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Flashback to Opening a 1952 Bowman Baseball Pack at the 2022 National

Geoff Wilson of Sports Card Investor Makes History with Just Collect

June 21, 2023

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As we begin to draw up BIG plans for the 2023 Nation Sports Collectors Convention next month, we flashback to the 2022 show where we had the pleasure of opening a 1952 Bowman baseball wax pack! Wait until you see how rare this pack was.

The biggest convention in our hobby, The National Sports Collectors Convention, takes place starting Wednesday, July 26th in Chicago. We will be at the Just Collect booth, ready to buy your collections! As we gear up for the show of the year, let's flash back to a highlight from the 2022 National; we opened a pack of 1952 Bowman baseball cards with Geoff Wilson of Sports Card Investor, along with our sister company, .

Opening this pack was historic; there are now only 15 authenticated and graded packs left known on the PSA population report.

Here are the current known totals for PSA-graded cards from the pack:

Joe Astroth #170 = 186 graded
Walt Dropo #169 = 195 graded
Preacher Roe #168 = 299 graded
Bob Avilla #167 = 193 graded
Bobby Adams #166 = 227 graded
Saul Rogovin #165 = 193 graded

We have a special, vintage pack that will be opened live at the National next month! Keep checking right here on the Just Collect blog for all the details. We can't wait!

If you're planning to attend the National and are interested in selling your collection, we are buying. Make sure to stop by the Just Collect booth. All of the info for the National is HERE.

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

We have another location in New York you can meet us at; 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.