Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Card Supplies

One of the least glamorous purchases I make for my baseball card collection has got to be supplies. I just bought a box of 100 9 pocket Ultra Pro pages for about $20.00 on eBay. I go through these like water. Almost all of my cards end up in these pages. In a pinch, I will buy them in Target. If a card show is coming up, I will buy supplies from a dealer at the show. I haven’t bought supplies from a local card shop in over 10 years. Am I getting ripped off? What is the best source for card supplies?

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  1. The DimwitSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    $20 is just a touch more than I pay... my LCS has the 100 page boxes for $16 if I pay cash. $20 isn't too bad if that includes shipping I guess...

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  2. flywheelsSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    That's not a bad price. My LCS doesn't always carry a wide selection of supplies and I've found if I look at the different sellers deals can be had on eBay.

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  3. thosebackpagesSeptember 28, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    yea, it sucks to spend funds on supplies.
    Card shows are your best bet imo.

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  4. Ryan GSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    I've found that when buying online, the best thing to do is check for the best prices on eBay. Some of those sellers have real website storefronts which occasionally have lower prices (especially after shipping). My best prices came when buying entire cases.

    I have at least a couple thousand pages sitting in storage in Georgia that I don't want anymore, but I think they'll be in storage for a few more years (ugh).

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  5. The GoochSeptember 29, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I guess the big drawback on eBay is that shipping is pretty costly. I didn't even realize that there is a card show this weekend. Oh well.

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