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Right or Wrong? A Mickey Mantle Rookie Card is Sold at Our Booth - Not by Us

August 17, 2025

Is it OK to make a deal at someone else's booth during a card show? A Mickey Mantle rookie card was sold at the Just Collect booths during the National Sports Collectors Convention, but it wasn't sold by us. Watch the video and let us know what YOU would do.

While at the National Sports Collectors Convention near Chicago, Just Collect purchased and sold cards all week! We had such a wonderful time. A highlight of the show occurred when our owner, Leighton, sat down with a legend in the hobby, Pat Quinn, where we learned about a complete, SIGNED, 1933 Goudey baseball card set including a Nap Lajoie card valued at over a million dollars in a wild story you can watch HERE. Something else memorable happened with us at the show, too.

An odd moment happened during the show, right at the Just Collect booths. A deal was made to sell and purchase Mickey Mantle rookie card, however, we weren't involved. The Mickey Mantle card was not ours; we did not buy or sell it. A deal was made at our booth!

A collector was interested in selling a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle and a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. These are two cards we are always buying! Just Collect proudly offers a , and did so at the National. Unfortunately, we could not make a deal to purchase either card. A deal was still made, though.

While at our booths, a second collector was interested in buying a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle card. The first collector overheard, and had one ready to be sold. The two collectors chatted at our booth, and made a deal for the Bowman Mantle. The card and money exchanged hands in front of us.

Do YOU think it is appropriate to make a deal for a card at a booth owned by another company?

Leighton tells the story and asked Junk Wax Hero if he thinks the action is OK in this video:

Imagine you own a car dealership and you sell Hondas. A customer drives up to your lot, and asks if you want to buy their Ford card. A second customer pulls in, looking for a Ford, and the Ford car is sold at your Honda dealership. Wrong? Maybe. There is no right or wrong here! Leighton believes the collectors could have made the deal away from the booth, while Mike from Junk Wax Hero has no problem with the location. What do you think?

While we could not purchase either Mickey Mantle rookie card, Just Collect did purchase many cards at the National! We are always buying and selling collections. If you're interested in selling your collection today, here is how you can contact us any time;

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 may 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.