I heard from someone that because game used are so common in the marketplace that you can usually only sell them for between 20%-25% of book value as where most cards can be sold for 35%-40% of book value, do you guys feel this is true or is my friend misinformed...

That's very true. A game used card worth $20, can be picked up for $2.

Tim

Yes Game Used cards are worth nothing nowadays. All of the prices continue to fall because companies make too many of them. They are turning into insert cards of the early 1990s.

what exactly is a game used sports card?

Can anyone scan an example?

I've got an Upper Deck Kobe that says "game dated"

is this the same?

Originally posted by podstock
what exactly is a game used sports card?

Can anyone scan an example?

I've got an Upper Deck Kobe that says "game dated"

is this the same?

A Game Used card has a piece of jersey or bat or ball on a card.

Originally posted by Qball76
I heard from someone that because game used are so common in the marketplace that you can usually only sell them for between 20%-25% of book value as where most cards can be sold for 35%-40% of book value, do you guys feel this is true or is my friend misinformed...

While it's true most Gu only go for 20-25% BV, I disagree with your friend in his assessment that most cards can be sold for 35-40% BV. Some of the autos and hotter RCs may go for that much, but normal inserts go for under 10% BV.

Originally posted by bbgiants
While it's true most Gu only go for 20-25% BV, I disagree with your friend in his assessment that most cards can be sold for 35-40% BV. Some of the autos and hotter RCs may go for that much, but normal inserts go for under 10% BV.

Actually Autograph, Rookie Cards, and low numbered cards can go for a lot more than what they book for. Its all supply and demand.

Supply and demand is what it boils down to. A /10 insert/auto/jersey whatever, will likely go for a lot of money if it were to sell.

Tim

Originally posted by stkmtimo
Supply and demand is what it boils down to. A /10 insert/auto/jersey whatever, will likely go for a lot of money if it were to sell.

Tim

Yup. That's why whenever I get game used cards now. They have to be numbered or autograph under a print run of 25.

pwaldo, are you serious? Only 25 print run?

That would make the card extremely rare and pricey, compared to the hundreds of thousands of cards produced.

how much does such a card go for?

Originally posted by podstock
pwaldo, are you serious? Only 25 print run?

That would make the card extremely rare and pricey, compared to the hundreds of thousands of cards produced.

how much does such a card go for?

I will not touch any game used card that is not numbered or very low numbered.

Game used cards have been dropping ever since they were first made. People paid thousands of dollars for cards that they can't even get $100 for.

I only buy the people that I collect but I do not buy game used cards of them unless it is under $10.

If you pay hundreds of dollars for a game used card that is not numbered low or is not autograph then I would say its a very bad move.

A while back I payed around $15 for a Nolan Ryan jersey card that is worth $80. There are definately way too many game-used cards on the market. Fleer has 10-15 different sets that probably all have game-used inserts to them and the same for Topps,Upper Deck, Donruss and so forth.
Which in a way is good. If you like to collect game-used you can pile them up pretty easy for at least $2 a card.

wow, $1,000 for a sports cards from 1980s to present time?!?

It's amazing what some people will spend.

that's what is wrong with the sports memorabilia industry; they need to cut down on mass production, and stop producing so many different types of cards.

Bring it back to the 1980s, when it was just Fleer, Donruss, Topps. And then add only Upper Deck.

Just too many cards out right now.

Originally posted by podstock
wow, $1,000 for a sports cards from 1980s to present time?!?

It's amazing what some people will spend.

that's what is wrong with the sports memorabilia industry; they need to cut down on mass production, and stop producing so many different types of cards.

Bring it back to the 1980s, when it was just Fleer, Donruss, Topps. And then add only Upper Deck.

Just too many cards out right now.

I really have to agree with this. There are way too many products out there. I don't even know what half of them are so I usually only buy the ones that I know are good like Bowman and stuff.