If you can go back in time, what era of baseball cards would you collect? While many have regrets about missing out on cards that are now extremely valuable, there is one person who did not miss his opportunity to collect one of baseball’s greatest players. That person is Ray, who can be described as very nice and laid back and who recently sold his collection of Detroit Tigers cards to Just Collect.
In a collection that features only Detroit Tigers players, the headliner is the one and only Ty Cobb.
Thirteen Ty Cobb items in all including 4 variations from the highly desirable T206 set. Three of which have been graded and are as follows:
Four have been authenticated by SGC, but regardless if they are authenticated or not, they’re all real and they’re spectacular.
The remainder of the collection is a variety of beautiful cards from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s and include cards from Goudey, Cracker Jack, Fatima Cigarettes and more!
We are happy to have been able to acquire this collection from Ray, but the deal did not happen overnight.
THE STORY
In business, it’s important to make connections with people as we want them to return to us in the future. Such was the case with Ray as he previously sold to us his 1951 Bowman Baseball complete set that included Mickey Mantle’s rookie card. It was during that transaction that we learned of his Tigers collection. Although Ray was not ready to sell at the time, our own Leighton Sheldon expressed interest in the collection and mentioned that he would like to buy his Tigers collection should he choose to sell.
After some time, and after having a positive experience selling his 1951 Bowman Baseball complete set, Ray was ready to sell us his Tigers collection.
Now a repeat customer, one of many for Just Collect, Ray had trusted us yet again with his collection. Previously a seller on eBay, Ray decided to forego the nearly 13% final value fees in favor of returning to Just Collect. You can read more about why it’s best to sell your collection to Just Collect here.
Ray, with impeccable timing, reached out to John, also known as J5, on the night before J5 was heading to Hawaii for his wedding. Ray said he had “an amazing balance of cards left he’d like to sell. All that needed to be done was the categorization of the cards and would call J5 after he packaged the cards for shipping.
While in Hawaii, J5 received a call from Ray that he was ready to ship. A shipping label was emailed to Ray from the FedEx account with 2-day shipping, fully insured, all covered by Just Collect and another successful transaction was complete. Even with a life changing event in front of him, J5 still gets things done.
Congratulations to J5!
The remainder of the collection can be viewed below.
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.
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.
We have another location in New York you can meet us at; 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.
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.
CONTACT US ANY TIME
Whether you have vintage cards or modern wax you want to sell, you can reach out to us any time!