During the 1920s, there were few ‘mainstream’ issues of baseball cards. The tobacco era that gave us the T205 and T206 sets, not to mention several others, was pretty much over. If you wanted baseball cards during the Ruth-Gehrig Yankee era, you usually looked to your local candy counter. That’s where they were often distributed with pieces of candy. Amid our auctions this week is one of those cards. This one somehow managed to avoid the ravages of time to remain in near mint
Anytime you combine a Hall of Famer, not to mention an elite member, with a tougher card back, what you get is something truly special. That's why we're proud to present to you this T206 Mathewson with an Old Mill Cigarettes ad on the reverse! One of the most highly desirable cards in the series due to Christy's tremendous popularity and overwhelming dominance during his era, this example, surely worthy of a VG
In honor of the start of the 2013 baseball season, Just Collect is auctioning over 1,000 individual PSA graded cards this week on eBay under seller just_collect! All auctions start at $.99 each. Some of the many highlights include a 1952 Bowman #101 Mickey Mantle 2nd Year PSA 6.5 that is well centered, a 1959 Fleer Ted Williams #17 How Ted Hit .400 PSA 10 population 1, T206's with tougher backs, 1952 Topps #191 Yogi Berra PSA 6 and 1966 Batman amongst vintage non-sports cards. There is plenty of vintage baseball singles for PSA collectors such as 1953 Bowman Color,
When it comes to vintage baseball cards, the T206 set is the king of the mountain. When considering the players in the set, Ty Cobb is among the most sought after cards. And when it comes to advertising backs, Old Mill stands among the toughest to locate. When you combine the three, you have a truly special vintage baseball card. This week, Just Collect is offering the ‘bat off
You've heard the expression “buy the card, not the holder”? We had a perfect example of that in our eBay auctions that closed Sunday night. We were offering a T205 Walter Johnson that we thought was one of the best we’d ever seen. We were right! While its technical grade of SGC 80 was one of only seven graded at that level, it’s not the highest graded of all time. Still, you’d be hard pressed