Okay guys, today I tackled figuring out what my 2024 Topps Stars of MLB cards might be worth. Honestly felt like a jungle before starting – so many shiny cards in shoeboxes but zero clue on actual value. Here’s exactly how I fought through it step by step.
Dumping Out That Card Mountain
First thing? Pulled every single 2024 MLB Stars card from my messy stacks. We’re talking base cards, parallels, those sparkly ones – everything dumped on the kitchen table. Made a coffee pot first because nobody survives sorting sober. Separated them into piles:
Getting Dirty With Online Listings
Grabbed my laptop and hit major card selling sites. Didn’t get fancy – literally typed “2024 Topps Star of MLB [player name]” for EACH card pile. Wrote down prices I saw:
Filtering Out The Garbage Listings
Big lesson here – ignore insane asking prices. That $500 Trout card? Zero actual sales. Filtered searches to “sold items” only to see what people actually paid. Made tiny notes directly on card sleeves:
Condition Panic Attack
Started sweating checking card edges under lamp light. Zoomed hard on eBay listings comparing my corners to theirs. Wrote “NM” (Near Mint) on most sleeves but downgraded two with whitening edges to “VG” (Very Good) – hurts potential value bad.
Final Cheat Sheet Method
Scribbled a master list on yellow legal pad tracking top 20 cards:
Took three hours total. Biggest surprise? Rookie pitcher Grayson Rodriguez cards spiking harder than expected! My blue parallel one might fetch $40? Crazy for cardboard.
