We Buy From Auctions, Too Our blog entries are usually about cards or collections that we purchase from collectors that have contacted us for either evaluation or for sale. This collection, however, was purchased from an auction house. "An auction house?" you might wonder. Yes, an auction house. We are very active and aggressive about acquiring material and while we enjoy buying from private collectors, we are always looking for other cards, sets and collections. Auction houses sometimes afford Just Collect the opportunity
Dad Built a Really Nice Set Collection A gentleman from Memphis, Tennessee was referred to Just Collect with a collection that he and his father had assembled over several decades. The collection consisted of a run of complete Topps sets from 1952 to present as well as some additional cards and player collections. We spoke about the collection and eventually flew to Tennessee to meet with the gentleman, review the collection and prepare an offer. And even though we reached an
It's not everyday that someone shows up at your office with a baseball card that's more rare than a T206 Wagner, and worth more than a Lamborghini. However, a few weeks ago, the baseball card gods were on our side, and we had one of those days that we'll remember forever. That's right, this little guy showed up in our office:
Two Birds - One Stone Not to offend any animal rights folks, but to use an old adage, looking back on this blog's deal, "we killed two birds with one stone." Just Collect already planned a trip and while on the trip, another opportunity presented itself and we were able to act upon that as well. We closed the primary reason for the trip and then added the second portion before returning home to our Somerset, NJ office. Just Collect was escorting
Music to Our Ears We've used song lyrics to describe some collections that we've seen and/or purchased in the past. Well, this collection reminds us of the Rolling Stones classic with the lyric, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need." We traveled down along the Atlantic Shore to view a tobacco collection that had been in the family for more than a century. We met them at