Looking to add autographed Hall of Fame rookie cards to your collection? Many legends will be signing at the National Sports Collectors Convention! Just Collect will also be at the show buying and selling vintage cards.
The BIGGEST show of the year is just around the corner. The 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention takes place July 30th - August 3rd at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. We had such an amazing time when the National was last in Rosemont! Derek Jeter joined our owner, Leighton, for an interview. Tom Brady called while Michael Rubin was at our booth. The MLB Network interviewed us about our vintage cards. Of course, we were buying and selling cards at our booth all show!
Want to add signed rookie cards of Hall of Fame players to your collection? There are plenty of stars scheduled to appear this year. The list has the prices listed currently on the Tri-Star Productions site, the company handling the signings at the National. Each cost below is for the autograph on a card you bring. We are listing the rookie cards out so you can prep! Here is a list of a few of the bigger names you could have ink your rookies:
Baseball:
Mariano Rivera
Johnny Bench
Eddie Murray
Football:
Lawrence Taylor
Jim Kelly
Earl Campbell
Basketball
Patrick Ewing
Dennis Rodman
Dominque Wilkins
These are just a few of the athletes appearing at The National! For the FULL LIST, how to buy tickets, and all details, you can head over to the National website HERE.
We LOVE autographed rookie cards! We purchased a collection that included multiple rookie cards of Nolan Ryan from the 1968 Topps baseball set, and then had the legendary hurler autograph the rookie cards. You can read that full story HERE.
If you're at the show, make sure to visit our Just Collect booth! We'll have the best vintage cards available for purchase. From Babe Ruth cards to Michael Jordan cards, our booth will be a sight! We will also be BUYING collections; make sure to bring your vintage cards you'd like to sell over to us for a free appraisal!
Can't make the show? No problem! We are always buying collections and have many ways to evaluate your collection - here is how you can contact us any time:
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.
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!