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The National Sports Collectors Convention Highlights and Photos

Rare Cards, Purchases, and Show Highlights!

July 25, 2024

Mickey Mantle cards, 1911 T3 Turkey Reds, a very special 1980 Topps Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rookie card, and incredible times! Day two of the National Sports Collectors just wrapped up, and we want to share the highlights with you.

Day two of the 2024 National just wrapped up, and before we go to bed and dream of cardboard treasures, we want to share a few spectacular moments from the show today.

The first photo in our slide show below holds great meaning to us. Three Mickey Mantle cards start us off including Topps cards from the 1961, 1965, and 1969 sets. A signed 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan rookie card, with Ryan inking over his portion of the card he shares with Jerry Koosman. One of the hottest basketball cards at the National is here, a 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card. A 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig card graded PSA 5 might usually be the center piece of a collection, but the next card is what we love most about this lot. The card in the second photo is a 1980 Topps Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rookie card graded PSA 9. Our late friend, Dom, joined a card break with our sister company, . Fresh from a sealed pack, Vintage Breaks pulled this stunning beauty for Dom. Today, Dom's son, Jace, came to our booth 1543 and was interested in selling the collection. We are honored Jace sold us his dad's cards, and we proudly purchased these iconic cards.

The third photo in our slide show below is our owner, Leighton, all smiles! A gentleman brought multiple 1911 T3 Turkey Red cards over for an appraisal. The collector also has a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card and a Michael Jordan autograph he obtained in-person before game in his rookie year back in 1984! Make sure to check back here on the Just Collect blog for the complete story about this collection with a video; we'll show you the whole collection after the National!

Another collector, Robert, saw a 1914 Cracker Jack card we had available. Robert and Leighton completed a deal that included a few additional vintage cards for trade. Happy to see the Cracker Jack go to a good home! We can't wait to show you the video and full story later this week! You can see the card and a very happy Robert in photos four and five.

In the final photo of our slide show below, you can see Leighton and our President, John, wearing the new, special edition Hindu t-shirts! We DO have The Hindu Collection right at our booth if you'd like to come and see a piece of baseball history.

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If you're at the National and are interested in selling your collect, we'd love to give you a FREE appraisal; we are buying all show! We also have the finest vintage cards available for purchase if you're looking to take home a great card for your personal collection. Make sure to stop by booth 1543!

WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING

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.

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.