MLB stopped by the Just Collect booth at the 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago! Alex Giaimo, host of the show Carded, talked with Leighton about a very rare Shoeless Joe Jackson card.
The 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago was amazing. We started the week off by interviewing Derek Jeter. Our friend and Topps artist, Andy Friedman, came by. We also appraised and purchased great collections. One of our favorite moments was when MLB came to the booth!
Photo credit to our own Jason Margolies!
Alex Giaimo asked Leighton about a our very rare 1909 E-90-1 American Caramel Shoeless Joe Jackson we offered at the show. This card is from the West Virginia Attic Find. A gentleman in West Virginia was cleaning the attic of his home while in the midst of renovating. He found an album near the chimney that had water damage and soot. However, the cards inside were intact. One of those cards was this rare Shoeless Joe Jackson. With the National being in Chicago, we had to bring the Jackson as he was a member of the 1919 Blacksox Scandal.
Thank you for having us on Carded, Alex!
We had so much fun at the 2023 National, we already picked our booth numbers for the 2024 show! Hope to see you in Cleveland. Make sure you come say hello at our booth; never know who will show up!
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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.
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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.
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