Major card shops:

Beckett’s Cards & Collectibles – With locations in Manhattan, Queens, and Long Island, Beckett’s is one of the largest and most well-known card shops in the NYC area. They buy, sell, and trade all types of cards from the major sports. Beckett’s offers competitive pricing and will value your cards on the spot to provide you with a cash offer or trade value. They see hundreds of customers every day, so your cards will have great exposure to serious collectors.

Sports World Collectibles – With two shops located in Manhattan, Sports World is another great local chain to check in with. They specialize primarily in cards from baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. Similar to Beckett’s, they can evaluate your collection right away and make you a cash or trade offer to take cards off your hands. Sports World aims to have competitive buy prices and a wide selection of cards available to replenish your collection through trades as well.

CardHub – Located in Queens, CardHub is a bit smaller than the previous two shops but still sees high traffic from collectors in the NYC metro area. They focus exclusively on sports cards and memorabilia. The owners are knowledgeable about vintage and modern cards alike. Even if you only have a few noteworthy cards to sell, CardHub is willing to make reasonable offers to help collectors out.

Online marketplaces:

eBay – One of the biggest online marketplaces for buying and selling collectibles of all kinds. Baseball cards tend to attract lots of bidding activity on eBay, which can potentially help maximize the prices you receive. Selling on eBay involves listing fees, shipping costs, and waiting for an item to sell through an auction format. It’s best for larger collections or higher-value individual cards.

Collector grading/authentication services:

PSA/DNA – Send your valuable vintage and modern baseball cards to a company like PSA or Beckett to have them professionally graded and slabbed. This authentication adds credibility that often leads to premium prices being paid. There are submission fees involved. These companies can also act as a consigner to market and sell your cards through their auction partners or dealer network on your behalf for a commission.

Shows/conventions:

NYC Sports Card & Memorabilia Show – Held occasionally throughout the year with dozens of dealers in attendance buying and selling. These shows allow you to easily get appraisals and offers from many experienced collectors face-to-face all in one place. Admission/table fees may apply for dealers. It’s best to have a larger, well-organized collection to gain the most exposure and interest at a show.

Facebook groups/message boards:

NY/NJ Sports Card Trader Group – With thousands of members, these local Facebook groups dedicated to card collecting allow you to post photos of your collection directly to an engaged audience of collectors. You can often work out cash or trade deals this way without middlemen taking a cut. But you’ll need to handle shipping and transactions yourself.

Sports Card Forum – A popular nationwide message board community with very active baseball card trading/selling sections. Here you can create “want lists” of cards you seek and post your “hobby boxes” of cards FS/FT to a broad online network rather than being confined to local shows or shops. Again, no seller fees but you manage the entire transaction process solo.

Those cover some of the best traditional and online spots for selling baseball cards in and around New York City. Having a variety of local store and event options plus the ability to reach collectors worldwide via the internet gives you flexibility in finding buyers and getting the fairest price possible for your unique collections. With a patient, multi-faceted approach, you can be sure to maximize the return on your cards.