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Behind the Scenes at the 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention

A Candid Look at the Biggest Show in The Hobby

July 24, 2024

The National is HERE! After waiting a long 365 days, the biggest and most enjoyable event of the year starts Wednesday. The 2024 National Sports Collectors Convention opens their doors this week, and we're here to take you behind-the-scenes before the big show.

Is there anything better in our hobby than The National? You'll see EVERYTHING - from the rarest sports cards, the most valuable memorabilia, to a stacked line up of Hall of Famers signing autographs all week long. Just Collect will be here buying and selling collections. Today, we want to take you on a special behind-the-scenes peek! Before the National doors open - don't tell anyone - it's our secret.

WHAT:

2024 National Sports Collectors Convention

WHERE:

I-X Center in Cleveland, OH.

WHEN:

July 23th - July 28th

BOOTH NUMBERS:

1642 + 1543 is where Just Collect is set up! You can use THIS FLOOR PLAN to find us.

Here are a few photos and a video that our owner, Leighton, took before the show begins:

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Just Collect will be offering the finest vintage cards for sale all week at the National. We'll have cards out such as Babe Ruth Goudey , 1952 Topps Micke Mantle rookie, and Michael Jordan rookie cards. We are also BUYING collections at the National! If you're interested in selling a collection, stop by for a FREE appraisal! We'll have our newest Hindu Collection out in our booths - 26 1909-1911 T206 cards with a Hindu back!

WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING

Just Collect is always buying vintage sports and non-sports cards from 1879 to 1979 as well as select modern cards. If you have a collection that you are considering selling, contact us today to discuss or get our industry-leading purchase offer. If you have a collection that you want appraised, please contact us and we would be happy to discuss your collection and help you understand the real cash value of your collection in the current marketplace. Check out the Just Collect Buy List.

We always offer a FREE APPRAISAL for your collection here at the Just Collect site. Just click here:

We offer may ways to evaluate your cards other than or using our website, too.

Travel to Us

If you can make the trip here like the son from my hometown did for this collection- we can make a deal at the office. We once met a father-son duo that drove eight hours from Virginia to meet us to sell a Michael Jordan rookie card stored in Tupperware since 1986 - great read here.

Come to convention

We keep a LIST of card shows we'll be attending. Come stop by the Just Collect table and chat.

Meet in-person

If you have a valuable collection and want us to come to you, we'll hop on the next plane out.

Meet in New York City

If you're near New York City and would like to meet in a public place, our owner, Leighton, would be happy to meet you; read all the information here.

SHIP your collection

If you choose to mail your cards for an appraisal, we will evaluate your cards for FREE still. If you choose not to sell the cards, we'll ship them back shipping fees paid by us! We can offer our FedEx account with 2-day shipping, fully insured, all covered by us. Simply contact the office to set up this option.

OUR BUYING PHILOSOPHY

We've run into a wide range of people and collections over the last 25 years. Although Just Collect is known for buying vintage sports cards and especially vintage baseball cards, we are also extremely interested in buying non-sports cards, too!

Every collection and every collector is different and we treat EVERY collection with the respect and attention that we show for our own collections. We understand that many have put their heart and souls into building their collections. So when you're ready to sell, we understand the feelings that you're going through and will work with you to help you reach a decision that is a WIN/WIN, because if you're not happy, we're not happy.