How To Make Money Selling Sports Cards ($100 or Less)

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Today I'm sharing how I'd start selling sports cards if I had to start from 0. Plus general tips on how I've had success making money in the hobby.
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@scarletspider1240 4 ай бұрын

As a business owner myself (not sports cards) who has been selling on eBay and Amazon full time since 2015….the biggest hurdle in the beginning is getting enough inventory and getting it listed. You’re just not going to sell a whole lot of anything until you’ve got tons of stuff available for people to buy. I’ve been looking into getting into sports cards selling lately and what I’m seeing is that most sellers doing really well (30-50 sales per day or more) have well over 50,000 listings.

@Thehudsonhornet41 Күн бұрын

Luckily I made friends with someone who had quarter of a million cards and gave me quite a bit and later I bought some from him too. I’m trying to build mine up now, while also having my own personal collection. What do you sell if you don’t mind me asking?

@bennybreaks702 Жыл бұрын

Bin shop and always get 10 or more. Leaves you room to negotiate and do it honestly. Bought 10, had 35 of value, asked for 30 and they said yes. 5 bucks is big when margins are thin. That's 14 percent.

@chasereese3434 Жыл бұрын

The world needs more people like you… the beginning disclaimer make you wanna actually listen and learn.

@MichaelIp Жыл бұрын

Very good overview. For me, I think another good piece of advice for someone starting out is to be very focused. Don't try to buy all sports - because you'll make mistakes. Like for myself, I only do baseball so I'm familiar with who is hot and what I can sell things for. I dabbled in NFL a bit and lost money because I wasn't as familiar with it.

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Very true! This can even be applied to sets, years or players. I've always done better when I've stuck to what I know

@petera2120 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice @Michaellp. Makes sense

@singlezow 4 ай бұрын

What if you know more than 1? I’m sure it’d be ok right?

@MichaelIp 4 ай бұрын

@@singlezowfor sure

@OneprideD 29 күн бұрын

THIS

@ChristopherSmithNYC Жыл бұрын

Finding the image of a card for a graphic that matches the broll you have is next level editing. Subscribed.

@nocx_breaks Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update. I watched the last one you did that was mentioned early in the video. It helped a lot. Keep it coming!

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad I could help

@JayJasper Жыл бұрын

A thorough and well explained 10 minutes. I appreciate your insights. Thanks for making this!

@ACD1994 Жыл бұрын

Good, practical advice. It's always best, to start micro, and then build up later on a more macro level whenever you feel comfortable, and have more of a safe and secure blanket to spend on mid level and/or higher end cards.

@SawlRZ 6 ай бұрын

This was very good bro! I bought a 1000 cards from an auction like 2 years ago threw them into my garage and forgot about them. I ran into one of your videos and whipped them out! Most of them are foreign to me as I don’t watch sports but the few I was able to recognize are 2 Jeter rookies and a ton of holo and cards from 94. I love arbitrage of other items and this has sparked a light in me to scavenge! Lol incase anyone wonders I paid $70 as the winning bidder. Thank you for the info my dude, my type of people the ones that share info and aren’t selfish. I’ll Be supporting your content for as long as you make it brother.

@mihaiandlow 11 ай бұрын

Your videos are great! I'm watching them over and over again, because I want to get started on ebay with a small card shop, so really appreciate the advice! Keep rockin'!

@WilliamWheeler03 9 ай бұрын

❤

@metaldan187 Ай бұрын

Very helpful and good advice. Been out of the game for a while and getting back in. Most my cards are from the 90s

@bigdhahn3437 4 ай бұрын

N ice video. Thanks for telling people exactly how it is. I collected for years in the early 2000's and I learned all this by example. It didn't take me long before I became a good trader. Online trading clubs was also a good way to find good deals as well as meat good people that would ll help you find cards you collect or want to invest in. 🎉

@timsfgiantsmem9382 Жыл бұрын

I love that video when u visited ALT. They had like 30 mill pricetags on those 6 cards. Hilarious stuff

@user-ql4by3iw9d 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed the video! Thanks for keeping it real and sharing valuable insights.

@user-lc7wi8jk4x 6 ай бұрын

I am in China. My english is not good.I watch your video by translator.I learn a lot.I have been buying and selling cards from China to Japan for about 7 months now.I made some money before, but now I make less and less. It is becoming increasingly difficult to choose cards, and many cards cannot be sold at high prices.Now that I have learned a lot from your videos, I decided to give your ideas a try. Thank you for sharing.

@sp123 3 ай бұрын

Cardhobby better than other sites to sell cards

@rb3537 11 ай бұрын

What site are you using at the 1:20 mark to research card prices?

@epicelijah2295 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, this really helped.

@USATFJUMPER 8 ай бұрын

so im not really looking for investment. but i do have cards from 1930s. they have been in my book for years. im looking into where do i need to go to look at price. just a randoms search or specific sights

@patjoslin4087 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Buying boxes is brutal anymore. $250 for Bowman 2023 Hobby Box to get a few numbered no names and a no name auto.

@jasoncarriere2803 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this very informative video. I was wondering when you first started out. Did you have a set amount of cards you would list a day?

@Keepit-rh4tx Жыл бұрын

This is probably the best video on the tube on how to get into sports card trading. Great video

@grantguptill7794 6 ай бұрын

Im trying to start selling some old baseball cards i found and was wondering how you determine how much you want to sell them for. I dont have the money to send them on for grading so im not sure how to figure that out.

@alexm1841 26 күн бұрын

I used to collect trading cards 30 years ago, just got back into it. I bought a pack of WWE Chronicles for $24 and sold ungraded on eBay for $65. I bought a couple Panini prisms as well and the return on those is probably 10 to 20% like you said.I heard soccer has pretty high return as well, but Basketball seems to be all about Victor Wembanyama and no one else lol

@chsjenkins Ай бұрын

It’s such a process when checking prices and then grading isn’t quick either unless you’re paying premium prices. Then on top of it all selling on EBay has a selling limit until you start to generate positive feedback.

@Cards1234 3 ай бұрын

Thanks bro that help for people who have rarest cards 👍

@footballfraud23 Жыл бұрын

Thank the video helped alot as I am from nz and the only card show near me this year is next Sunday but as I am from nz the dollar boxes probably aren't such a good thing as people probably won't want to buy a card for 5 dollars say and pay like 15 shipping

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

True, might be a little tougher outside the US but I've seen a lot of times stuff will resell higher in your own country

@cgladkpt Жыл бұрын

Great video man!

@pxqzvk3821 7 ай бұрын

I have a bunch of older cards that I got when I was I was younger (I’m 17 now) how would I be able to find the value for the cards I have since there not being sold by anyone anymore?

@jordankeener2098 14 күн бұрын

I have tool boxes full of vintage cards. What do I need to do. I bought out a building and it was packed with old cards.

@user-pp8ly2wn6t Ай бұрын

Thank you a lot for this video. This is very interesting and informative. Keep posting like those amazing videos, this is awesome.

@SportsPlug-cp1eq 7 ай бұрын

Totally agree with not buying boxes or packs to be profitable but 10% return sounds low. I've been selectively buying packs and boxes of sets that are in high demand and I've already made back almost 20% of my money back with about 10k cards left to try and sell. I've built sets as well from opening packs which will put in a nice chunk of return. Fyi this is just fun for me not taking it seriously..

@nappi129 3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate him not saying that we can get rich that's a big deal for me good man

@WillKessel 23 күн бұрын

Good info thanks

@bubbalewis1474 Жыл бұрын

Where do I find the linc to the part where he is goin to explain how to sell on eBay?

@creepercraft3168 Ай бұрын

I like opening boxes I once bought a 10$ box and pulled a 70$ card so I still open boxes sometimes

@dcruz4781 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been buying cards since the 80’s and now I want to start selling them different sports and tcg

@jayward7549 Жыл бұрын

Shhhhhhh,,,,,,someone has to open the boxes ❤

@christopherpacheco2449 4 ай бұрын

I've decided to sell my sports cards locked away in a storage unit. I don't even know how to display, what I would need or where I would start. I just plan on selling at one sports show, maybe two or three. I'm not a hobbyist, I just want to make a little to get me thru the year. I sort of have ideas but would appreciate advice from an expert. Bro, this beginner just popped out of the womb! Thanks.

@trisrobs7871 11 ай бұрын

Awesome vid, what app did you use to look up the lebron card?

@perryfreed1139 5 ай бұрын

Just got a box of like 1000 of 90’s and early 2000’s baseball cards from one of my older coworkers… I’m hoping there’s some gems in there

@moisesvalle9472 10 ай бұрын

Great info. Thank you.

@zacharygargus1592 5 ай бұрын

Your a real friend in this ! Thank you

@bg246b 2 ай бұрын

What brand pack should I buy

@shadyfieldhomestead1974 5 ай бұрын

I’m just trying to sell my cards I collect through the 80’s. I have a donruss ken Griffey Jr rookie card and an upper deck Sammy Sosa rookie card. I have a ton of cards and I thought I could sell them if possible but have no idea how to go about that. Is there any way you could tell me where I should start first?

@joncollette5233 2 күн бұрын

How do you make profit if you are selling a card online for say market value of $2 when you need to pay for the shipping cost ect

@irishguyphil 10 күн бұрын

Great video, thanks. Just wondering if you could advise what cards to go for? I'm seeing prizm, panini and tops which I heard of a lot growing up. Not really sure where to start? Thanks

@yupahTCG Жыл бұрын

Great tips for a starting card collector👍

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@harleenquinnzel8598 5 ай бұрын

What do you think about older cards like 1980 or so?

@collectibleinvestor Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on PSA grader groups people who will send in the cards for other people?

@Tatsuya.Strength Жыл бұрын

Awesome video for beginners like myself

@petera2120 11 ай бұрын

From collector to collector , how does one come up with the value of their card in oder to make a fair deal? Is it based on the last sale of a comp or do you simply make an average of the last 5 sales of comps?

@wdeagles05 9 ай бұрын

I usually go off the max sale and lowest sale then make the value of the median. Like if a cards max sale was $200 and the lowest was $100 I would say the proper value is $150.

@chiefbig6459 5 ай бұрын

Figure what you’d like and expect lower in my honest opinion. I started selling collecting playing and trading Pokémon and magic but have recently started collecting sports for personal collections. But damn those collections get expensive. I just pulled a davante Adams downtown and I’m under 30 packs ripped. I looked at eBay. Every auction is finishing at 100-150. Buy it now’s at 175 crossed out for best offer sales. Threw mine up at 175 with offers of 135 or higher. Within an hour someone bought it for 175. I like to throw extras in so I asked the guy if he was a raiders fan. He said he just likes downtowns. Now I’m not a pro but if a cards hype starts at 175 and that sounds nice but a month later they’re going between 100-150 throw your 175. Hope for the best expect the worst and prepare to meet in the middle. Once again. Not a pro and don’t deal with a lot of high end stuff just unloading what I don’t need in my collection but sometimes there is just somebody out there at the right time willing to buy your stuff for what you want out of it

@yaw17 Жыл бұрын

Great vid Troy…very informative. What site do you use to find info about card shows?

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! theshowlocator on instagram usually has a good sheet with the info

@corneliusharrisoniii964 3 ай бұрын

Im really new at this...Are the cards at Card Shows PSA Graded?

@TurboComedy 19 күн бұрын

Awesome video ❤

@aaronabraham6818 Жыл бұрын

What website did you use to find the stock prices for the cards charted out like the stock market? I can't find that on veriswap anywhere.

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Card Ladder, it's a paid service though app.cardladder.com/signup?via=troy

@Online_Sports_Talk Жыл бұрын

I need help figuring out the ebay side of selling cheaper cards.

@SquakesMahoney 5 ай бұрын

I've had an ebay account since 2011 but have never sold anything so I have 0 feedback. Do you think I will have any issues getting hits on my cards?

@JPEPIC88 11 ай бұрын

I recently came into a huge collection of vintage sports cards. I scanned everything into and app and it’s sitting at 7k. Should I just post everything to eBay or would it be wiser to see it at a lot and let someone else grade it and part it out

@CoachDro 7 ай бұрын

What app did you use?

@clauspage Жыл бұрын

Great starter video for someone

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@footballfraud23 Жыл бұрын

Would you consider or maybe you already have... making a video about how to tell if a card is good for grading and how to prep it????

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Definitely thinking of doing a grading video

@Scrrapp 11 ай бұрын

Your goated 🐐

@tothetop-omaid Ай бұрын

Great video

@dabigmoe Жыл бұрын

do you promote your cards on ebay?

@savirsblacktop4069 Ай бұрын

This guy is dead on good video right to the point the only thing is everyone is doing it now which sucks a lot of competition

@SFCBEITZ 11 ай бұрын

Great video bro

@moneyongee3591 2 күн бұрын

I have a bunch of cards not sure what to with them all excellent conditions NBA NFL MLB and Pokemon

@valleybreakz6201 Жыл бұрын

Good vid bud

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@Scorpioncollector 6 ай бұрын

I live in portugal and i dont have an local card shop

@vincent6180 Жыл бұрын

GREAT video! How long did it take you to transition from $1 cards to $10 to $100 cards etc.?

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'd say it took about 6 months before I felt comfortable buying more expensive cards

@JDeeVis 4 ай бұрын

Hey where’s the video on how to do the eBay store?

@toddsupreme Жыл бұрын

Raw dog some vintage cards and send them to sgc sort of tricky with condition being a big factor but there’s good opportunities there. Also a great long term hold

@datbahami Ай бұрын

I was wondering why there are ‘rare’ cards on Amazon and other places for nearly $1, but some people sell them for thousands.

@footballfraud23 Жыл бұрын

What would people be paying for a ERLING HAALAND, 2020 Topps Now UEFA Champions League #050, PSA 10 I am watching one on a local website and it is at 27 nzd I do belvie it will increase as it has 4 hours but what do you think a good price is

@footballfraud23 Жыл бұрын

Have seen them going for 60 to 70 on ebay but is this a good price could it rise I am not really Into the technical side of cards just more for hobby

@chrisscott3030 3 ай бұрын

How does one come up with a price when its a population 1 with a PSA grade of 10? Im talking about a top prospect in baseball that people are obviously paying attention to? Ill throw out some names for instance Cristhian Vaquero, Coby Mayo, PCA and so on.

@Chemike21 4 ай бұрын

I have 4 shoeboxes full of sports cards, and have no idea how to figure out which are valuable. Can anyone point me towards a recourse that could make the job easier? I don't want to just hand these off at a trading store, because why would they tell me if I had a card that was worth thousands?

@ronniekillertone 5 күн бұрын

😂

@ronniekillertone 5 күн бұрын

I'm in the same boat brother

@elijahsmith1074 2 ай бұрын

I’m not gonna explain the best way, but I have sold like Kobe pleasant Michael Jordan from like 1200

@CORE1.8MINISTERIES 2 ай бұрын

How could I start with like $10?

@danzdribble Жыл бұрын

An awesome topic.. this is informative.. -Dan

@TRIKE415SportsCards Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@danzdribble Жыл бұрын

@@TRIKE415SportsCards I hope there will be more videos like that. BTW, have you read my emails? Thank you - Danz

@tompaulcampbell 6 ай бұрын

I love your inserts of Tai Lopez and those two breaker jerks!

@manivang9792 Жыл бұрын

Is Joe burrow a good investment

@Papyrus513 10 ай бұрын

OKI found a giant fat box. Sports cards a lot of them 2020 some of them a little older, but like brand new At the goodwill for $40. And I went through and checked at eBay cause eBay is the best source for pric and colors. And some of most of my 99 cents up Some of them came back up to $50. I've only checked about 5% so far. It is so excruciating and hard to go through them and research each one. But that's the question I'm getting at. Should I list each one of these cards individually on a eBay? Ninety nine cent n Up

@druutv1982 Жыл бұрын

My uncle gave me these binders full of baseball and football cards from 1988-1990 I have soo many I don’t know how to start selling them

@Its_Me_Nate24 11 ай бұрын

Don’t

@JromBunders 11 ай бұрын

@@Its_Me_Nate24fr

@dustindenton8152 10 ай бұрын

I have hundreds of thousands cards for sell from 70s 80s and 90s all sports

@Keese31 23 күн бұрын

I forgot about that “Lamborghini” guy lmao what happened to him

@yr7681 11 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm a Japanese national who lives in Tokyo. Are non-US citizen like us allowed to sell sports trading cards in the US? I mean is it legal? Please let me know, if you know anything about it, thank you very much🙏

@user-wr8lz9rk4k 7 күн бұрын

законно конечно! Вы странные !

@Lord_Hiram 7 ай бұрын

Packs is definitely not the way Ask me how I know lol😅

@user-fl2il3tm5x 23 күн бұрын

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@alexm1841 26 күн бұрын

Can you do one for somebody with $1000?

@siberianidol 7 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@kevinhsiao5146 Жыл бұрын

buy and flip pretty easy? ebay vault is so easy lol just need to build your capital

@sp123 Жыл бұрын

ebay vault is underrated, especially while no storing fees

@StumbIingforward 4 ай бұрын

What is that exactly and how does it work?

@aaronheideman8973 Жыл бұрын

Corn!

@duanekaaz3159 8 ай бұрын

I lost Almont 90k in the sports card industry. Being Scammed. Bad Deals. Etc. People not sending cards etc. Fuck this. I might be Homeless soon from Buying cards. :(

@bobdenver7126 8 ай бұрын

be aware he said he lost 10k on a deal

@gindginnest3336 4 ай бұрын

_==_

@BrentonPercy Жыл бұрын

The only way to make money in the hobby is to create a youtube channel and strictly make negative videos about the hobby. Make sure to have very depressing titles and tag lines on your videos like 'scammers' 'shilling' 'loaded cases' 'prices are tanking' etc. That way you make money from google because everybody is watching your videos, which gives you more money to buy more cards. Not only that but because you are contributing to the negative narrative in the hobby, you are helping more people leave the hobby, which means cards get cheaper for you.