The Contact Recently, we were contacted by a gentleman from New England that had a collection that he was interested in selling. His contact stated: "I have a lot of 39 cards that I want to sell. Please see pictures below" and included images of 15 graded cards and 3 ungraded cards as well as a spreadsheet listing the 39 cards in the collection. Of the 39, 35 were PSA graded, 2 were rejected by PSA and 2 were not submitted
I've Got A Mantle Well, that's not exactly what the inquiry said, but it was pretty straight-forward and simple. The inquiry came in through Just Collect's online submission form and the query included a front and back image of the card. The card? Oh, just a 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle card . . . one of the hottest cards in the hobby at the moment. The collector that contacted us said that he started collecting cards when he bought his first packs when
Not Your Run of the Mill Collection The sports card and the collecting community is vast. Being in this hobby, we've developed a great many friendships and connections. Recently, one of those relationships provided us with a lead to a sizable collection assembled by a long time collector, Stan Marks, who resided in the Scottsdale,
Arizona area for more than 50 years. Stan, originally from Pennsylvania, also worked
Seeing a Collection and Catching a Break The summer months have been very hot and very busy and August is usually a very full month for Just Collect. We attend the National Convention at the beginning of the month and usually spend the weeks preparing material for the show and the balance of the month processing the cards and collections that we've purchased at and around the National. Additionally, when we return, we focus on catching up on the work that
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