What do you do with bulk old common autos?

wmelchior628 · 03-06-2025, 02:19 AM

We've all built our collections in different ways. Some buy singles, some buy into breaks, others rip by the case. I've done all of the above!

My PC is pretty large, but I also have boxes and boxes of common autos, color, rc's, etc. that have been top loaded. I've been trying to free up space and do some downsizing. I sold 99% of the commons in bulk on eBay about a year and a half ago, but I still need more space. For example: I have well over a thousand common autos that would sell for a dollar if I listed individually. I don't have time to do that.

I've thought of COMC, just making lots, or even creating a high value repack with the better stuff. I know blowout used to offer credit for them, I don't know if they still do or not.

It's a hobby for me, not profit driven, but I still think that moving stuff can be fun. Putting together lots is part of the fun.

Someone convince me to do something.

This is not an offer for sale, and any PMs about it will be ignored and blocked. I'm just curious what fun ideas you have tried. What is the best balance of fun and return? Thought it could be a good discussion and give me an idea or motivation.

Poorboy · 03-06-2025, 02:35 AM

So list them in lots of 50.
Open auction 10 day start bid at 50.00
A manageable size
20 lots and you are done
If you just want to liquidate
Fwiw

rwperu34 · 03-06-2025, 03:49 AM

Set up at a card show and put them in a $1 box.

jkampis · 03-06-2025, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rwperu34

Set up at a card show and put them in a $1 box.

That’s a very good price. I have a $2 box in my shop, and also have a standing offer with a fellow dealer for $1.25 in trade when he comes to dig through it. These are also fodder for my previously discussed eBay medium flat rate boxes.

mjohnatgt · 03-06-2025, 07:11 AM

Some antique malls will let you rent a single shelf. Many auto cards that don't sell for $1 online will sell for $2-3 in an antique store for people who want cards from their favorite team, college, or just for the memories of those players. Otherwise COMC is good for these types of cards, as long as you do the small legwork of confirming there aren't already 12 of these cards priced at a buck apiece.

Triple B · 03-06-2025, 07:35 AM

Find a high volume card shop and sell them for $2 a piece across the board. I do that regularly and have three shops lined up that message asking if I have anything because they know they make their money and have the means to do so (where I do not).

jlzinck · 03-06-2025, 07:39 AM

I sold a 281 card auto/relic lot on FB Marketplace for $800 cash.
If I wanted to do the grunt work I probably could have grossed 1500-1800

Was well worth it to me to move

sportzking · 03-06-2025, 10:33 AM

I’ve been trading them, it’s slow but I can pick and choose the cards that I want. It’s usually low end team or player inserts.

Nester99 · 03-06-2025, 10:36 AM

I send anything under $10 to COMC.

Bunny Hop · 03-06-2025, 10:39 AM

You ever box o stuff, wmelchior628?

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1385518

finfangfan · 03-06-2025, 10:41 AM

I second COMC… just box them up and submit them under the 50 cent option that takes a few months to process. Then you can use the credit to buy stuff you want or use the credit to slab stuff or offset the cost of future submissions.

Big35Hurt · 03-06-2025, 12:07 PM

Sell them ASAP....the market is in a major decline and about to crash horribly.

smanzari · 03-06-2025, 12:29 PM

Sell them here; seems if you price them fairly they move quickly (or do for me)

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Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Sell them ASAP....the market is in a major decline and about to crash horribly.

Shhhh.... trying to dump before this is realized - almost there

rms13 · 03-06-2025, 12:30 PM

I throw them in the trash

ThatGuyPal · 03-06-2025, 12:39 PM

MJ Holdings would put them in mystery boxes as the 1:5 box "hit"

esoxwaters · 03-06-2025, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuyPal

MJ Holdings would put them in mystery boxes as the 1:5 box "hit"

And Blowout will give you credit for them for just that reason:
Blowout Most Wanted

rms13 · 03-06-2025, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rms13

I throw them in the trash

Never mind, I missed the auto part. I throw out regular commons. I sell all autos I get no matter who they are. There is always someone willing to spend $0.99 on ebay for an auto no matter who it is

mfw13 · 03-06-2025, 01:39 PM

I include them as "surprise" gifts with sales/trades, or give them to neighborhood kids.

PuddleMonkey · 03-06-2025, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big35Hurt

Sell them ASAP....the market is in a major decline and about to crash horribly.

Archangel1775 · 03-07-2025, 12:07 AM

Burn them as a sacrifice to the Card Gods

03-06-2025, 02:19 AM	#1
wmelchior628 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,431 wmelchior628	What do you do with bulk old common autos? We've all built our collections in different ways. Some buy singles, some buy into breaks, others rip by the case. I've done all of the above! My PC is pretty large, but I also have boxes and boxes of common autos, color, rc's, etc. that have been top loaded. I've been trying to free up space and do some downsizing. I sold 99% of the commons in bulk on eBay about a year and a half ago, but I still need more space. For example: I have well over a thousand common autos that would sell for a dollar if I listed individually. I don't have time to do that. I've thought of COMC, just making lots, or even creating a high value repack with the better stuff. I know blowout used to offer credit for them, I don't know if they still do or not. It's a hobby for me, not profit driven, but I still think that moving stuff can be fun. Putting together lots is part of the fun. Someone convince me to do something. This is not an offer for sale, and any PMs about it will be ignored and blocked. I'm just curious what fun ideas you have tried. What is the best balance of fun and return? Thought it could be a good discussion and give me an idea or motivation. __________________ "One man's garbage is another man person's good ungarbage" - Ricky Last edited by wmelchior628; 03-06-2025 at 02:24 AM.

03-06-2025, 03:49 AM	#3
rwperu34 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 8,430	Set up at a card show and put them in a $1 box. __________________ Me: Did I win? Gixen: Yes. You won. Now you're broke.

03-06-2025, 07:35 AM	#6
Triple B Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,239	Find a high volume card shop and sell them for $2 a piece across the board. I do that regularly and have three shops lined up that message asking if I have anything because they know they make their money and have the means to do so (where I do not). __________________ Wanted Dead or Alive! 1. 1997 Bowman's Best Jose Cruz, Jr Atomic Refractor Autograph 2. 1997 SPx Jose Cruz, Jr. Grand Finale /50

03-06-2025, 07:39 AM	#7
jlzinck Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 36,099 jlzinck jl_zinck	I sold a 281 card auto/relic lot on FB Marketplace for $800 cash. If I wanted to do the grunt work I probably could have grossed 1500-1800 Was well worth it to me to move __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/jonzinck

03-07-2025, 12:07 AM	#20
Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 21,906	Burn them as a sacrifice to the Card Gods __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

03-06-2025, 02:35 AM	#2
Poorboy Banned - PBM Join Date: Dec 2024 Posts: 1,635	So list them in lots of 50. Open auction 10 day start bid at 50.00 A manageable size 20 lots and you are done If you just want to liquidate Fwiw

03-06-2025, 07:11 AM	#5
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,740 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	Some antique malls will let you rent a single shelf. Many auto cards that don't sell for $1 online will sell for $2-3 in an antique store for people who want cards from their favorite team, college, or just for the memories of those players. Otherwise COMC is good for these types of cards, as long as you do the small legwork of confirming there aren't already 12 of these cards priced at a buck apiece.

03-06-2025, 10:33 AM	#8
sportzking Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Earth :) Posts: 1,201	I’ve been trading them, it’s slow but I can pick and choose the cards that I want. It’s usually low end team or player inserts.

03-06-2025, 10:36 AM	#9
Nester99 Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Canada Posts: 797	I send anything under $10 to COMC.

03-06-2025, 10:39 AM	#10
Bunny Hop Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Big City Posts: 1,825	You ever box o stuff, wmelchior628? https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1385518

03-06-2025, 10:41 AM	#11
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,601	I second COMC… just box them up and submit them under the 50 cent option that takes a few months to process. Then you can use the credit to buy stuff you want or use the credit to slab stuff or offset the cost of future submissions.

03-06-2025, 12:07 PM	#12
Big35Hurt Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 9,650	Sell them ASAP....the market is in a major decline and about to crash horribly.

03-06-2025, 12:30 PM	#14
rms13 Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: California Posts: 7,040	I throw them in the trash

03-06-2025, 12:39 PM	#15
ThatGuyPal Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 4,300	MJ Holdings would put them in mystery boxes as the 1:5 box "hit"

03-06-2025, 01:39 PM	#18
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,613	I include them as "surprise" gifts with sales/trades, or give them to neighborhood kids.