Hockey Cards - Part III

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Some stuff I've bought recently. Not high end, but fills my collection for Rheaume and Roy

 

[axman15]

I was a pretty big hockey card collector in my younger days (early 1990s - early-mid 2000s) and have recently pulled the collection back out of the closet (great for reliving memories!). Problem is, I have no idea how to evaluate my collection. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for figuring out what my collection is worth or even just for understanding value and the market in general.

Figure I have somewhere between 5-10k cards, no complete sets but some that I would think are of value.

 

[Canadian Finn]

go to a local dealer/card shop (I had to make an appointment with one due to lockdown)

 

[Canadian Finn]

oh, it's a sellers market. so ask for twice what you think you can get. you might be surprised, lol. (this coming from the dealer...he said he can't get enough stock)

 

[kaiser matias]

Was scouring eBay yesterday, and I found a lot of people are selling boxes of 1991-92 OPC Premier, and it's starting to rise in value a bit. This is of course the year after the set featuring Jagr, Hasek, et al rookies, and from what I can gather there's no major rookies in there (I see some claiming Lidstrom, but I thought his was the 1991-92 Upper Deck only?). Am I missing something here, or is this set got something worthwhile? Curious because for whatever reason I opened a bunch as a kid, and have a lot of the cards still around, want to know if I should start digging through them.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

Was scouring eBay yesterday, and I found a lot of people are selling boxes of 1991-92 OPC Premier, and it's starting to rise in value a bit. This is of course the year after the set featuring Jagr, Hasek, et al rookies, and from what I can gather there's no major rookies in there (I see some claiming Lidstrom, but I thought his was the 1991-92 Upper Deck only?). Am I missing something here, or is this set got something worthwhile? Curious because for whatever reason I opened a bunch as a kid, and have a lot of the cards still around, want to know if I should start digging through them.

It doesn't, its just the heard mentality of collectors I feel. That set has next to nothing if value and was mass produced unlike the original set

 

[kaiser matias]

It doesn't, its just the heard mentality of collectors I feel. That set has next to nothing if value and was mass produced unlike the original set

That's what I suspected, thanks.

 

[Rorschach]

Was scouring eBay yesterday, and I found a lot of people are selling boxes of 1991-92 OPC Premier, and it's starting to rise in value a bit. This is of course the year after the set featuring Jagr, Hasek, et al rookies, and from what I can gather there's no major rookies in there (I see some claiming Lidstrom, but I thought his was the 1991-92 Upper Deck only?). Am I missing something here, or is this set got something worthwhile? Curious because for whatever reason I opened a bunch as a kid, and have a lot of the cards still around, want to know if I should start digging through them.

Actually I just last week opened six boxes of this. It has a Lidstrom RC and another rookie year card (Detroit O6 card. It also has Leclair and Amontw RCs. It also has 2nd year Jagr and rookie year cards of guys like Bure and Niedermayer.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

How do you make a wishlist in epack? I see where you click but it doesn't open anything.

 

[Kcb12345]

How do you make a wishlist in epack? I see where you click but it doesn't open anything.

Go to the marketplace and find cards you want and click the little "heart" button to the bottom left side of them. Should turn orange when you do. Then they'll show up under that wishlist tab

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Go to the marketplace and find cards you want and click the little "heart" button to the bottom left side of them. Should turn orange when you do. Then they'll show up under that wishlist tab

Ah thanks! Will try that. Assumed when I clicked the "add to wishlist" it would let me select a set and click the ones I was after. New to this. Just playing with the free ones so far.

 

[Rorschach]

Last week was a reported sale of a 2nd year OPC Gretzky 80-81, PSA 9 for about $4750. PWCC has a PSA 9 79-80 OPC Gretzky for $475,000.
That’s insane, the 2nd year card is 1% the price of the first year card. IMO most Gretzky cards are way underpriced: he should be the Jordan of hockey.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Last week was a reported sale of a 2nd year OPC Gretzky 80-81, PSA 9 for about $4750. PWCC has a PSA 9 79-80 OPC Gretzky for $475,000.
That’s insane, the 2nd year card is 1% the price of the first year card. IMO most Gretzky cards are way underpriced: he should be the Jordan of hockey.

Yeah I am surprised his other cards don't carry more value. Part of me would like to grade all my Gretzky Oiler cards but at current costs might not be wise.

I saw a guy recently who actually had that very lot of cards for sale and his were all graded and it wasn't generating much interest or dollars.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Another epack question, if you decide to try to buy a box or pack, it asks you for your shipping address. I assume that's just if youu decide to have it shipped? My understanding is you buy and open digitally? Just wanted to make sure if I purchase something it doesn't mail it to me unless I request that (as there are obviously shipping fees if you do).

 

[blankall]

Another epack question, if you decide to try to buy a box or pack, it asks you for your shipping address. I assume that's just if youu decide to have it shipped? My understanding is you buy and open digitally? Just wanted to make sure if I purchase something it doesn't mail it to me unless I request that (as there are obviously shipping fees if you do).

If you want to have it shipped, you have to create a separate shipping order. It's not automatic.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

If you want to have it shipped, you have to create a separate shipping order. It's not automatic.

OK that's what I thought....they would appear in your account and you can open digitally, then you can choose to either ship to you or send to COMC? I just noticed it asks for your shipping address so wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

Got some birthday money and decided to try that out for poops and giggles.

 

[blankall]

OK that's what I thought....they would appear in your account and you can open digitally, then you can choose to either ship to you or send to COMC? I just noticed it asks for your shipping address so wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

Got some birthday money and decided to try that out for poops and giggles.

Not a bad way to go. Hobby boxes are a lot cheaper online than in person. The other advantage is that you can trade quite easily.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Not a bad way to go. Hobby boxes are a lot cheaper online than in person. The other advantage is that you can trade quite easily.

Tried a box of Synergy. Got a few interesting cards.

Shesterkin Green FX /99

Makar FX /749

Benson Green FX Auto /99

 

[scfronty]

Does anyone on here use COMC to sell cards? I generally sell mid-high value items myself, but the sheer amount of lower end jersey, rookie, and autograph cards I have sitting in boxes makes me think that maybe COMC is the way to go.

The fees look fine, but I guess I want to confirm through people who have used COMC for selling first that it is worth it.

 

[Rorschach]

Does anyone on here use COMC to sell cards? I generally sell mid-high value items myself, but the sheer amount of lower end jersey, rookie, and autograph cards I have sitting in boxes makes me think that maybe COMC is the way to go.

The fees look fine, but I guess I want to confirm through people who have used COMC for selling first that it is worth it.

It’s a good idea but first search up what you want to sell because there are lots of cards like UD base brand inserts where there are 300 copies already for sale.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

And just like that, the market died.

Canadians, please, don't buy hockey in Canada. You will get hockey cards for nothing in the states. Blasters of series two are sitting on shelves everywhere and nobody is buying them.

The only money in current product is basketball and even that has dropped considerably lately.

If you sold for huge gains, good for you. The only current hockey will be high end stuff. The Young Guns phase is over.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

And to add to the ridiculous hype beast cards became for about a year, a breaker on youtube paid 1800 bucks for a box of basketball Prizm FOTL and openly bragged about it.

Didn't pull one key rookie or silver. Maybe made back 50 bucks on his investment.

And I don't feel bad for him one bit. You can get boxes of Prizm for around 300 bucks now.

 

[Satan]

And just like that, the market died.

Which market? There is big fatigue on basketball and football wax right now. Soccer is still thriving.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Which market? There is big fatigue on basketball and football wax right now. Soccer is still thriving.

Soccer's stable. It's not "thriving" at all.

I'll take a picture of the blasters sitting on the shelf at Target of 21 Prizm soccer or hobby boxes that sit collecting dust at 300 currently.

http://www.watchcount.com/completed...w+Me!&csbin=all&cssrt=ts&bslr=&bnp=&bxp=#serp

Nothing thriving about those numbers. Too many unsold.

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Was scouring eBay yesterday, and I found a lot of people are selling boxes of 1991-92 OPC Premier, and it's starting to rise in value a bit. This is of course the year after the set featuring Jagr, Hasek, et al rookies, and from what I can gather there's no major rookies in there (I see some claiming Lidstrom, but I thought his was the 1991-92 Upper Deck only?). Am I missing something here, or is this set got something worthwhile? Curious because for whatever reason I opened a bunch as a kid, and have a lot of the cards still around, want to know if I should start digging through them.

i have two -three boxes of these plus full set I think. Why do boxes go for ?