AUTOGRAPHS

What do you think about my card collection and how much do you think it is worth? Its not much, but…?

Basketball:
-Vince Carter UD Ultimate Materials Jersey
-Tracy McGrady UD Ultimate Materials Jersey
-Kobe Bryant Basketball Rookies Rookie Card
-Allen Iverson Bowman’s Best Rookie Card
-Shaquille O’neil Rookie Card
-Magic Johnson Rookie Card
-Kevin Garnett NBA Hoops Rookie Card
-Tim Duncan Topps Rookie Card
-LeBron James UD V.I.P. Graded by Beckett (9.5)

You have a nice selection of rookies. The important thing is what YOU think of your collection, not what someone else thinks of it, since no two people have exactly the same interests. My thing is hockey, then baseball, with football and basketball at the bottom.

As for value, I always tell people (I am a veteran collector and get asked similar questions a lot) to collect what they like and not buy something because they think it will be worth a lot of money some day. Buying to produce future value is investing, not collecting (though the two CAN be combined – you can enjoy your investment as a collection while you have it), and successful investing requires hundreds of hours of research, study and making mistakes buying junk. I’ve done all of that.

I can’t give you a ballpark figure for what you have because I’m not going to take the time to research the individual cards. All I can tell you is that you have cards from the modern era, with more than one rookie card for a lot of players, instead of the days when only one company made cards and there was only one rookie card. The way things are now, the rookie cards are watered down, and you have to have the ‘right’ version for it to be ‘the good one’.

For example, the Favre rookie to have is 1991 Stadium Club, which is going for around $30 ungraded, $55 in PSA 9 and over $100 in PSA 10. Ungraded Wild Card examples are being sold in 100 card lots for a little over $1 per card. Now, if your Wild Card Favre is one of the ‘stripe’ versions (5,10…1000), it’s a different story. PSA graded 9 or 10, they can be worth a decent amount. A 1000 Stripe PSA 10 sold for $500.

I can also tell you that you do not have Magic Johnson’s rookie card. He shares it with Larry Bird in the 1980-81 Topps set. The first card of Johnson alone was the next year, 1981-82 Topps #21, and it sells for $1- $2, a tiny fraction of his rookie w/Bird.

Unless you have one of the ‘stripe’ Favre cards, the most valuable one I see here is the 1983 Payton. Maybe one of the ‘jersey’ cards is worth amore, but not by a lot. They were the hottest thing going when they first came out ten or so years ago, but there’s so many of them now that the novelty is gone and so are the high values. You can get jersey cards of even top names for less than $10.

Which is why I tell people, “Get it if you like it, not because you think it’ll grow in value. It might, or it might not.”

Pro Football PSA

1977 Topps #30 Ed White PSA 9 Minnesota Vikings Graded Football Trading Card 1977 TOPPS #30 ED WHITE PSA 9 CERTIFICATION #14690654…

1983 Topps #197 Tony Peters Washington Redskins Popuplation 6 PSA 9 Graded Football Trading Card 1983 TOPPS #197 TONY PETERS PSA 9 CERTIFICATION #14244438…

Hawick PSA Rugby Football Club (Survey / National Register of Archives) …

Soul Patrol (Oakland Raiders) Signed Autographed 8×10 Photo (PSA/DNA COA) $169.00 This 8×10 Photo is Signed by all four members of the Soul Patrol on June 25; 2006 under the direct supervision of American Icon Autographs. This item was hand signed by Jack Tatum; Willie Brown; George Atkinson; and Skip Thomas and comes with an individually numbered; tamper evident sticker from the industries leading autograph authenticator PSA/DNA and comes with a lifetime guarantee. To ensure …

Michael Huff (Oakland Raiders) Signed Autographed 8×10 Photo (PSA/DNA COA) $52.00 This 8×10 photo has been personally hand signed by Michael Huff on March 2; 2008 under the direct supervision of American Icon Autographs. This item was hand signed by Michael Huff and comes with an individually numbered; tamper evident sticker from the industries leading autograph authenticator PSA/DNA and comes with a lifetime guarantee. To ensure authenticity; the hologram can be reviewed onlin…

Jamaal Charles (Texas Long Horns) Signed Autographed 16×20 Photo (PSA/DNA COA) $85.00 This 16×20 photo has been personally hand signed by the former Texas running back Jamaal Charles. This item was signed by Jamaal Charles on March 13; 2008 in Anaheim; California under the direct supervision of American Icon Autographs. This item comes with an individually numbered; tamper evident sticker from the industries leading autograph authenticator PSA/DNA and comes with a lifetime guarant…

BCW Monster 4 Row Storage Box (3200 Ct.) – Corrugated Cardboard Storage Box – Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Nascar, Sportscards, Gaming & Trading Cards Collecting Supplies $3.95 The BCW Storage Box is the highest quality, most competitively priced cardboard storage box on the market today. They are constructed of white corrugated paper and have a 200 lb. test strength. Use this box for store and protect collectible trading cards like: baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards, Magic The Gathering, VS, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Dragonball Z and others….

36 Graded Card Display Case with door, Holds Topps, Buckett, PSA Football, baseball, basketball, or Hockey sports cards (CC02-BL) $79.95 Display Case to hold 36 graded or 48 non-graded cards. Crafted from selected hardwood. Beveled shelves to prevent the card from sliding. Repeated sanded to achieve smooth and elegant appearance. A great way to showcase MLB baseball cards, NBA basketball cards and NFL Football cards. Super fine fabric matted background (Black) creates a fancy and elegant contrast. Acrylic door cover to protect from…

BCW Pro-Mold Sports Card Stand Display – Baseball, Football, Basketball or Hockey Card Display – Sportscards Collecting Supplies $0.72 This stand will hold up to any card holder that is a thick as 1/4 inch. It may be used to hold business cards as well….