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Unfortunately it's hit or miss. Found some decent deals for a set collector like myself. I've also received boxes that looked like they fell off a conveyor and either split open or dinged every card in mock corners. If you find someone that packs well and didn't send a bunch of junk follow them for other lots.

I buy collections thru Facebook, Kijiji and word of mouth. Also garage sales and Yard sales. I also do some online auctions in my area. I lie to be able to see the cards before buying. So I have never bought off E-Bay. Most of the time There might only be a few cards I need, But even if its only 1 , I can always use more traders so it makes it worth while. 

I definitely would and have done a few times in the past but not within the last 8-10 years. I look regularly but unfortunately when you combine the cost of shipping with the cost of the cards it is largely not worth it for me. If I found something in my acceptable price range I would jump on it.

Just curious - do you include the cost of shipping when calculating your per card price or just the base price without the shipping?

The only large lot of cards that I've bought recently on ebay is still available. I have bought 6 of these lots over the last year and have never been disappointed with any of the boxes I've gotten. 

The link is here: https:// www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-2-000-BASEBALL-CARD-LOT-ROOKIES-REFRACTORS-SHORT-PRINTS-MORE/323977519365?hash=item4b6e90a105:g:6gsAAOSwEDFdylvm

There are mostly newer cards, with some refractors, inserts, and numbered cards. 

Teresa

There's deals to be had on eBay..I usually look for 2,000 or more cards lots and sane shipping costs. I see a lot of guys who just want to dump newer common cards for cheap. Assuming they bought boxes/cases looking for the hits and dont care about all the common cards?

You also need to watch for auctions if they include making the seller an offer because sometimes they just want the cards gone and will take crazy low offers. I scored a super nice lot of newer hockey this way last year.

Craigslist, FaceBook Marketplace, etc. can all be hit or miss. Most of those ads are people thinking they have "valuable, vintage" cards and are asking way too much for them. 

Overall my rule of thumb is a penny a card unless you can show/prove what cards you have. 

Buying huge lots is my jam!

Most recently I bought 4 fairly massive boxes of completely unsorted cards (at least 10,000 cards total).  Pulled what I wanted and sold the rest for about $40 more than I paid with some of my other doubles tossed in.

My biggest score was a collection of several tens of thousands of cards.  I bought that one about 20 years ago and I'm still sorting through some of the stuff from it.  Sold off a lot of it.  Paid $400 for everything which included toys, comics and cards.  Stopped counting when I hit $600 in what I got from what I sold off.  I figured $200 profit was was enought that I didn't care any further.

Its fun if you get the cards cheap (someone on here suggested 1 cent a card which is what I'd suggest as well) but just be ready to spend a lot of time sorting depending on how many you buy up.

Buying lots is fun and way more affordable than new overpriced over-hyped right now product which even that makes it into the lots

just recently 19-20 basketball hoops donruss and prizm singles made up most of 1 of ghe 5k ct boxes that came in and then this can happen too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_9dbA_J8g

I would rather buy from you that E-Bay anyday.

Just out of curiousity, how are these large lots usually shipped? I struggle to find ways to ship larger lots affordably!