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How to Sell Your Cards at the National Sports Collectors Convention

Just Collect is Buying ALL SHOW LONG!

July 25, 2026

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Do you have a card or an entire collection you're interested in selling? Just Collect is buying at the National Sports Collectors Convention and offering FREE APPRAISALS! See how easy it is to show us your cards.

We are only a few days away from the biggest show of the year! The National is being held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL., near Chicago, from July 29th - August 2nd. Just Collect is going to be buying and selling all show long! Do you have a card or an entire collection that you would like to sell? We would love to meet you!

Here are several ways to show Just Collect your collection at the National:

Come directly to our booths!

We have two booths at the show: you can find us in booths 301 and 303. You can use this interactive map, but we won't be hard to miss; we have our big Just Collect sign ready for you to spot!

Schedule an appointment

Is your collection too large to carry around the show floor? No problem! You can reach out directly to our owner, Leighton, at Leighton@JustCollect.com to schedule a meeting.

Leighton met a collector in the lobby to appraise multiple Babe Ruth cards at the previous National!

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Use our free appraisal form

Fill our this form any time. Leighton along with our Vice President, John, and acquisitions specialist, Dan, will review your information and contact you on the next steps to have your collection appraised.

We're always interested in buying vintage stars and Hall of Famers like Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan. Select modern cards of Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, rare inserts such as Precious Metal Gems, and of course pre-war cards such as 1909-11 T206 cards are always on our buy list! Just Collect can pay you in CASH, company check, or wire transfer right at the the show if we make a deal!

No collection is too big or too small for us. Here are a few collections we have proudly purchased:

INCREDIBLE COLLECTIONS PURCHASED

Check out blogs featuring incredible collections Just Collect proudly purchased such as:

The Oregon Farm Collection with a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle discovered in an old barn!
Two 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie cards - a pair of rookies from the Great One!
1990's Precious Metal Gem basketball cards include some of the rarest, most sought-after cards in modern history.
The Aaron Judge Collection with high-end one of one cards and multiple rookie autos.
Topps Venezuela Collection including a scarce Willie Mays card.

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WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING

Just Collect is always buying vintage sports and non-sports cards from 1879 to 2009 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 many 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.