Buying, selling used APBA cards

I got an email from Richard with a question:

 

I am interested in selling my APBA baseball 1975 complete set with xb’s , lineup sheet and master game symbols in the original team envelopes.Can you give me any info on doing this?

 

I’d have to say of all the questions I get from APBA players over email, ones like these are the most popular.  Either someone wants to sell a card set or is looking to buy a used set.

Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as putting an ad in the local paper or even online sites like Craigslist. APBA games are such a niche product that you need to go to where other fans are.

Here was my answer to Richard:

 

You pretty much have two choices.  The first is putting it up for sale on Ebay.  You’ll certainly hit a large audience.  If you’re familiar with doing that, you might have good luck.

The other is posting an ad on the APBA Between the Lines forum.  There is a Classifieds section there and you might find a taker.  If you haven’t been to the forum, it’s free and only requires you to register.  Here is the address.

hope that helps!

 

I will add this.  I’ve bought a fair number of sets off Ebay in the past and haven’t had a problem.  That said, you will probably find a “friendlier” audience on Between the Lines (then again, your mileage may vary).

Do others have a source where they buy/sell used APBA products?

PS now that I’ve given Richard a free ad, I’d be happy to put anyone who is interested in his 1975 set in touch with him!

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

118 Comments:

  1. I recently sold 3 sets of APBA sets on ebay. When they sold it cost me $32.00. I sold each set for $30.00. They charged me the price of one set. I am done with ebay and will never return. I hope other people do the same thing.

  2. I am trying to find a die hard APBA player interested into buying with a ton of amount of sets along with abunance of sheets not cut or punched out that are new in the box and 2 fresh boxes of game set that have not been opened with sleeves to put them in .All are in mint condition from various seasons from the 1900’s along with the new 2013 game board …

  3. Becky, look and see what sets are selling for on eBay to get an idea of the values for things.

    Original prints of card sets always seem to be in demand. Someone is selling a 1974 set for $78.88 at the moment, but a 1983 is bid-less at $29.99. Condition matters as well.

  4. Looking to trade a couple of older sets in extremely good shape for something modern 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. I have a 79 and 80 set and a 1930 set I believe.

  5. I have a 1999 Baseball season plus a ton of Strat seasons 4 sale

  6. There are several forums within Delphi Forums that one can use to sell sets. Strat-o-matic Gamer Forum 2 and Table Top Sports.

    Tim

  7. to Jim
    everything is sold
    thanks

  8. Gregory S. Pavlakis

    For those folks in the Kansas City Area,

    I have several APBA Baseball Season Card sets for sale.

    LOW PRICES

    Call Greg at 913-209-8576

    • Hi. What seasons are you selling? For how much? Jim

      • Gregory S. Pavlakis

        Jim,

        I’ve got the following seasons:

        49′, 71′, 72′, 79′, 80′, 81′, 83′, 96′ and the 99′ season (which is a multi-colored set).

        All sets are under $25. Excellent condition.

        Greg

        • Hi greg. Could you ship to north carolina? Jim

          • Gregory S. Pavlakis

            Jim,

            Yes, What seasons are you interested in?

            Please give me a call and we can work out the details.

            Regards, Greg (913)-209-8576

        • I am interested in the 96 season if you still have it. Are XB’s included?

          • Gregory S. Pavlakis

            Scott,

            I sold my 96′ set some time ago. I’m sorry I did not respond to your 27 May message. I have not checked this blog for some time.

            Right now I have the 49, 64, and 79 seasons available. I have sold or currently selling the other season sets which I listed in my original message of Feb 25, 2016.

            Regards, Greg

        • I’m.looking for football cards from 1972-2016

  9. Hi everyone, Im a player collector and am looking to purchase the Don Mattingly game card from the 84, 85, 86, 87 and 88 Replay Baseball game. Will pay top dollar for any of them. If you have one please let me know

  10. I have sets from 1963-1985 all in good to great condition. The only thing is that I don’t have 1965.

  11. I have a ton of APBA Card Sets that need a good home. Most are from the 70’s. A relative passed away and now the cards are taking up space in the garage.

  12. Hi guys, I have full sets from 1963-1983 missing only 1965. I want to sell as an entire lot. This is twenty seasons ready to go for your pleasure. Not missing any cards. The cards have been used but are still in good condition. I’m looking for a good offer including shipping. I want to get these to a good home but I want to have a fair deal as I am selling these for a family member. I will throw in 2 extra sets of 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.

  13. Robert Caparanis

    I have the original 1953, 1957-1981 cards (not reprints the haven’t seen the light of day), never played with plus most of the seasons from 1961-1981 are in the original box, and have the line up sheets, if interested let me know at
    Been playing this game for over for over 56 years went to the original APBA tournaments in Detroit area, Bob

    • Hi Robert – I am very interested in purchasing several of the season sets of the cards listed. Especially the 57-61 sets.

      Please fill me in on more details.

      Thanks

  14. Intrested in buying apba baseball cards. Thanks bob.especially older sets and old great teams of the past.

  15. My father is selling what I believe to be a complete collection old APBA cards. All new from 74 up, and some of the previous ones to back to 51 might be reprints. Negro Leagues, All Stars. There are over 100 complete sets.
    Looking sell as a lot. Tons of lineup sheets, periphial materials.

  16. I am looking for the 1985 and 1990 NFL season with XF’s. If you can help me please contact me on the APBA Between the Lines message board. jdudley41

  17. Looking for 1961 baseball season

  18. Hey does anyone know if Brian Davis is still alive??

  19. I have an original, complete game set from the 1956 season (1957 edition) for sale. No marks on any of the cards or any of the envelopes. I have everything that was included in the game: Lineup sheet; “How to Play” board; Sacrifice Booklet; 16 packs of cards in their original envelopes; 4 large two-sided situation cards; 2 dice – 1 red/1 slightly yellowed; the original (slightly damaged) box.

  20. I’m looking for apba football cards from 1972-2016

  21. I am looking for information regarding the value of a widow’s former husband’s collection of APBA material. His collection contains two boxed board games, a Master Game and a Baseball Game, as well as 1200 to 1400 or more team envelopes with player cards with teams from the late 1800s through the late 1990,s and possibly some newer. The condition of the cards vary widely, from excellent to fair. It appears that there are also some football cards in the mix of loose cards. I checked around the New Orleans Area for information with no luck. A fair value is essential for selling the collection as the widow will need the proceeds to offset assisted living arrangement costs. Any help is appreciated.

    • If the sets are complete, the value is probably in the low four figure range, unless your friend has any of the card sets published in the 1950s, which are worth a lot of money. (The 1956 game described in the October 16 post above just sold for $4000 on eBay.) Verifying the completeness of the sets would be a very tedious task, though. There are plenty of people on the “APBA – Between The Lines” Delphi forum who would be happy to offer pointers on determining what exactly your friend has, and how best to sell it.

  22. Marcus,
    Thanks for the reply. Cataloging all of the material will take well beyond the time that we can afford (or are willing) to invest. It sounds like any time spent would be best invested in documenting the teams/cards in the 1950’s envelopes.

    • John,

      No doubt it would be easiest to offer everything as a single “as is, no guarantees” lot on eBay. But as you said, I think it’s worth getting a quick fix on exactly which card sets you have. The experts on the forum can help you determine if you have any valuable original issues or other rarities. For the season sets, the date of publication is key. Good luck!

  23. Looking for 2015 if available.

  24. Looking for 2015 if available.

  25. I have a original 1955 printed 1956 issued APBA 16 team complete card set for sale. These are not reprints. I’m asking for a good collector’s amount of money. The whole card set is in great condition.

  26. I have the game board with thousands of cards and several papers, etc I wish to sell everything. All cards, etc. I will be getting pics of everything together this week if anyone is interested.

  27. I’m looking for the 1928 A’s and 1927 Yankees. Let me know if you’re willing to sell. Thank you

  28. Looking for a copy of 1967 APBA Baseball roster and lineup sheet without the extra players. 20 players on a team that came with the original cards

  29. Hi, Looking for a set of 1968 football cards playable conditiion.
    Thanks

  30. I have a HUGE accumulation of older APBA baseball cards, most in mint condition that I;m willing to sell as full season sets and in teams. Please send me your wants/needs list. I’m also open to trade if you have what I need.
    I also have an original APBA Championship Football game, never out of the box. Teams never out of their envelopes — for sale or trade.

  31. Jeffrey Fitzsimmons

    I’m looking for a very good complete set, teams, boards, dice, etc., for the 1968 season.

  32. I played APBA with fried sin the 60’s I am interested in the set(complete) of the world series champions the Pittsburgh Pirates. So I believe it would be the 1972 set.

  33. Hi, i’m new to these cards and I have come across three boxes of cards. There is 26 pouches from 83′, 25 pouches from 86′, and 27 pouches from 87′. I was wondering how much they might be valued at. They are all also in mint condition and I believe each pouch has all of the players to that team.

    Please notify me if you can give me any information to the cards

  34. Melissa Matteson

    I am looking for the complete sets of APBA baseball 1987 and 1997 for my father . If any one knows where incan buy these let me know

  35. For complete 1940-1980 BASEBALL & FOOTBALL APBA sets check out my ebay id: rivercatfish

    • Im only interested in Dallas Cowboys APBA cards, still looking for 1961,1964 ,1966,1974 sets , let me know if you have those seasons if you can.

  36. MINT CONDITION and looking to sell: I have many complete seasons still in the package sent by apba. The mailing dates are from 85 so I assume most are reprints. 1950s to 1985.

    Contact:

    Thanks

  37. I am looking to sell my APBA collection. I have many years of baseball cards including great teams of the past, negro league and the best players from each team. i also have some football great teams and incomplete past years. I do have the original sets complete for the 1961,62, and 63 baseball seasons. I f you are interested i will email you the complete list and indicate for the years you want to purchase its condition.

  38. HAVE APBA CARDS FOR SALE FROM THE 2000’STO THE 50’SYOU CAN EMAIL IF YOR OR INTEREST.

  39. I am interested in what you have. Lets talk price.

  40. Do you know what an original 1964 season set is worth? It is not in mint condition maybe fair at best? I do not own the set my friend does. I ask out of curiosity.

  41. I have all the Baseball card sets from 1976-1999. Some of the cards have the Master game symbols written on them and are a little worn, but are still is very good conditions. I also have old versions of some of the other card games (football, bowling, golf), and a few from other companies, plus old APBA journals. I would prefer to find someone in the Phila area, rather than have to mail out large boxes.

  42. Hello. Have two original APBA Sets, 1954 and 1955. Complete, 16 teams, 20 cards each. Not reprints. Original envelopes. No checklist. If interested, let me know. Not looking to trade.

  43. I am looking for:

    1. 2006 baseball
    2. 2008 baseball
    3. 2011 baseball
    4. 2015 baseball
    5. 1986 football

  44. Chase: I have 2006 in mint condition (I don’t think I ever even looked at them). Retail is $78. I’d make them available for $42.00 plus $9.00 shipping (they’re in an APBA box). Let me know if interested and we’ll make a deal.

    I’ve sold a ton of sets on ebay, but eBay really hammers you on pricing, shipping, et al.

  45. Dorothy Ghylin-Bennett

    My husband has a huge collection of APBA cards, game boated, spinner..game box ( box is warm). He has a box marked old timers…Bo’s Braves 1948, Clev Indians 1948, Boston Red so 1946, Cin Reds (Nat. League) 1940, Brooklyn Dodgers 1941, St Louis & Detroit 1934, Whit Sox 1906, and more. This is only half a box of about 20!
    Would love to see these go to a hood home and perhaps put a few Pennie’s in our pocket. Would an auction site be better? I have pictures of all.

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