Where can I sell my Magic: The Gathering cards?

Question

I played for quite a few years and have a ton of cards that I want to get rid of. I have a mix of all editions before 2007. 7th, 8th, etc...

So the question is where can I sell them effectively. And if it is better to just get all rares out, and then sell the rest as a lot at a common hobby store.

Thanks for the feedback!

Answer 1

To get the most money for your cards, I recommend that you do the following:

1. Separate out any valuable rares -- anything worth more than a few dollars -- and sell them individually.
2. Sell the rest of them in bulk. Generally speaking, commons and uncommons only go for about $.01, unless they're especially valuable in one of the non-Standard formats.

As for where to sell them, you have basically three options.

1. Sell them to your local game store. This is probably the most convenient option, but be aware that the local store is likely to offer you less than you could get in other venues, and they're usually flooded with commons and may not agree to buy your old commons and uncommons at all.
2. Sell them yourself on eBay. This is what I did when I needed to get rid of a few thousand old commons, which I sold in a great big unsorted box. You'll probably get a higher average price per card this way, but you'll have to handle the hassle of shipping yourself. And be aware that big boxes of cards can be heavy, and therefore expensive to ship.
3. Sell them to an online game store that buys cards. This is probably the least attractive option, since they will usually only offer prices similar to those you get selling to a local store, but you still have to ship them.

Answer 2

Definitely take the rares out and sell those separately. People often are looking to buy rare's individually, so you'll get much better prices.

If you don't mind spending a bit more time on the issue, use your knowledge of the game to sort the commons and uncommons into which seem to be better than average and which are just typical. Look up the prices for those that seem good or are otherwise unusual online and perhaps sell those separately.

As to where I'd definitely check your local game store first as you'll get to deal directly with someone who has plenty of experience with card prices. If the owner won't buy them, ask if you can post a small notice somewhere in the store that you are selling them and give a brief description of what you have. Get a bit of word of mouth working for you too buy telling any friends you have that play that you're looking to get rid of them.

Finally, if none of these work, try to sell them on Ebay or an MTG dealing site. :D

Answer 3

If you're from northern Europe I really recommend the site www.svenskamagic.com. It's easy to create an auction and sell your cards, especially if they're of high value.

As others have said. Cards of low value are easiest sold in bulk. You'll probably earn both money and convenience that way.