How to Value your Trading Cards #
How much is my trading card worth? How much is this card worth? What can I sell this card for?
Before you ask what your card is worth, read through the following for info on how to price your card on your own.
Is your card numbered? Is it a rookie card? Is it a refractor? Is it a highly sought after player? Is it a 1/1?
For new releases, no one really knows what the card is worth because there isn’t a market for it yet.
This counts for 1/1 too if there is no previous sales recorded on a graded card.
You can check previous years of the same set to get a sense of value.
For low-numbered cards (ie., /15 or less), it could be difficult to find a direct comp. Look for similar cards in different years or photos.
Check on 130point #
Check 130point.com
This is a great resource for seeing what cards have sold for in the past across different auction platforms.
Keep an eye on the date the card sold as the market can vary from month-to-month.
Check eBay sales #
Did you take a look at ebay ‘sold’ listings to get an idea of what the card(s) might be worth first?
Go to ebay.com, search for as much information as you can (look at the year at the bottom of the back of the card as well as the card manufacturer).
Scroll down the filtering options, and under ‘Show Only’, select ‘Sold listings’.
This will give you an admittedly imperfect, but reasonable price range for your card.
Please be realistic in comparing your cards to the cards listed, and do not assume your card is worth what a ‘PSA 10′ card is worth, as an example (a card isn’t a high grade until a grader says it is, and most even when they look perfect to the naked eye, aren’t a ’10’).
PSA Population Report #
the PSA Population Report is a tally of every single card we have ever graded and encapsulated.
The Report breaks down the card by set, player and grade.