Sam Verdini of Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania owns a piece of NBA history. In 1962, he attended a game with two of his buddies. It wasn't just any game, it turned out to be Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game against the New York Knicks. The attendance to watch history that night was over 4,000 people. Six decades later, he still has his ticket.
After reminiscing about the game with one of the friends he attended the game with, Verdini revealed that he still had the ticket stub. It was in a junk drawer where it had been sitting for 60 years. Many years have passed, but the one thing Verdini remembers is one of Wilt's teammates being booed because he wasn't passing the ball to him. Verdini's friend told him something he didn't know: that his ticket stub was worth some money.
Taking advice from his friend, he had it checked out and it was sent to PSA and it returned with a grade of 1.5 (MK). It is now headed to Robert Edwards Auctions. The ticket is expected to be sold for six figures. Earlier this year, another ticket, graded a 3, from Wilt Chamberlain's historic night had a final sale price of $107,828.40!
To see the ticket stub and the news story click here.
Just Collect is always buying sports collectibles like Wilt Chamberlain's rookie card and ticket stubs to historic sports moments. If you have a collection and are interested in selling it, there are many ways you can contact us. The information is 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 it or get our industry-leading purchase offer. If you have a collection that you want to be 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 many ways to evaluate your cards other than 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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If you have a valuable collection and want us to come to you, we'll hop on the next plane out. We recently took a trip to California to purchase a collection that included three Jackie Robinson 1948 Leaf rookie cards that you can read about here.
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 with 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.
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