old cigg cards /tea cards , how do i get a idea on value?

steveo3002

ive got a huge box of old cigg/tea cards , some of them are whole sets

i dont want them but would like to get a fair price if i sell them...how on earth do i get a rough idea what theyre worth

any suggestions

soolin

The first thing to do is check out completed listings on ebay, that will give you an idea of what is popular and what is not.

Minerva69

If you have any antiques/collectables shops near you it might be worth asking them. I used to work in an antiques shop and we had people bringing things like that in all the time for valuations. I guess it depends on the owner of the shop, but we didn't used to mind doing them.

steveo3002

well ive spotted a shop that buys /sells them and a newspaper ad as well

thing that worries me is if theyre worth decent money , they might bullshine me and say theyre worth pennys

soolin

Look them up on ebay *and* ask for a valuation from a shop..if the prices are roughly the same then you have a good idea that you are not being conned.

However, it is worth noting that cards have greatly reduced in value recently, at a real auction I attended last week they struggled to sell them for anything over £10 a set (framed) which I thought was very poor.

Once_bitten

Have a look at http://www.murraycards.com/ They specialise in cigarette cards

rosekitten

I think it depends on what they are
anything with trains on is popular,
especially steam trains.
I had some a few years ago mine
all sold but the less ineresting ones
like trees,flowers etc went for 99p
did better with the topical ones
police,pop stars,space etc.It was
2005 when I sold all mine and I cant
remember what they finished on.

schmickleicklepickle

Get the book Murrays cigarette card values - worth the investment. I bought a slightly older copy from Ebay for a fiver and it lists every set of cards from every maker ever! Gives full set price and individual card price. you will not make those prices on Ebay but I made £400+ from a £40 bicsuit tin full bought at auction. Good luck!

ethansmum

My DH is a brooke bond card collector/specialist. If you need help, email me the set names and condition and I'm get him to tell you which ones are rare or common.

schmickleicklepickle

Further to Ethansmum's post I would be happy to do the same for Cig cards - I still have my copy of Murray's!

steveo3002

thanks for the offers to look them up .. im away this week and it will take a while to sort them into groups

i'll be in touch asap thanks

p.s also got some chinnese or japanese ones