Where to donate cards that's not Goodwill?

yodastories · 07-12-2022, 09:29 AM

Now that commons4kids is defunct/not accepting donations, does anyone know where I could send boxes and boxes of cards I don't want? They're modern, not junk wax stuff and from within the last 5 years.

My local children's hospital only wants new items with tags, so I was hoping there's a hospital that actively accepts card donations. I'm not looking for a tax writeoff either.

glen87 · 07-12-2022, 09:30 AM

many hospitals have stopped accepting cards (and other items)

Triple B · 07-12-2022, 09:31 AM

Find a school and contact teachers that have reward programs for their students. My wife is a teacher and she gets all of my commons that she packages and puts into a school “store” where kids can cash in points earned from practicing good behaviours or doing well overall.

oldgoldy97 · 07-12-2022, 09:32 AM

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yodastories · 07-12-2022, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

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He's got a few more than I do, lol

glen87 · 07-12-2022, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

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yodastories · 07-12-2022, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple B

Find a school and contact teachers that have reward programs for their students. My wife is a teacher and she gets all of my commons that she packages and puts into a school “store” where kids can cash in points earned from practicing good behaviours or doing well overall.

That's a good idea, thank you.

callou2131 · 07-12-2022, 11:05 AM

I would burn them before i would send them to goodwill.

oldgoldy97 · 07-12-2022, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by callou2131

I would burn them before i would send them to goodwill.

Could you burn then send?

SupermanBrandon · 07-12-2022, 11:51 AM

Fire starter! Don't waste your time or anyone else's sending them to Goodwill, some random school, hospital, etc.

Boo · 07-12-2022, 11:56 AM

Does burning chrome cards send toxic fumes into the air? Does it increase global warming?

CapitalPCards · 07-12-2022, 12:34 PM

I have my boys pack base cards in team bags and pass em out to their classmates at school. They seem to enjoy making the "packs" and I'm sure the kids at school enjoy receiving them.

rega311 · 07-12-2022, 12:49 PM

Hand them out at Halloween. I did this last year and the kids loved it. Even if they didn't know any of the players.
I also still gave out candy. I'm not a dentist or anything. The cards were optional if they wanted but almost every kids took some.

oplum29 · 07-12-2022, 05:42 PM

i'm giving them away to charity locations here in my hometown, if they'll accept them.

if not, i'm just chucking them.

Stifle · 07-12-2022, 05:49 PM

I take them to a LCS and allow the owner to either give the to his wife who is a nurse to hand to kids or the LCS owner can let kids go through them. Keeps the interest of the hobby flowing.

BIGMONEY80 · 07-12-2022, 06:37 PM

I make team bags and use them for prizes at our church’s kids program.

Badgers0821 · 07-12-2022, 10:34 PM

Boys and Girls Club is a good option.

majestik101 · 07-12-2022, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rega311

Hand them out at Halloween. I did this last year and the kids loved it. Even if they didn't know any of the players.
I also still gave out candy. I'm not a dentist or anything. The cards were optional if they wanted but almost every kids took some.

I did this once but unfortunately the day after Halloween I found all my cards on the street and sidewalk and in the bushes...

My LCS accepts donations. Unfortunately the next time I visit the LCS I will see my donations in their display case with $2-$10 stickers

rega311 · 07-13-2022, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by majestik101

I did this once but unfortunately the day after Halloween I found all my cards on the street and sidewalk and in the bushes...

My LCS accepts donations. Unfortunately the next time I visit the LCS I will see my donations in their display case with $2-$10 stickers

That's good feedback. I actually did teambags last year so they weren't loose card, so I imagine most didn't get opened until the kids were at home. But I was considering loose cards this year. Your feedback has me thinking that's not a good idea.

80s Kid · 07-13-2022, 08:54 AM

Check out any local little leagues.

panamamyers · 07-13-2022, 09:09 AM

Did the Halloween thing last year. Will likely do it again.
Was successful.

t206blogcom · 07-13-2022, 09:30 AM

donate to your recycling bin

EBCollectibles · 07-13-2022, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by callou2131

I would burn them before i would send them to goodwill.

Amen!!

Dodgerfan74 · 07-13-2022, 10:20 AM

Second grade teacher here.
I'm in Vegas. I could use Raiders and Golden Knights base commons to give out as rewards

creasecollector · 07-13-2022, 10:21 AM

Make bulk lots and hand them out on Halloween. The kids will enjoy them!

07-12-2022, 09:29 AM	#1
yodastories Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: 704 Posts: 309	Where to donate cards that's not Goodwill? Now that commons4kids is defunct/not accepting donations, does anyone know where I could send boxes and boxes of cards I don't want? They're modern, not junk wax stuff and from within the last 5 years. My local children's hospital only wants new items with tags, so I was hoping there's a hospital that actively accepts card donations. I'm not looking for a tax writeoff either.

07-12-2022, 09:30 AM	#2
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07-12-2022, 09:31 AM	#3
Triple B Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,125	Find a school and contact teachers that have reward programs for their students. My wife is a teacher and she gets all of my commons that she packages and puts into a school “store” where kids can cash in points earned from practicing good behaviours or doing well overall. __________________ Wanted Dead or Alive! 1. 1997 Bowman's Best Jose Cruz, Jr Atomic Refractor Autograph 2. 1997 SPx Jose Cruz, Jr. Grand Finale /50

07-12-2022, 11:05 AM	#8
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07-12-2022, 11:56 AM	#11
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07-12-2022, 09:32 AM	#4
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 49,007	js0000001

07-12-2022, 11:51 AM	#10
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	Fire starter! Don't waste your time or anyone else's sending them to Goodwill, some random school, hospital, etc.

07-12-2022, 12:34 PM	#12
CapitalPCards Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Tacoma Posts: 1,061 pnbcards CapitalPCards	I have my boys pack base cards in team bags and pass em out to their classmates at school. They seem to enjoy making the "packs" and I'm sure the kids at school enjoy receiving them.

07-12-2022, 12:49 PM	#13
rega311 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Texas Posts: 70 Srega311	Hand them out at Halloween. I did this last year and the kids loved it. Even if they didn't know any of the players. I also still gave out candy. I'm not a dentist or anything. The cards were optional if they wanted but almost every kids took some.

07-12-2022, 05:42 PM	#14
oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	i'm giving them away to charity locations here in my hometown, if they'll accept them. if not, i'm just chucking them. __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters

07-12-2022, 05:49 PM	#15
Stifle Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: I've met great collectors throughout MI and N. Indiana / CHI. Posts: 9,288 Stifle	I take them to a LCS and allow the owner to either give the to his wife who is a nurse to hand to kids or the LCS owner can let kids go through them. Keeps the interest of the hobby flowing.

07-12-2022, 06:37 PM	#16
BIGMONEY80 Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SC Posts: 584 2022brent	I make team bags and use them for prizes at our church’s kids program.

07-12-2022, 10:34 PM	#17
Badgers0821 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 7,998	Boys and Girls Club is a good option.

07-13-2022, 08:54 AM	#20
80s Kid Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: The desert Posts: 1,086 azchristopher27	Check out any local little leagues.

07-13-2022, 09:09 AM	#21
panamamyers Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,891 panamamyers panamamyers	Did the Halloween thing last year. Will likely do it again. Was successful.

07-13-2022, 09:30 AM	#22
t206blogcom Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 597 agent001	donate to your recycling bin

07-13-2022, 10:20 AM	#24
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,300	Second grade teacher here. I'm in Vegas. I could use Raiders and Golden Knights base commons to give out as rewards __________________ All I Know is I'm not Home Yet This is not Where I belong

07-13-2022, 10:21 AM	#25
creasecollector Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,552 creasecollector	Make bulk lots and hand them out on Halloween. The kids will enjoy them! __________________ Collecting: Jhonas Enroth View my Collections, Traders & Wantlist: creasecollector.weebly.com Co-Host of the Center Ice Card Cast - A Hockey Card Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @creasecollector