Rare first edition Pokémon cards and holo swirls! Just Collect purchased a collection of Pokémon cards including a Pikachu card only distributed during an event back in 1999. Check out the new collection and see how you can sell your Pokémon cards!
Here at Just Collect, we proudly purchase vintage cards and collections. You have read our blog and the stories behind our collections such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card discovered on an Oregon farm! While we love the vintage sports cards, we also love buying vintage TCG! As much as it pains us to think of 1999 and 2000 cards as "vintage", we're talking about 25 years ago now - a quarter century. Around that time, the hair was a little thicker, the waist a little thinner, we had a crush on Topanga from Boy Meets World, and we had no idea how much a playing card game would be worth. In 1999, we were trying to safely store our Michael Jordan cards but projecting or grading Pokémon cards wasn't even a thought. Today, those old Pokémon cards are quite valuable! Get ready to see a new Pokémon collection we JUST purchased from a collector named Travis.
A 2000 Rocket Dark Charizard 1st Edition starts off this beautiful collection! In the first photo below, look closely to the left of the bottom of the image - you can see the 1st edition mark. In the second photo are multiple cards including a 2000 Rocket Dark Alakazam 1st edition, too. Not a 1st edition, but a Dark Dragonite is sandwiched between the Charizard and Alakazam
As you move down the list of cards in the second photo, two more stand out. A 1999 Jungle Pikachu with the W stamp is on the bottom row, third card in. This Pikachu was only distributed at a Pokémon event, making this card very desirable! Did you go to a Pokémon event back in 1999? Check your cards if so!
Look closely at the last card in the second photo, and the third and fourth photos. The card you're looking at is a 2000 Dark Magneton 1st edition holo with a SWIRL. We circled the swirl for you in the fourth photo. Swirls only appear in vintage Pokémon holo cards and not all holos have the swirl like this Dark Magneton. These swirls are sort of like error cards and they are highly-coveted.
Here are pictures of the collection. The last photo, you can see our TGC expert, Sam!
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After reviewing each card, Sam made a fair offer to purchase the entire collection that Travis happily accepted. We then paid Travis how he wanted to be paid! When you choose to sell your collection to Just Collect, we can pay you in cash, check, or wire transfer.
Travis opted to ship his collection to our Just Collect store here in New Jersey, using our fully-insured, two-day FedEx account. We offer many ways to evaluate and purchase your collection! You can come to our store, meet us at a show or convention such as The National Sports Collectors Convention, and we do travel for large, high-end collections like we did for the Silver Cloud Collection.
MORE CARDS! The cards you see in this collection is only a portion of what Travis is interested in selling to Just Collect! Travis has other cards and complete sets that he is going to speak with Sam about after having such an easy, fun time while selling the cards you read about today. Thank you for choosing Just Collect, Travis! We can't wait to reveal the rest of the collection to you on our blog!
Selling your Pokémon cards? We are always buying! Here is how you can contact us anytime:
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 may ways to evaluate your cards other than or using our website, too.
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.
We keep a LIST of card shows we'll be attending. Come stop by the Just Collect table and chat.
If you have a valuable collection and want us to come to you, we'll hop on the next plane out.
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.
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.
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.
Whether you have vintage cards or modern wax you want to sell, you can reach out to us any time!