kid.

Your best bet is private party sales and not going to a ‘dealer’. I don’t know if they still have ‘card shows’ but those are good too.

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What kind of shape were yours in? These aren't bad but they haven't been in any protective sleeves or anything like that.

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Depending on what you got, I’ll buy all of them

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We might could work something out. I'd like to get an idea what they are worth though.

Those older ones for football are probably not worth that much, that was the era of mass production of cards and they definitely won't be graded that high.

The cards that are fetching premiums these days are the rare one time cards being inserted into boxes and when you open the boxes and packs you may get a rare card with an autograph at premium grade that no one else can claim. That is what is driving the market these days.

Cards were on the verge of going extinct until the brands started changing the industry. Now it's back to searching for the rare cards being released.

I had some from early 1970 and I brought them with me to a card show. They were basically worthless.
Good luck

I got a Walter Peyton rookie card and always wondered what it was really worth. Don’t know what to believe online.

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These aren't bad but they haven't been in any protective sleeves or anything like that.

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Depends on your audience and the availability of the card. For example, I had a Dan Marino ‘85 box bottom (red border vs black). They were so rare it didn’t really matter the shape. Also if the buyer is a true collector or just a bum dealer trying to flip it for a buck.

Same with the ‘89 Score set. Pretty rare overall.

Outside of that, the only value is in rookie cards. Topps was the only real manufacturer back then, so mass production for the most part. I’d sift through and find your valueable rookie cards from that era.