EmotionallyUnstable Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hey Guys, I was going through my old things and found a collection of late 80's and early 90's Buffalo trading cards. Kent Hull, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Pete Metzelaars and some other Buffalo greats. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good place to have these valued online. I'm aware each card is different based on make, year, condition, etc. Anyone heard of, or have used, any online service to have these checked out? P.s my favorite is the 1994 Pinnacle Bruce Smith card. What a mean looking S.O.B... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Anderson's Lunch Pail Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I'm no expert, but I don't believe they have much value. Sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Google is your friend. I googled "sports card appraisals online" and came up with this site http://prices.sportslizard.com/ which states that your 1994 Pinnacle Bruce Smith card is worth $2.40 depending on condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Yea pretty much worthless. Put them in a nice binder as an easy way to remember those great years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Dude they're not worth anything. I think the best cards you could have would be Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly and Andre Reed's Topps rookie cards and even those I can't imagine being worth very much in 2013. I have several of each and they're sitting in a binder in my parents' basement. Perhaps many years from now they'll be worth something. You'd be best served holding onto them in the event that they are as opposed to trying to squeeze a few bucks for them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hey Guys, I was going through my old things and found a collection of late 80's and early 90's Buffalo trading cards. Kent Hull, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Pete Metzelaars and some other Buffalo greats. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good place to have these valued online. I'm aware each card is different based on make, year, condition, etc. Anyone heard of, or have used, any online service to have these checked out? P.s my favorite is the 1994 Pinnacle Bruce Smith card. What a mean looking S.O.B... Thanks! I have been collecting and selling cards for decades. If you want an accurate gauge of what your cards are worth, go to EBAY, Look them up,,,click on "completed listings"...hate to say it, but you will likely find that the cards are of minimal value. There are not as many people collecting seriously these days, and those who are aware that pretty much anything produced between 1986 and 1997 does not have a lot of value. The cards, as nice as some of them are (that Pinnacle set is really nice) were mass produced. Newer cards have a bit more value, because the manufacturers started to realize (or acknowledge) that the secondary, re-sale market would make or break them. So, their solution was to produce more different sets, but to produce each in much smaller quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Dude they're not worth anything. I think the best cards you could have would be Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly and Andre Reed's Topps rookie cards and even those I can't imagine being worth very much in 2013. I have several of each and they're sitting in a binder in my parents' basement. Perhaps many years from now they'll be worth something. You'd be best served holding onto them in the event that they are as opposed to trying to squeeze a few bucks for them now. Their best value is to a Bills fan. There are those (like somebody who linked their EBAY listing on the Trading Post a month or so ago) who will list this stuff with vague descriptions, and pretend they have no idea how much they are worth...and some casual fan will buy them, not knowing any better...this person got $50 or so, for what was essentially a pile of cards that were worth a few dollars. I have boxes and boxes of this stuff...I am not getting rich selling them. Make no mistake though, even though they have little monetary value, they are still pretty nice cards. Unfortunate, I suppose, for Bills fans who are collectors, the teams "golden era" (the Super Bowl years) just happen to coincide with the period of the collecting industry that produced the most, and least valuable cards. A Jim Kelly rookie card (1984 Topps USFL set) in its' prime, could sell from anywhere from 100-175 dollars. Now, you can get one for about 20-30. His NFL rookie card (1987 Topps) at one time had a value of around $45-50 dollars. Now, you would be lucky to get $5-7 for one. It is in no way a reflection of the players, just the dearth of cards that were produced back in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Unfortunately anything from the late 80's to late 90's are pretty much worthless. As has been said, your beat bet to find their true value is to look them up on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBILLS78 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I really don't have anything to add besides the fact that baseballcardvandals.com might be the best thing on the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Levy Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I have been collecting and selling cards for decades. If you want an accurate gauge of what your cards are worth, go to EBAY, Look them up,,,click on "completed listings"...hate to say it, but you will likely find that the cards are of minimal value. There are not as many people collecting seriously these days, and those who are aware that pretty much anything produced between 1986 and 1997 does not have a lot of value. The cards, as nice as some of them are (that Pinnacle set is really nice) were mass produced. Newer cards have a bit more value, because the manufacturers started to realize (or acknowledge) that the secondary, re-sale market would make or break them. So, their solution was to produce more different sets, but to produce each in much smaller quantity. I agree. Good post. I have tons of 80's and 90s sets that aren't worth much. So I have a trophy case in my den and put all the Bills rookies in one area on display. Got the Reed, Kelly, Thurman, Smith rookies along with some good ones in Steve Young, Rice, Marcus Allen, Marino, Elway, Sweetness. Kinda like my little football shrine. Like others have said in this thread, the mass production killed their values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Do you have a cocktail table in your man-cave? Get a piece of glass the size of the cocktail table, arrange the cards on top of the table, and put the glass on top of them. You can look at them while you drink and watch football, not spilling a drop on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ektin Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Do you have a cocktail table in your man-cave? Get a piece of glass the size of the cocktail table, arrange the cards on top of the table, and put the glass on top of them. You can look at them while you drink and watch football, not spilling a drop on them. I did this a few years ago. came out nice. covered it with Bills, Sabres, Braves and others that I found interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Google is your friend. I googled "sports card appraisals online" and came up with this site http://prices.sportslizard.com/ which states that your 1994 Pinnacle Bruce Smith card is worth $2.40 depending on condition. Haha. So classic. I picture my grand kids one day opening my boxes of sports cards, and realizing they're worth less than for what I bought them 50 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 My dad has two early 1960's Bills AFL pennants with the standing red buffalo that might be worth a couple of dollars...They are in very nice condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 I never thought of selling, just merely was curious. I appreciate the blunt honesty. The best value they will receive is to me and my own memories. Do you have a cocktail table in your man-cave? Get a piece of glass the size of the cocktail table, arrange the cards on top of the table, and put the glass on top of them. You can look at them while you drink and watch football, not spilling a drop on them. Might have to look into that. Are they still mass producing trading cards? Maybe I should pick up a mint condition Rookie E.J. Manuel card... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I haven't collected cards since 97 maybe..but it used to be that insert cards where worth a bit more..except for reg rookie cards maybe....I personally like insert cards more, they're usually more flashy and better looking...some sets back in the late 90's would do sets in different colors and then say the worth is dependent on the color you got..example: reg set would look normal..then they'd have a red set that had a red tint in background then a blue set..so on...dependent on card company....I remember one year I bumped into playboy playmate Julie lynn Cialinie(sp) and she was dating 49er's QB Jim Drunkenmiller at the time..anyways I sold her some of my Drunkenmiller inserts she needed for a collage she was making.... anyways, I'm thinking of getting some rookie cards from this year..really like this rookie class....what was the topic again??..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 I haven't collected cards since 97 maybe..but it used to be that insert cards where worth a bit more..except for reg rookie cards maybe....I personally like insert cards more, they're usually more flashy and better looking...some sets back in the late 90's would do sets in different colors and then say the worth is dependent on the color you got..example: reg set would look normal..then they'd have a red set that had a red tint in background then a blue set..so on...dependent on card company....I remember one year I bumped into playboy playmate Julie lynn Cialinie(sp) and she was dating 49er's QB Jim Drunkenmiller at the time..anyways I sold her some of my Drunkenmiller inserts she needed for a collage she was making.... anyways, I'm thinking of getting some rookie cards from this year..really like this rookie class....what was the topic again??..lol DOOOMMMEDDDD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 My dad has two early 1960's Bills AFL pennants with the standing red buffalo that might be worth a couple of dollars...They are in very nice condition. OK, I'll give you a couple dollars for them. Need my address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I haven't collected cards since 97 maybe..but it used to be that insert cards where worth a bit more..except for reg rookie cards maybe....I personally like insert cards more, they're usually more flashy and better looking...some sets back in the late 90's would do sets in different colors and then say the worth is dependent on the color you got..example: reg set would look normal..then they'd have a red set that had a red tint in background then a blue set..so on...dependent on card company....I remember one year I bumped into playboy playmate Julie lynn Cialinie(sp) and she was dating 49er's QB Jim Drunkenmiller at the time..anyways I sold her some of my Drunkenmiller inserts she needed for a collage she was making.... anyways, I'm thinking of getting some rookie cards from this year..really like this rookie class....what was the topic again??..lol Juli Lynn Cialini My dad has two early 1960's Bills AFL pennants with the standing red buffalo that might be worth a couple of dollars...They are in very nice condition. Not so good with this kind of stuff. I have seen some of these kinds of things go for $100, and others for a "couple of dollars". I haven't collected cards since 97 maybe..but it used to be that insert cards where worth a bit more..except for reg rookie cards maybe....I personally like insert cards more, they're usually more flashy and better looking...some sets back in the late 90's would do sets in different colors and then say the worth is dependent on the color you got..example: reg set would look normal..then they'd have a red set that had a red tint in background then a blue set..so on...dependent on card company....I remember one year I bumped into playboy playmate Julie lynn Cialinie(sp) and she was dating 49er's QB Jim Drunkenmiller at the time..anyways I sold her some of my Drunkenmiller inserts she needed for a collage she was making.... anyways, I'm thinking of getting some rookie cards from this year..really like this rookie class....what was the topic again??..lol Visit the Trading Post, one of the sub-forums on The Stadium Wall. I will be listing some stuff soon. Some EJ, Kikio Robert Woods, Goodwin autograph cards, along with lots of other old and current vet favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Yea pretty much worthless. Put them in a nice binder as an easy way to remember those great years. Best advice of the day. Those were good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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