Get big-league money for your baseball cards
Like baseball itself, baseball cards are full of history and are easy to “obsess” over. Every collector has a favorite team, a favorite player, a favorite era, and maybe a favorite memory. Baseball cards are exciting to collect, and can be even more exciting to sell – if you’ve got a sought-after card or a collection that might include several.
As with other sports memorabilia, baseball cards from the 1960’s and earlier tend to be the most valuable.Many got thrown out or weren’t cared for well. Pre-World War II typically sell for the very most and appeal to many collectors who appreciate the history behind them.
Ty Cobb Carolina Brights Baseball Card – sold for $43,000 by Central Mass Auctions in 2022
1961 Complete Graded Topps Baseball Card Set – sold for $22,000 at our December 2021 auction from a Providence estate
Who’s on the card matters, too. The cards of Hall of Fame players and other star players are more desirable than those who didn’t achieve greatness – or notoriety. Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from the Hall of Fame because of the Black Sox betting scandal, but Jackson baseball cards are coveted because he was a great player and because of the historical importance.
None of that matters if you don’t work with an auctioneer who knows what you’ve got and how to get it in front of collectors who must have it for their collections.
We’ll get the maximum return at auction for your baseball cards
Wondering if you’ve got an All-Star auction item in your collection? We’ll appraise your collection, and get the most money for you at auction. We work with clients throughout Massachusetts and the rest of New England, both in a live-auction setting and in an online auction.
Call Central Mass Auctions at 508-612-6111, or email us.
As featured in Antiques and the Arts Weekly
