Leighton's Loft

Leighton Sheldon talks about some recent collection purchases by Vintage Breaks and points out the in-depth stories behind the stories outlined on the Vintage Breaks blog. We also discuss news about Vintage Breaks plans and events for The National in Chicago and then we break a 2013 Upper Deck Fleer Retro Basketball Box LIVE! 

Leighton Sheldon offers some great live specials that could get a listener in a 1956 TOPPS Grade 8 Set Break! Leighton shows off the highlights of that set and talks with Chris Gilmore of Vintage Breaks South about ways to best approach The National coming up in Chicago. We also preview a great story about the purchase of a collection by Vintage Breaks that got every emotional. Get a quick look he...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect has a great conversation with Lou Geneux of the Card Talk Podcast and Gary V's team about card flipping and the changes in the markets for both vintage and modern cards. And Leighton tells a story about trading for a card that turned out to be like that "two-faced" girlfriend in Seinfield who looked very different depending on the light she was i...

Leighton Sheldon previews the new post on the Just Collect Blog (https://blog.justcollect.com/) about the stories behind the three know %2 Mantle 10s in existence, one of which was found underneath Grandpas pickles! He also gives us a look at his newly acquired 52 Look and See set and tells us a couple of ways to maximize your visit to The National!

Leighton welcome Mike Dueer to the show after meeting him in Chantilly. Mike is a career military veteran and he showed off his unique collection of baseball cards which has a military theme. Mike shared some great stories about the military careers of these players from Ted Williams to some cards from Japanese baseball of players who fought in WW2! Leighton also talked about the big news about Th...

Leighton tells us all about the Chantilly Show and catches us up on the news from there. Drew Herdon from Vintage Breaks South, tells us all about the Dallas Show and Leighton shows off some cards from Vintage Break's upcoming 51 Bowman Set Break including Mantle, Mays, and The Splendid Splinter! Leighton also talks about how staying in touch with your collection inventory can help you stay on top...

On this episode of The Loft, we reveal the PSA Grade of the 1952 Mantle from the shoebox collection we showed you last week! The news was good! And Leighton tells us all about the preparation and plans for Vintage Breaks appearance at the upcoming Chantilly Show, as well as a new selling service that will be unveiled in the next week or two. Who likes paying a vig? No one. Vintage Breaks and Just...

So a Grandmother wants to divide her husband's amazing collection of vintage cards among her grandkids. She sets up three shoeboxes and randomly places the same amount of cards in each, one box for each of her grandchildren. One of the recipients contacts Vintage Breaks to sell the cards in their box. The deal is closed LIVE during this episode and revealed live as well ... Oh, did I mention there...

Lots to take in on this week's episode of Leighton's Loft! Leighton was prompted by some media outlets to summarize the current state of the hobby and that led to a great blog post on JustCollect.com and Leighton talks us through it. From record prices on card sales, to PSA's sale and grading break, to newer grading companies jumping into the fray, to fractional shares, to retail stores, to The Na...

Host Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect takes a deep dive into auction house strategies and offers some pro tips on how to swim with the sharks in the biggest auctions. Leighton also talks about how to value cards as a seller and get a handle on the market as a buyer. This is a can't miss show, especially if you are just a wallflower in auctions. Additionally, we break a soccer wa...

Leighton Sheldon welcomes The Cobra, Dave Parker to the Loft and talks with him about his illustrious career, the "We Are Family" Pirates, the Bash Brothers in Oakland, a HR that he hit in AAA in West Virginia that was found in Columbus Ohio, and when Leighton pulled a beautiful 1975 Nolan Ryan from a live break with Mr. Parker (a free giveaway by the way), The Cobra told us about the Ryan Express...

J5 and Lou fill in for Leighton Sheldon and basically give away the store! First J5 breaks a 1985 Topps WWF and, you guessed it, pulls a 1985 TOPPS WWF #1 HULK HOGAN! And it's nicely centered, an easy 9. Then it's Seinfield trivia for some great prizes and J5 Spins the "Wheel of Breakage" to hand out even more prizes!   

After giving away a 1985 Topps Wrestling Wax pack LIVE, Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks, breaks it live, and it was a fun pack! Then Leighton talks about the rights ways and the wrong ways to choose and use an auction house to sell your cards. And Leighton opens a discussion on how the market principle of dollar-cost averaging applies to the hobby, too!

On this edition of the Loft, host Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks talks about PSA's recent announcement to discontinue accepting certain levels of submissions for grading. There's also a lot of fun (and prizes) to be had as Leighton and Vintage Breaks gifts Army Veteran Joe Kobes with some great cards, and a 1981 Topps Basketball Wax Pack which Joe breaks live on the air with u...

In addition to an informal poll about an informal list of possible names for Leighton Sheldon's upcoming new podcast on the hobby, Leighton talks about how the need for the hobby to be more virtual now and less face to face means that you have to be more aware of how you deal with people and give them a feeling of trust. The market for expensive cards isn't exactly small but it is close-knit and c...

Leighton Sheldon talks about Vintage Card prices and gives you some insight into how he determines the proper values of a card and some of the pitfalls that can get in the way. We also look at a couple of recently acquired collections and try to come with a name for Leighton's newest show!

Leighton and J5 show off a newly acquired pair of sets of Play Ball cards from 1939 and 1940 which contain some amazing Hall of Famers including Joe D., Teddy Ballgame, Walter Johnson, Moe Berg, and many more. In fact, Leighton gives away a Hall of Famer from this collection on the show! We also talk with Greg Larson, the author of the soon-to-be-released "Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir"...

Host Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect tells the story of the purchase of a collection that hadn't been touched by human hands in 30 years! We also talked about the LIVE Vintage Breaks Experience with Hall of Famer Wade Boggs on Vintage Breaks and Leighton talks about the price increases at PSA and how this will impact different levels of the hobby!

An incredible episode of Leighton's Loft as our listeners and viewers offer up some cards for sale including great examples of Kobe, Mookie, a beautiful Larry Bird, and even a T206! Chris Jackson and Darius Sadegi also joined us from the new alternative assets program, Alt! Hear all about this exciting new, super-low-fee platform for your collection. And Chris Ko joined us with his always informed...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect shows off some cards and talks about how non-Topps cards fit into the market and how to deal with them. He starts with a 1965 Robert Clemente O-Pee-Chee and talks about his approach to other manufacturers in Vintage Cards. Leighton also discusses the $40M investment in Golden Auctions and what this might means for the hobby, going forward.

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks about the value of Bill Russell cards and some special Michael Jordan cards, including some internationals. He also offers some tips about deciding which cards to auction off while the hobby is hot, and which cards to take your profits with. Stay tuned for a sorted tale about a gentleman who talked with Vintage Breaks about buying his 15 ca...

Your host Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks about his approach to shopping on eBay, as well his thoughts about where the market is going price-wise and how you could use that to your advantage. Lots of listener questions as well, including ways to learn about grading, grade ratios, and finding the value.

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks about the empty Hall of Fame class of 2021 and what's wrong with the induction system. He also expands on last week's discussion about fractional shares of cards. Is "institutional money" fueling the surge in the hobby and to what extent? More importantly, what does that mean for non-"institutional" collector? You can also listen in while L...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect hosts a jam-packed hobby-based episode that talks about the current state of the hobby. Leighton talks about using the high tide of the hobby to sell out some of the "back shelves" of your collection to fuel a fund that puts you in a position to capitalize when a sexy collecting opportunity comes along. Selling off some of your less-revered cards...

James Hardin was traded! Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect deals with the fresh James Hardin trade and then does a deep dive into fractional shares of cards. Would you own a fractional share of a card for a feeling of ownership or just as an investment? With the help of insights from Chris Ko, Leighton's Loft explores the collecting frontier of fractional ownership.