Episode 52 - 5 Cool Ideas For Your Common Cards

Poor common cards get a bad rep- so I've put together 5 ideas for things you can do with those pesky junk era (or non junk era) commons that you have laying around the house!

[@brandonphillips3223]

Donating to kids/children's hospital is genius! Thanks for this idea

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thank you for watching! I’m glad it helped!

[@seekinghiddengems2588]

Cool ideas,except for the throwing them away. I donate my commons to a thrift store that uses the proceeds from their sales to help the less fortunate. I also donated some commons one summer to a summer camp program at a local YMCA . There's no excuse to throw the cards away. Thanks for sharing.

[@ParlayJaySports]

That’s great that you do that! And I agree! Don’t throw them away!

[@dannysunay8099]

Good ideas to remember. I am new to the hobby, I keep just rookies and superstars or potential superstars and give the commons to a neighbor. His kids love them!

[@ParlayJaySports]

That works too!

[@dereke.3730]

Another option I've thought of relates to donating to kids. I've taken 12 or so commons and combined them with a piece of bubble gum and placed them in a small snack size zip lock bag and I hand them out to trick or treaters. As you mentioned, receiving a handful of cards in their trick or treat bag may be the catalyst to start a hobby. If not, a parent may be very excited to see the cards as well. For nostalgia purposes, the smell of the bubble gum with the baseball cards hits you right in the "good ole memory" part of your brain. Either way, it's a great way to rid yourself of several dozen if not hundreds of common cards.

[@michaelpoirier39]

I teach a Baseball in History elective at my high school and give them to my students as rewards for academic achievement. I also donate them to my local minor league and summer college league teams, so they can give them away during ballgames. Another way is to give them to card shows so they can donate them to kids who come to their shows. Cool video.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Teaching baseball history sounds like a dream job! And the giveaway is a great idea of course!

[@AlwayzFresh]

I am new to collecting, and jut found your channel. What a goldmine of information, thank you for the help and ideas.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thanks so much for watching!!! I’m so happy you find the channel helpful !

[@Al-ImprovEd2022]

They make great gifts to non collectors like family who don’t know what common means. Everyone you know has a fav team, player, etc.. framed with thrift shop frames is another idea. A PSA 6 to a nephew could be called an investment for him in certain cases.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Love it! I totally agree!

[@templebird]

I'm a school teacher and love to pass out cards as a reward to kids....I give them a choice for a Free HW pass or some sports cards and often times they choose the cards. If anyone would like to donate them to me, I'll gladly take them!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Love that!

[@jayscards8640]

I do the same thing with my 7th graders.

[@mr_digdeeper]

I like the frame idea!!!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Oh yea! It is awesome once on the wall!!

[@user-ni1yl2hx4f]

Another awesome video, there's not many people I like listening to on KZbin, but yours are good, they make sense and it's really good advice , this video in particular I thought about myself lots of times it's nice to know someone else thought about the same thing!

[@mattprist]

This deserves way more than litterally 74 likes. But seriously you did a very good job at making this video and you are really awesome keep up the good work

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thank you so much for watching!! So glad you enjoyed the content !

[@maryc3808]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@4HoopsAndHomers]

Really great advice...at one point or another, I've used all these options...most recently...I took the commons and put them in team bags (mostly Sox and Cubs)...inserted a Harper RC and Trout 2nd year and donated them to a neighbor who a teacher for rewards in the classroom...something to think about

[@ParlayJaySports]

That’s a great idea!!!

[@blackbeardgoatjr2434]

I plan on using them for target practice

[@ParlayJaySports]

Oh no!

[@npssports9747]

Good video Jay!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thank you!!!🙏🏻

[@gabrielbreakscard590]

Hey man congrats on 500

[@ParlayJaySports]

@Gabriel thank you so much!!! And thank you for subscribing!!!

[@raddadwheresb-dog8993]

Good stuff bro!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@fortlocsportscards5744]

Great video!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@MrLANWANMAN]

Some great ideas Thanks Jay ...I'm a new subscriber

[@ParlayJaySports]

@Melanwanman thank you for watching and subscribing! Really glad you found the video helpful!

[@immacook4u]

Instead of throwing them away, shred them and use them as packing material.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Great idea!!!

[@weswilson9445]

Just subbed! 2nd time watching, first video was how to sort your collection. Thanks for the insight and continued success to you.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Tha is so much for subscribing Wes!! Really happy to hear the content is helpful!

[@DetroitDrillSGT]

Awesome ideas. I just keep storing them in the basement, upstairs, garage, den....

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thank you for watching! I’m glad it helped! Hopefully you can take some time to sort and organize all those cards so it’s easier for you to sell when/if the time comes! Good luck! And thank you !

[@jayscards8640]

I make coasters with my commons. I cut a 4 x 4, sand and stain it. I then cut the card to size and glue it. Finally I modge podge it and put a couple of layers of polyurethane on it. I also use commons for TTM autographs. If they come back signed, great. If they don’t return then it’s not a big deal.

[@ParlayJaySports]

That’s an incredible idea!!! Would love to see one!

[@jayscards8640]

@@ParlayJaySportsjust sent you an email with a few pics

[@billyrodgers4611]

I took my old cards my Donruss blue cards from the 1980s and do autographs through the mail. I’ve gotten about 40 autographs from 90s players and made a book.

[@Sxlrac.]

I was your 500th sub 😎

[@ParlayJaySports]

THANK YOU!!!!! DM ME on Instagram! @ParlayJaySports

[@dannysunay8099]

Btw, jay have you ever done a collage of your favorite team?

[@17Helton]

The Bucs won 92 games in 1976. Good team!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Oh yessss!!!!

[@davidridout1833]

Cool video to run across 👍. great advice! Have tons of pirate cards if you're interested in trading anything. Thanks for the video either way!!

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thanks for watching and subscribing! I’m really glad you found it helpful! I’m a huge pirates fan so always interested! Haha!

[@Hyena_Six]

I put them in team bags by team 20-30 cards. Put a well-known player on top and bottom and sell them for $2 at my garage sales.

[@jacih6396]

Your videos are awesome. How do you find people to trade with?

[@ParlayJaySports]

Thank you so much I’m really glad you like it! I don’t trade often so unfortunately I can’t help there- you can try Facebook groups- but make sure you know who you are dealing with

[@habsfan4ever67]

There’s some really good communities on Facebook and you can also find some good groups on discord too where admins will regulate ppl

[@kaaytie84]

Donate them to a thrift store. I wrapped some of my common cards and Christmas wrapping paper and went to a football game and handed them out to all the kids I saw. Donate them to a children's hospital.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Love that idea!!! Thank you for doing that for the kids! And Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@kaaytie84]

@@ParlayJaySports I loved watching the kids smile when I handed them the cards. I went to a Browns game in December. Also I sent a box of cards to the Astros to give to children in hostipals. . I love your video.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Wow that is incredible!!! I love that!!! Thank you again for watching!!!

[@gregoryviernes3629]

firewood for those who live in the north/cold

[@ParlayJaySports]

LOL! NOOOOOO!

[@tedlawrence4189]

Put them on bicycle spokes.

[@ParlayJaySports]

Remember that!!!

[@klandersen42]

#5 should never be done. Put them into recycling not the trash.

[@cjfaulk5058]

i got rid of mine and good ones by going on vacation and someone stole them about $20000

[@ParlayJaySports]

Ugh so sorry to hear that CJ

[@cjfaulk5058]

@@ParlayJaySports tnx it will be fine iv had the a long time so now its time to start over try yo look at it as the fun part

[@ParlayJaySports]

Absolutely!

[@jloza5839]

the older u get, the less u appreciate. give them to goodwill so they sell them to a kid

[@ParlayJaySports]

Giving them away is a great choice! Especially to kids!

[@jloza5839]

thats what the fck i just said

[@AdamNelson-cv6zl]

Garbage?

[@ernestorivas8369]

Horrible info thanks

[@ParlayJaySports]

Sorry if it wasn’t for you ! Thanks for watching!

[@stereomois]

Sell them overseas for cheap, assuming someone pays S&H. Those old latin players of the junk wax era would be a hit in Puerto Rico