Sweet as Candy Most collectors are aware of the tobacco cards that were issued in the early part of the 20th Century, with the White Border T206 Set being one of the most popular issues of all time. But what options were available for non-smokers or those that didn't buy tobacco products for the premiums? Well, there were some less common issues released by a few different confectionery companies. One such set, release by the American
Cards Printed For Military Personnel We've had sets and we've had wax packs of the very limited Desert Shield issue in the past. In fact, one set, which we wish we had thought to do a video on, was what we would call a "Factory Set." It came from someone that had picked it up near the Duryea, PA Topps office. It had been donated buy Topps for a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area school's charity auction and was housed in the
What's in the collection? That's what I asked when a collection arrived via our FedEx Shipping program from a collector in Colorado. The answer surprised me. Seventeen pounds of tobacco cards. I did a double-take and asked again, almost rhetorically, "What's in the collection?" 17 Pounds of Cards While the collection wasn't entirely tobacco cards, it was 17 pounds and it was mostly tobacco cards and the small amount that wasn't tobacco was mostly pre-war material aside from a small stack of about 100
Repeat Business A common phrase in business is that a loyal customer is your best customer and suggests that you're doing a good job. As a buyer, it is even more impressive when a collector reaches out to sell you more of their collection. It means that you've done right by them and that they're comfortable and trusting of your process. Just Collect has a great number of repeat customers that buy from us and we've had an amazing amount of success with
I Would Like an Appraisal We received an email inquiry, not dissimilar to many others that we receive on a daily basis, about a collection that consisted of more than 150 tobacco cards that the owner would like to have appraised. One of our dedicated customer service specialists promptly contacted the owner and discussed the collection and was able to gather details and get the owner to forward us images of the cards in the collection to help aid