Anything pre 89 will have value but highly subjective on condition. 90 on up, only the elusive chase cards have any value, and the market is so flooded with 'rare' cards it is hard to pin down the really valuable ones. Grab a beckett magazine and you can get an idea. Never pay book and never expect book value. Way overrated.
The other thing that has decimated the older cards value is grading. You can send your card off to get graded on a scale of 1-10, 10 being perfect, practically unattainable with older production methods. Collectors want the best and since most cards which have been stored in shoeboxes grade relatively low they become 'common'. Best to pull out what you like, protect it for your kids, and sell the rest on ebay.
Give us a rundown of what you have, years, sets, rookies, etc. Fun discussion then.
I quit in the 90's cause, IMO, the hobby went to the dogs. My best set is my 84 OPC, with Yzerman rookie.
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