General Forum

What do you all think about trades involving cards from the early 80's, in exchange for cards from the last couple of years.  Is it 1 for 1 or is there a ratio that I can apply when proposing trades.  For the sake of this discusson, lets assume we are trading commons.  Thanks in advance for your input.

Pretending they are both flagshop Topps I don't see anything wrong with it if they are both agreed upon.

If one side has something side two wants/needs... Vice Versa....

Eras shouldn't matter to the traders....

Even different sports or even non-sports....

Collectors are more likely to agree than those chasing a pay out.....

I'm not sure there is a correct answer. From a monetary standpoint the value would be considered about equal. I have seen many times though that those with the older cards tend to not want to trade them for recent cards. I tend to be this way also because I feel it's more difficult for me to run across 1980 commons than it is to find 2020 commons.

Using a fellow collector's iconic response...

I'm with BSwagger as there is no correct answer.

We are all different so some yes and some no.    It is between the two traders what they feel comforable with.

For me most of the matches I have are only with 1  card for me and lot of cards for them.  I hate to pick a card(s) from their (maybe 1000) cards.   So I ask them to pick.

Big difference between market value and personal value.  Market values may be equal, but if you're a vintage guy, the modern stuff just won't hold as much personal value and vice versa.  I wouldn't discount a card's market value just because someone else gives it less personal value and I wouldn't expect them to do so either.  

very different responses from different folks (which is cool of course)

I am a little more different (or 'picky'?)

I like to trade within same era

87-93 for similar

81-86 or 94-99 for similar, even crossing over

00-present for similar

I also like to trade baseball for baseball, and football/basketball for football/basketball (cross over ok)

I will bend on these if I need the card badly for certain of my collections.

If I get a blind proposal wtihout discussion for your 91 basketball for my 2015 baseball, I will likely decline

I also look at the type of card and player (oddball or sticker for oddball or sticker, HOF player for same) etc

maybe I am a little too rigid, but this general approach works for me

thanks, mark

I trade across sports and vintages, as long as the value is fair and both sides are happy then trade away! I don't collect vintage sets but do collect Elston Howard who is 50's era and have had about 50/50 with traders who only want vintage in return vs those who would trade across eras. My opinion? A $5 vintage card is the same trade value as a $5 modern card. If both sides are happy then let's do it!

I don't think much of modern cards, as there's just too many of them floating around, and I will trade them for 80s/90s if they're interesting oddball cards that I don't have. Once one tries to trade modern for 70s cards or earlier it seems to get more resistance, understandably.