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Just Collect's HUGE Trade of 50 + Mickey Mantle Cards for T206 Ty Cobb

Over 50 Graded Mickey Mantles and Dozens of HOF Stars Traded for Stunning T206 Ty Cobb

August 16, 2024

A trade for the ages was made here at Just Collect! Including over FIFTY graded Mickey Mantle cards and dozens of graded cards of Hall of Famers such as Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Ted Williams, a historic collection was traded for a gorgeous 1909-1911 T206 Ty Cobb card. Check out the cards involved, the prized Cobb, and how you could make trades and purchases with Just Collect.

While at the National, we were offered an incredible traded from a wonderful collector named Todd. Spotting a 1909-1911 T206 Ty Cobb, bat off shoulder version, graded PSA 5.5 at our booth, Todd was interested in making a TRADE for the card. Perhaps Todd saw our video in which our owner, Leighton, made a different trade at the National for a 1914 Cracker Jack card just days earlier. Todd and Leighton worked out a massive trade together at the show!

Todd is a vintage card collector and had been eyeing the "bat on shoulder" version of the Ty Cobb card from the famous 1909-1911 T206 set. Recently, Just Collect discovered and purchased a collection of T206 cards with rare Hindu backs that you can see here. The Hindu backs are quite rare; we teach you about the different T206 backs and how rare each are on The Vintage Spotlight. If you're in the market for T206 card, Just Collect is the place to find one, and Todd knew to come right over to our booth!

With centering to dream about and eye appeal for days, you can see Cobb clutching his lumber and resting it on his left shoulder. There are several different Ty Cobb cards in the T206 set including a card where Cobb is posed differently and the bat is not on his shoulder. The colors behind the Cobb card that Todd was interested in are popping - look at the yellow and orange sky behind Cobb. According to the PSA Population report, only THREE of these Ty Cobb bat on shoulder cards with a Piedmont 350 back have been graded higher than this 5.5!

Here is the card T206 Ty Cobb Bat on Shoulder card:

What did Todd offer Leighton in trade for the Ty Cobb? We start with 50 + graded Mickey Mantle cards! A total of 59 graded Mickey Mantle cards were part of this trade. In the slide show of photos below, you can see a stack of Mantle cards in the first picture. As you slide each photo, you can see:

(2) 1954 Bowman
(3) 1955 Bowman
(3) 1956 Topps
(2) 1957 Topps
(2) 1958 Topps World Series Batting Foes with Hank Aaron
(2) 1958 Topps
(6) 1958 Topps All-Star
(2) 1959 Topps
(2) 1959 Topps All-Star
(2) 1959 Topps Mantle His 42nd Homer
(1) 1960 Topps
(2) 1961 Topps
(1) 1961 Topps All-Star
(4) 1961 Topps MVP
(2) 1962 Topps
(3) 1963 Topps
(2) 1963 Topps Bomber's Best with Tresh/Richardson
(1) 1964 Topps
(1) 1964 Topps AL Bombers with Maris/Cash/Kaline
(3) 1965 Topps
(2) 1965 Topps World Series Game 3
(1) 1966 Topps
(4) 1968 Topps
(5) 1969 Topps
(2) 1969 Topps Checklist

59 total graded Mickey Mantle cards! We love the variety here, too. These Mantle cards have been graded by PSA, SGC, and Beckett. A wide range of grades from a 1 up to a 7 for this collection. Base cards, All-Star cars, award cards, and even a checklist with Mickey Mantle. A near-complete run of Mickey Mantle cards as we watch him grow from a young kid to a legend.

After the Mantle cards are more graded cards of Hall of Famers and stars! In the 11th photo, after the Mantles, are 1954 Topps and 1956 Topps graded cards of Jackie Robinson and Ted Williams. Ten graded cards of Hank Aaron are in the 12th photo with Topps releases from 1955, 1956, 1961, 1967, and 1969. Willie Mays appears in the 13th photo with cards from Topps sets from 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, and 1968. Roberto Clemente shines in photo 14 and his Topps cards from 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, and 1969. Sandy Koufax cards are up next in photo 15. Koufax Topps cards are from 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, and 1966.

The final two photos are filled with baseball greats such as Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks, Steve Carlton, Fergie Jenkins, Ed Mathews, Lou Brock, and more!

Slide show of 50 + Graded Mickey Mantle cards and other baseball legends:

1954 Bowman 1955 Bowman 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

After the trade, Leighton knew Todd is a big Dave Winfield fan, so he surprised Todd with a jersey!

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Thank you for choosing Just Collect to make this trade with, Todd. We know the Ty Cobb is going to a great home. If you're interested in purchasing a card from our store and are thinking about trading a few of your cards like Todd, we'd love to hear from you!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.