Strongest interest
- WotC-era sets, 1999–2003 — Base through Skyridge
- EX era, 2003–2007 — including Gold Stars
- Graded slabs, PSA / BGS / CGC, any grade
- Japanese vintage, especially e-Card era
- Sealed vintage booster boxes and packs
How it works
Three Simple Steps
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Photograph the cards, slabs or product
Front and back, whole card in frame. For graded slabs, make sure the label and cert number are readable — that is what lets us price it exactly.
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Send them through the form
Add anything you know — set, year, grade, what you are hoping to get. Partial information is fine. One card or a thousand.
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Get a number back
We check recent verified sales for your exact card and grade, then send a cash offer with the comps we used. Accept it and we send a prepaid label.
Rates
What we pay, published up front
Our offer is a percentage of market value. Market means the average of verified comparable sales for that exact card in that exact grade over the trailing 45 days — and we show you the sales we used, so you can check our math.
| Market value | We pay |
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| $0 – $100 | up to 65% of market value Minimum $7 per slab |
| $100 – $400 | up to 75% of market value |
| $401 – $1,000 | up to 80% of market value |
| $1,001 – $100,000 | up to 90% of market value Most deals land 80–85% |
| Market value | We pay |
|---|---|
| $100 – $1,000 | up to 80% of market value Typically 70–80%, condition dependent |
| Over $1,000 | up to 85% of market value Typically 75–85%, condition dependent |
Raw cards can be subjective and we cannot always see everything in a photo. So there is a possibility rates change on arrival.
| Category | We pay |
|---|---|
| In-print items | up to 80% of market value Typically 70–80% |
| Out-of-print modern | up to 80% of market value |
| Vintage boxes | up to 90% of market value Typically 80–90% |
Sealed vintage is priced on the seal itself. Items in mint condition are paid at a higher rate.
- Rates are per item, based on that item's own market value, not the lot total. Our offer is the top of the applicable range when the card, slab or product is clean and the comps are consistent, and lower when the above requirements vary.
- We send you a prepaid shipping label, and there are no fees taken out of your number.
- Above $100,000, or for full collections and estate lots, we quote individually — email us and we will work through it with you.
Get an offer
Tell us what you have
Takes about two minutes. Nothing is binding — you are getting a number, not signing anything.
What makes a good photo
- Flat surface, straight overhead, no flash glare
- The whole card or slab inside the frame
- Cert number readable on graded cards
- Please take pictures on a dark or black background
Rather just email us?
Send photos straight to sell@orbley.com and skip the form entirely. Same reply, same day.
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan — local pickup available for larger collections.
Orbley Cards
sending…
What we buy
Vintage is where we pay the most
Also buying
- Modern cards, 2012 to current — priority on near mint
- Diamond & Pearl through 2010
- Raw vintage holos and full binders
- Bulk vintage commons by the box
- Full collections and estate lots
Not right now
- Single raw cards under $100 each Graded slabs, bulk and full collections are the exception — see Rates
- Non-English, non-Japanese printings
- Proxies, custom or reprinted cards
Want to see the real thing? Our Previous Buys photo gallery shows the graded slabs, raw singles and sealed product that come through our hands.
Questions
Before you send anything
How fast do I hear back?
Usually the same day. Larger collections may take additional time to go through.
How do you decide what to offer?
We pull recent verified sales of your exact card in your exact grade, throw out the ones that are actually a different variant, and work from that. Our offer comes with the sales we used, so you can check our math instead of taking our word for it.
Do I have to accept?
No. A quote costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Who pays shipping?
We do. If you accept an offer we email a prepaid label. Pack it flat and rigid, drop it off, and payment goes out the day it lands.
How do I get paid?
PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or a check — your pick. Typically, the same business day as the cards arrive and we match the photos.
My cards are not graded. Is that a problem?
Not at all. We buy raw. Just get clean, well-lit photos of the front and back, including the corners and edges, since on raw cards condition is most of the value.
Do you have a shoebox you have not looked at since 2003?
That is usually where the good stuff is. Send a photo and find out.
Get an offer