Free Price Guide for Football Card Values

Use MAVIN to look up what your football cards are worth. Type in a description and MAVIN tells you what your card would sell for online.

You’ll need a few details:

  1. Enter the year. Look at the back for the copyright date, or the last year of stats.
  2. Enter the brand. For example: Topps, Upper Deck, Bowman, Donruss etc.
  3. Enter the player’s name.
  4. Enter the card number. Found on the back of the card.


Looking up a Football Card’s Value

Use the Checkboxes

If you get a lot of results that don’t match your football card, try adding more details to your search. You can also use the checkboxes to get an average price. Pick a few comparable items (“comps”). This gives you a much more accurate estimate of what your football card is worth.
Screenshot showing checkboxes for value of football card

Graded Cards

To look up graded football cards, enter the grading company and grade, for example PSA 9 or BGS 9.
Screenshot showing worth of graded football card.

What to do Next

Once you’ve gone through and searched for the value of your football cards using our price guide, you have several different options:

If they’re valuable: You can either hold onto the cards, perhaps get them graded if not already, and see if they appreciate in value over time. Alternatively, you sell it to a local card shop, but keep in mind dealers pay wholesale prices… they have to make a profit after all, and selling a large collection takes a considerable amount of time and resources… so don’t expect to get eBay prices for your football cards when you sell to a dealer. If you have the time and patience, you can sell it yourself on eBay and get a competitive price. Read our guide to selling on eBay.

If not: Football cards don’t have to be worth money to be considered valuable. Card collecting has been a beloved hobby that has been passed through generations. Each card has sentimental value to someone: where they found it, how they traded for it, who gave it to them. If your cards aren’t worth money, they could be worth some memories to a relative or a stranger. Put them on Craigslist, take them to a card shop, donate them, or hold onto them to give to the next generation.

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