Buy/Sell/Trade Forum

I like the suggestion of right here. I have bought only a couple of times from here and sold only a couple olf times from here and it seems most are really geared up to trade but I think thwere are opportunities to buy right here from members that may be just as good or better than other suggested places.

I decided at the beginning of the year I was going to try and buy from here.  It is great if you are looking for cards that are from 1985 and newer, but quite a few people who have a decent amount of older material I need are not willing to sell and only want to trade.  

Like others have said: Ebay, COMC, beckett marketplace, sportlots. I also checkout https://www.elite-collectibles.com/auctions/...they have card auctions every Thursday. 

If buying unopened boxes I like Steel City Collectibles. They do have a few issues, Have to find things on sale and high shipping costs.

I am in Australia and have just bought cards from slortlots but the shipping is to high so won't be back there, $33US for about 65 cards. Looked at Comc but cards I can buy from dealers at 50 to 60 cents are 87 cents there. Today placed an order with Burbank for $106 and get free shipping for orders over $100. So looks like that is the way to go for me. I collect Ivan rodriguez cards and a few to finish sets that I am selling.

Did you use the box shipping option with Sportlots?

The last lot I shipped was 40 USD for nearly 400 cards to New Zealand.

I did not like that it was USPS and it just disappeared off the radar in Japan for weeks so will be using ShipmyCards for my next lot. Not sure if that may be of help to you?

Yes box shipping.

Prices, must have gone way up. That certainly is a lot more than when I used them.

The card prices are great but the shipping kills it. I had a look at shipmy cards but you had to register so couldn't see how it works.

Another good place to buy commons is CardBarrel. Similar prices, if not better, than SportLots. It's advantage over the competitors (SportLots, in particular) is that it offers a single-rate price for their cards so you don't have to spent a ton of time picking through each card and making sure you pick the right seller than gives you greatest discount. Just plug and play. And their prices are always very reasonable. I ordered from them once about 4-5 years ago and was very satisfied. 

It's weakness is that their selection isn't as good. They definitely have some inserts, especially for newer years, but they are mostly known for their commons. In fact, when I placed my order years ago, the site name was still "Just Commons." 

Everything really depends what you are looking for. If you need about 100 cards from a random 90s base set, Card Barrel would be my first stop. If you need like 10-15 insert cards to knock out a set, I would check both COMC and SportLots first as they are likely to have what I am looking for for similar prices. Just pick the cheaper option. Finally, if you are looking for that one super specific, hard to find card, eBay and Beckett are my first stop, especially eBay. I've been shocked at what has popped up on eBay over the years -- cards I'd never thought I'd own.