Where can i sell my rare yu gi oh cards? but not online?

Question

I live in virginia and i need to find a place to sell yu gi oh cards. i cant sell them online

Thanks

Answer 1

The trick is finding who wants them and getting in contact. If your community has a free paper or swap sheet that people can advertise items in, you might find a buyer that way. You could try a sports or gaming show, (though you would have a much better chance at a gaming show,) and possibly find a dealer who is interested. Or, you could try your local hobby shop. Most shops are easily found with the Comic Shop Locator Service (1-888-COMIC-BOOK).

Do remember, when trying to sell cards it matters very little what a price guide says, as the secondary market value of -anything- can only ultimately be agreed on by the buyer and seller. In addition, expect to get much less from a dealer or hobby shop than you would from another collector or player. Why? Imagine a guy you don't know comes up to you and holds out a dead lizard, and says, "I read that this lizard is worth $5. Give me $5." You'd think he's kind of nuts, right? You didn't ask for the lizard. Lizards aren't a new form of currency to my knowledge, including dead ones. Now imagine you know someone who -does- collect dead lizards, and he might pay $5 for it. If you bought it at $5, and then sold it to the person you know for $5 also, you'd make no money at all. And what if you bought it, and the collector already had one, and didn't want yours. You'd be out $5 and have a dead lizard that no one wanted. When you buy something that's not for you, you risk being able to sell the item. In order to make the risk less, buying something for a smaller price than you could possibly sell it for would help cut down your risk. So, if the crazy lizard guy tries to sell you a dead lizard at full price, you're going to say, "No." But, if he offered it at $2 or even $1, you might say yes, right? It's a chance to make $3 or $4! Still, if the collector you know doesn't need it, you're still out the dollar or two, but it's a much better chance. Now imagine you own a dead lizard shop, and you already have 4 of those particular lizards, and don't need anymore, even at $1. What if they offered it to you for a quarter? Or a dime? When is it worth it to have another dead lizard that probably won't sell? Now take every instance of "dead lizard" and insert "Yu-Gi-Oh card". That is what a dealer or hobby shop goes through every time someone wants to sell cards to them. They -might- want them, but not at the price in a guide, or even what you could get on an auction site like eBay. So expect less from them, if they want the cards at all.

While all that sounds disheartening, many hobby shops do hold tournaments for card games. If the shop turns down your cards, and if you find one of the local tournament players, you might find someone who wants your cards. Remember, they're there to play, so don't go all rabid monkey on them, trying to see if they'll buy your cards. And, if the store says you're not allowed to sell your cards there, respect that, as it's their place. But that doesn't mean you can't talk to someone and set up a trade or sale for after you've left the shop.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

- R.J. (WatcherX, CCG guru and former hobby shop owner)

Answer 2

It depends Kyle wat kind of rare card is it and most of the time to sell dem is in online or in a store dat expect selling yugioh cards by the way kyle where in VA do u live  

Answer 3

You can always go to a sports card show, which will generally have some yu gi oh card dealers depending on the size that might be interested especially since they are rare cards. Also, you can go to your local sports card shops that will buy them (of course not at top dollar). You can look online for places that are near whereever you live in Virgina.