Garage Sale Hunting! Tips, Hints and Advice

[Wickabee]

That Disney / Roger Rabbit stuff is in great shape. I came across some smurfs of the same type this weekend and I would have picked them up if they weren't green with yellow hats from age.

[Wickabee]

I should know this but is $0.10/card a fair price on an unknown lot?

[cowboysrgr8]

wow that could either work for you or against you..
you can hit gold or you can hit a bunch of tim couch 2002 cards

[Wickabee]

I'm guessing it's somewhere between. There are some sets, oddball stuff and the usual RCs and JSYs etc, but other than that pretty unknown. I'm sure there's loads of base.

[cowboysrgr8]

the hell with it if you have the money to take a chance at it go for it..
its worked both ways for me but its always fun going through it and finding that one card

[andrewconnors9]

This is very true. Last summer I hit a garage sale and he had 5 little stacks of 25 cards each. Looked like mostly 00-01 black diamond base. So instead of going through he said take all the stacks for 5$. Said sure and figured I wouldn't find anything but low and behold the only rookie in it was heatley. 100$BV. Was quite happy lol

[ajcorleone]

Take a stab because you might find an oddball that will triple your money.I have a ton of bins from doing this but made my money back and some.

I should know this but is $0.10/card a fair price on an unknown lot?

[Wickabee]

For the sake of argument, let's say it's a 40,000-50,000 card lot.

[ajcorleone]

Do you have that much room and can you move it to your home? Also do you have that kind of scratch?I would make a bulk offer and see what happens.It will give you months to go thru it but a gem might be hiding.My biggest lot was 3 3o gallon totes which I counted roughly to 25,000 cards.Got him down to $90 after i told him about all the time it and space it would take up.Came up finding 1956 topps bob lemon in great shape,60 topps al kaline and a 65 lou brock.Those 3 made my money back.But I still ahve those totes and still sell off and trade what was in them

For the sake of argument, let's say it's a 40,000-50,000 card lot.

[Wickabee]

Thanks.

So, I managed to pick this up for a quarter yesterday. Came with the key, works beautifully.
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