Sell Your 1990s Sports Cards in Boston

LBC Pawn Cash 4 Gold 3% Loans* buys 1990s sports cards in Boston across every sport — and starts with the honesty this decade deserves: most 1990s base cards were printed by the millions and are common. The money in the '90s is real, but it lives in specific places — graded stars, refractors, rare inserts and short prints from the decade of Jordan's Bulls, Griffey, Jeter and Kobe's rookie. Text us photos first and we will tell you straight which of your cards are which, before you haul a single box.

Rather keep the good ones? Pawn graded cards at 3% per month* and they stay yours, stored securely until you redeem them. Text photos of your best cards — front and back — to 857-867-6468 and get the honest sort first.

The 1990s cards we buy

• Michael Jordan — inserts, parallels and graded base from the Bulls championship years
• Ken Griffey Jr. — the 1990s' most collected baseball star, inserts and refractors especially
• Derek Jeter — 1993 SP rookie leads; graded copies are the buy
• Kobe Bryant — 1996 rookies, Topps Chrome above all
• Refractors and parallels — Topps Chrome and Finest refractors of any star
• Rare inserts — the low-numbered, one-per-case chases of the late '90s
• Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan and the 1990s NBA rookie classes, graded
• Graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC — the format this decade trades in

In the '90s, the slab is the market. A graded Jordan insert or a Chrome refractor of a star is priced off real sales the same visit. The base-card boxes are the opposite story, and we will not pretend otherwise: bring us the stars, the refractors and the inserts, and leave the monster boxes of commons home until the photos say otherwise.

What actually pays in the 1990s

• A graded slab with a top grade — this decade's premium format
• Refractors and numbered parallels of star players
• True rare inserts — case hits and short prints, not pack-filler inserts
• The right rookies — Jeter '93 SP, Kobe '96 Chrome — in gradeable shape
• Jordan, in almost any insert or parallel form
• Sealed boxes of the premium products — some '90s wax outran its singles
• Star power over set-building: names move, commons sit

Nineties cards are sorted the way the market sorts them: star, insert or parallel, grade. We go through your cards with you — the graded and the gradeable separated from the common — and every offer traces to a real recent sale of that card in that condition. If a card is common, you hear it from us with the reason why, not a lowball in silence.

Authenticated in store — no receipt needed

Every card is examined in store before any offer, and graded cards are verified against the grading company's certification — slab fraud exists in the modern market and checking certs is routine here. Raw stars are checked for the trimming and recoloring this era is known for. No receipt? No problem. Nobody kept receipts in 1994; the cards carry their own proof.

The more you bring in, the more you get. One graded Jordan insert is a sale; a sorted binder of the decade's stars is a payout. Collections are priced as lots once the stars are separated from the commons — and the more real cards you bring in, the more you get.

Conditions we buy

• Top-grade slabs of stars — the fastest offers in the decade
• Graded refractors and rare inserts
• Sharp raw stars worth grading — evaluated in front of you
• Sealed premium wax
• Bulk commons — honest bulk pricing, or honest advice to keep them

Bring a valid photo ID. Sellers and borrowers are 18+ with ID; every buy is recorded and reported exactly as Massachusetts law requires.

How it works

1. Text photos first. Photos of your 1990s sports cards, front and back, plus any details, to 857-867-6468 — get a realistic range before you travel.

2. Bring it in. 1107 Commonwealth Ave, Boston — Mon–Fri 11–6:30, Sat 11–4:30. Bring a valid photo ID (18+). We authenticate and price the item at the counter, in front of you.

3. Get paid the same visit. Cash on the spot — or a pawn loan at 3% per month* if you would rather borrow against it and keep it yours.

Sell it, or borrow against it and keep it?

Graded Jordan, Kobe and Jeter cards are genuine collateral — the slabbed market is deep and steady. Sell for cash on the spot — or take a pawn loan at 3% per month* for up to 4 months, renewable, and your cards are stored securely until you redeem them. Bigger slabs are handled privately in our VIP room.

Private VIP room: for loans and purchases over $2,000, ask about our private VIP room when you book — high-value pieces are handled there, not across a busy counter.

Why bring your cards here?

Mail-in buyers quote one number online, then grade your piece down in a warehouse you have never seen — and hold your item hostage while you argue.

Marketplaces and consignment mean weeks of messages, flakes, fees and scam risk on a piece worth serious money.

At LBC Pawn your 1990s sports cards is authenticated and priced at the counter in front of you, the offer is the offer, and you leave with cash the same visit — or a loan ticket and your ownership intact.

What a loan costs — in plain numbers

That first month includes the one-time 8% charge; after that it is a flat 3% per month. No hidden fees, no surprises — the full cost is printed on your ticket.

*Pawn loans: 3% per month interest plus a one-time 8% charge in the first month only. Example: a $100 loan costs $111 after month 1, $114 after month 2, $117 after month 3 and $120 after month 4. Loans run up to 4 months and may be renewed by paying the interest due. Borrowers must be 18 or older with valid photo ID. Items not redeemed by the end of the loan term may be sold as allowed by Massachusetts law.

More we buy

Every piece is authenticated and priced item by item, in front of you — and the more you bring in, the more you get.

Questions we hear

Be honest — is my 1990s collection worth anything?

Parts of it, probably. The decade was massively overprinted, so base commons are common — but graded stars, refractors, rare inserts and the right rookies carry real money. Text photos of your biggest names and anything shiny or numbered to 857-867-6468 and we will sort it honestly before you travel.

Which 90s cards should I photograph first?

Jordan anything insert or parallel; Griffey inserts; the Jeter 1993 SP; Kobe 1996 rookies; any refractor; anything serial-numbered; anything already graded. Front and back, one card per photo.

Do you buy sealed 1990s boxes?

Some — the premium products held their value and a few beat it. Text a photo of the box and we will quote it. The mass-market sets, we will give you the honest answer on those too.

Why do graded 90s cards pay so much more than raw?

Because the decade's cards were handled hard and printed soft — a top grade on a star insert is genuinely scarce, the cert pins it, and the buyer pool for slabs is the deepest in the hobby. Raw stars still get offers; the slab removes the argument.

Can I pawn graded cards instead of selling?

Yes — borrow against them at 3% per month* (plus the one-time 8% first-month charge) for up to 4 months, renewable, stored securely until you redeem them.