Roberto Clemente rookie card trade! While at The Philly show, buying and selling collections, a collector worked out an amazing trade with us at the Just Collect booth. We captured the trade on video - see which vintage set we received in return!
We LOVE setting up our Just Collect booths at The Philly Show. Each time we arrive in the City of Brotherly Love, we get to meet you, see your collection, hear your stories, and we're always buying and selling at the show! The Philly card show we just came home from included a wonderful trade with a collector involving an iconic card and a vintage set!
Rich, a long-time collector of vintage cards, stopped by our booths. Knowing we are vintage cards experts who have purchased and sold over 50 MILLION dollars in collections, Rich knew he paused at the right area of the show. Our owner, Leighton, ready to appraise a vintage set Rich was interested in selling.
In the binder Rich was carrying was a near-complete set of 1951 Bowman baseball cards. The set totals 324 cards with each card measuring 2-1/16" x 3-1/8". Each image on the front is a painted rendition of a press photo. A stunning set indeed! We say "near set" as just two cards were NOT included in Rich's binder - the Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays rookie cards. Rich has both cards graded and while we are always buying Mantle and Mays cards, Rich did not want to include those particular cards in his sale.
After reviewing the condition of Rich's set, Leighton offered to purchase the cards from Rich for $1,500 in cash. When you choose to sell your collection to Just Collect, we pay you how you want to be paid! Cash, company check, wire transfer, and if you catch Leighton around lunch time, he'll might even treat you to a Philly Cheesesteak at the show! When in Rome, right? Rich and Leighton were fairly close between Rich's asking price and Leighton's cash offer until Rich spotted a gorgeous card in the display cases: a Roberto Clemente rookie card.
The Roberto Clemente rookie card is from the 1955 Topps baseball card set. A Hall of Famer, Clemente won two World Series championships for his Pittsburgh Pirates, an MVP award, four batting titles, 12 Gold Glove awards, and was elected to 15 All-Star teams! Few did it better on the field than Clemente, and maybe nobody did it better off the field. Sadly, the world lost Clemente at the age of just 38 when the plane he was in crashed on the way to deliver supplies to Managua after their massive earthquake.
When Rich saw the Clemente rookie, he opted to make a trade with Leighton for the 1951 Bowman set. Here is a video of the trade:
Thank you for choosing Just Collect to trade your set to, Rich! We are proud to be the new home of your vintage collection and we know you'll love your knew Roberto Clemente rookie card.
If you're at the next Philly Show, make sure visit the Just Collect booth! Bring your cards and your want-list of vintage cards. Can't make the show? We have many ways to evaluate and purchase 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.
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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.
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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.
Whether you have vintage cards or modern wax you want to sell, you can reach out to us any time!