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Bill only collected two players, and did he choose a pair of legends - Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. Just Collect proudly purchased this collection including a run of Topps, Bowman, and food-issued cards of both greats! Every card was graded including their rookie cards!

After searching Google how to sell his Mickey Mantle cards, bill landed on our Just Collect website, and filled out our . When our acquisition specialist, Dan reviewed the images, not only did he see beautiful cards of The Mick, but of Ted Williams, too!

• 1951 Bowman
• 1952 Bowman
• 1953 Topps
• 1953 Bowman
• 1954 Bowman
• 1954 Red Heart Dog Food
• 1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips 
• 1955 Bowman
• 1956 Topps
• 1956 Topps
• 1958 Topps
• 1958 Topps All-Star
• 1959 Topps
• 1959 Topps All-Star
• 1960 Topps
• 1960 Topps All-Star
• 1961 Topps All-Star
• 1961 Topps
• 1961 Topps MVP
• 1961 Post
• 1962 Topps
• 1962 Topps All-Star
• 1963 Topps
• 1963 Jell-O
• 1964 Topps
• 1965 Topps Stand Up
• 1965 Topps
• 1966 Topps
• 1967 Topps
• 1968 Topps
• 1969 Topps
  
  

Ted Williams Cards:

• 1939 Play Ball
• 1940 Play Ball
• 1941 Play Ball
• 1948 Leaf
• 1950 Bowman
• 1951 Bowman
• 1952 Berk Ross 
• 1954 Bowman
• 1954 Topps #1
• 1954 Topps #250
• 1955 Topps
• 1956 Topps
• 1957 Topps
• 1958 Topps
• 1958 Topps All-Star

A few of our favorite cards in the collection are obviously the rookie cards! The 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle card was produced before the 1952 Topps card. Late in 1950, the Yankees brought Mantle up to the big leagues to gain experience. While he didn't play in a game, Mantle was in pinstripes, and Bowman included the future Hall of Famer in their 1951 set. Ted Williams was only 20 in 1939, and knocked in 145 RBI! For comparison, Cal Raleigh had the most RBI in 2025 with 125. 

The 1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips Mantle was inserted directly into bags of chips! Imagine how this Mantle card got banged around inside that bag of chips - from factory to store to home to being played with. This card survived the chips and then for another 70 years! A time when a bag of chips set you back a cool 25 cents; slightly less than a 75-cent bleacher ticket to watch Mantle play in Yankee Stadium.

Ted Williams bookends the 1954 Topps set at card #1 and card #250. After already serving in WWII, Teddy Ballgame was recalled to active duty for the Korean War in 1952. There are no major release cards of Williams in 1952 or 1953, and Topps placed him perfectly into the '54 set.

 Below are photos of each card. All cards are graded, and you can see a run of their entire careers. 

Video of the Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams collection:

APPRAISAL AND PURCHASE

After Dan reviewed Bill's appraisal form, he called right away. Just Collect was about to head to The Philly Show to buy and sell collections from Friday-Sunday. Bill said he was not in a rush and would hold until we came back from the show. From the moment he returned to our office in Summit, NJ, Dan began the evaluation and had it ready by Tuesday! 

Dan sent an initial appraisal to Bill who was happy with the information. First, we needed to review the cards in-person as some of the cards were graded by companies we had never heard of, and a few cards had older PSA labels. In these instances, we review the card rather than the grade. The turnaround was going to be tight, though as our owner, Leighton was heading to the Topps Industry Conference in Arizona and Strongsville, OH. to purchase collections. The best solution - our fully-insured FedEx account! We had Bill overnight the cards to Just Collect so Leighton could review the older PSA grades and the cards from random grading companies. The retail stores are focused on selling modern products and simply don't have the time or the knowledge to carefully evaluate vintage collections like these Mantle and Williams cards. This is where we are happy to help you! We have purchased thousands upon thousands of collections and bought and sold over 50 MILLION dollars in cards. After Leighton reviewed the cards, our Vice President, John, and Dan called Bill to complete the purchase! 

After purchasing each card in the collection, we paid Bill how he wanted to be paid! When you choose Just Collect to sell your collection to, we can pay you in cash, company check, or wire transfer.

Bill said he felt confident in our company because of the Google Reviews and our passion for vintage sports cards. He was happy with the final offer and made sure to leave us a Google review of the process.

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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• Come to convention

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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.

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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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