Selling Your Cards?
Greetings, sellers!
If you are viewing this page, it is probably because you are thinking about selling your collection.
Good news, we are always interested in buying collections!
However, due to our limited staff, we do have some general guidelines to help streamline the process as much as possible, because we know your time is valuable.
Please see below for our current, general guidelines...
IF YOU ARE SELLING:
We predominantly look for baseball cards, of course, but will consider other sports depending on what is offered. We will consider anything we feel would be of interest to our community of collectors.
Please come in with an idea of what your cards are worth. When selling anything, it is always wise to do your research and know the value of what you have.
As of January 2026, we are looking for more current Dodgers cards. That means current players, rookies, autos, parallels, graded cards, etc. Let's see some Ohtani's and Yamamoto's!
In addition to Dodgers, we are always generally looking for the biggest/most popular names in each sport. Past, present and future. For example: Aaron, Mantle, Judge, Trout, Skenes....Kobe, Jordan, Luka, Flagg....Brady, Mahomes, Nix, Maye....Gretzky, Ovechkin, Crosby.... etc. We might even consider some Pokémon cards, but those would have to be strictly graded cards.
Other cards from the 1970's on, we still prefer to be major rookie cards and/or major names in each sport. i.e. Ripken, Griffey, Kershaw, Ichiro, Ohtani, Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Jordan, Brady, Gretzky, etc. Oh, and Rickey, always Rickey. They should be in at least fair condition. Meaning, decent corners, edges, centering and surface.
At this time, we are unable to purchase "common" cards later than 1980. Common cards are those usually considered to be in high circulation and low demand. i.e.: players that nobody knows or cards from the "junk wax" era. We are also unable to take anything in bulk, as we do not have the space. i.e.: 5,000 count boxes, tubs, apple boxes, etc.
If we come to an agreement on price, payment can come in the form of cash, credit or check, depending on the total amount we have agreed to purchase from you. For security purposes, we do NOT keep a lot of cash on hand, so for larger amounts please be prepared to accept a check. We can pay up to 75% of eBay sold listings, depending on what you have to offer, of course. Cards we feel may sit on the shelf longer will get a lower offer.
If you have a significant number of cards (more than two or three dozen), you may want to start by emailing us a few photos of the best of your collection so we can get an idea of what you have to offer before you lug your collection into the shop. Again, we know your time is valuable so we want to make sure we do anything we can to honor your time.
Walk-ins are always welcome and are subject to the schedule of our limited staff.
Due to our limited staff and high volume of inquiries, please be patient as our responses could take some time.
IF YOU NEED AN APPRAISAL:
Appraisals mean you want us to research your collection and put a value on your cards, which you may or may not be interested in selling.
Most people who are looking for appraisals will have higher value cards and are looking to take our appraisal information with them to use at their own discretion or for resale to other buyers. Appraisals can also commonly be used for insurance claim purposes, in the event a collection was damaged, etc.
Our appraisal process includes researching every single card you have and providing you with a detailed spreadsheet that includes all card information, plus current price comparisons to similar cards on the market.
Currently we are unable to process most walk-in appraisals, as they do take a significant amount of time per card to research properly.
If you need an appraisal, please email us for our current appraisal rates and to schedule an appointment.
GENERAL QUESTIONS:
The most frequent question we get is, "can you look at my cards and tell me if I have anything of value?". The short answer is, yes. Generally, we can do that in a few seconds where we give you our brief opinion based on a quick, broad look at your collection without looking at every single card you have. If you would like more detailed information, please refer to our appraisal paragraph above.
CONTACT US:
To send photos, set up appointments or for any further questions, please contact us at hofbcbusiness@gmail.com
Thank you!
HOFBC
