Leighton's Loft

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect shows us some modern gems that have recently landed at the shop and answers some listeners' questions about the releases of Tom Brady baseball draft cards, and a Bowman Babe Ruth base card. Then we get a look at some of the great vintage cards that will be included in this month's bulk grading package to be sent to PSA! 

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks with The Athletic's Evan Drellich about his brand new book "Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sport's Biggest Mess" which gives us exclusive and total access to the Astros' cheating scandal!

J5 fills in for Leighton Sheldon on this episode of the Loft and after discussing the great Super Bowl we just saw, John shows us the grand prizes in Vintage Breaks' biggest upcoming promotions!

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks with Chris Cichon, host of the "By The Book" betting show on Monumental Sports Network in Washington DC about his Super Bowl betting thoughts and strategies. They also compare and contrast sports betting and breaking packs at Vintage Breaks and discuss the meteoric rise of sports betting in the US. 

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks with VB Community Member Daniel Lynch about the completion of his 1948 Bowman Set, and what he loves about the Vintage Breaks community. As a bonus, we get a peek at some of his amazing player runs, and some fascinating insights into the wartime lives of many of those players. We also hear his story of how his family's mid-century love of a...

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks shows us some Hall of Fame highlights of a recently acquired 1941 Play Ball Set and gives away a Bobby Doerr example to a lucky live viewer on FB or YouTube. He also fills in a new set of grading-related services available for cards purchased at Just Collect or landed in a break at Vintage Breaks or possibly even cards from your own collection, p...

Your host Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks gives us a pretty elite preview of a W514 private collection that is close to purchase by Just Collect. And he asks if you have ever gotten a graded card back that you think was significantly under graded, show us a great Ted Williams example that he thinks may not be getting it's due.

With Leighton down at Disney, J% takes the reigns of this week's Leighton's Loft, telling us all about Vintage Break's upcoming Celebration of Baseball giveaways, laying out the incredible prizes and how to participate! We also see the highlight's of a very interesting collection. And three lucky viewers won break credit at Vintage Breaks! 

It's a free-flowing Holiday week edition of Leighton's Loft as Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect tells us about his upcoming visit to Disney, some of his favorite shows and movie props and of course another great giveaway that you could win! We at Leighton's Loft and the Vintage Breaks family hope you are having a great Holiday and hope you stay safe some we can all gather again...

J5 fills in for Leighton Sheldon on this edition of Leighton's Loft and has presents for everyone! Everyone who participated in the show got a prize today distributed by a very exciting duck race! Join us for the pre-Christmas edition of Leighton's Loft! 

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks often gives Leighton's Loft's audience the very first look at new collects arriving at Just Collect, but in this episode Leighton is seeing the collection for the first time along with us as it literally just came through the doors while we were live. Oh and yeah, it's chock full of Mickey Mantle cards ... Also discussed, would you rather have a...

If you have never experienced Leighton's Loft before, this may be the best possible episode to start with as Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Collect reveals for the first time live, a freshly-acquired, 20-card collection of PC796 Baseball Postcards that includes an incredible card that shows Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner shaking hands. It's breathtaking. PSA lists only 52 known examples of these...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect tells us how to make the most of the upcoming Philly Card Show, especially in terms of our ongoing discussions about "thinning the hoard". Learn how to best sell your cards in a trade show environment.  

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks opens this Thanksgiving Eve episode with an awesome live giveaway to EVERY live listener who participates in the show, even by just saying "hi" to the VB family! Then he showed of the newest collections purchased by Just Collect including a very first look at a collection that was secured just hours before!   

Leighton Sheldon talks about the slip in card prices recently and says that this might be a great time to revisit your "thin the hoard" strategy to reel in some capital for whatever you might need it for this holiday season. However, if you don't need the cash, perhaps this pause in prices creates a sizable sale discount on some collectibles you have been coveting for a while.  Consider thinn...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect gives a packed episode, which includes a look at an amazing collection he purchased last week with a great story that includes, oh by the way, a couple Ted Williams Rookies and a Bronko Magurski card! You'll get a look at all of them and more! You'll see a gaggle of Polar Bear T206 Cards and hear of Leighton having lunch with Flick from A Christm...

J5 fills in for Leighton on the Loft, giving us a very first look at a collection purchase that was closed just minutes before the show. After a look at the pen box it arrived in, John shows us this trove of 1951 and 1952 Topps including a Ted Williams and yes, a Mantle rookie! Then J5 gives us a look at a small sample of the huge Pennsylvania Collection that landed late last week!  

Vintage Breaks and Just Collect just got their grades from SCG on a stack of legendary cards and J5 walks us through them. This is as good a stack of cards as you are likely to see anytime soon, so get your popcorn and join J5!

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks talks about the $2 million bounty Memory Lane put Aaron Judge's 62nd HR ball. Then he talks about his trip to the Valley Forge Show and the changes he's seen in the Vintage and Modern markets in the hobby and what might be behind them. And at the show he showed us what he purchased for Chef Ted with the $500 shopping spree Ted won at Vintage Breaks. You are going...

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks tells us how card values can vary within a grade and how you should deal with that value range. He also shows a great Joe Namath Rookie card that Vintage Breaks is giving away as a bonus (video is available on Spotify and FB live), and discusses how Aaron Judge's historic HR run will affect his card's value and how you should be approaching your...

It's the most anticipated edition of Leighton's Loft ever! Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks shares with us the incredible adventure of The Scottsdale Collection, with over 100 Goudey baseball cards from 1933 and 1934, which included close to a combined two DOZEN Gehrigs and Ruths (including all four varieties of the Babe's)! It's an incredible story with a look at each and every...

Leighton Sheldon is back on the Loft and in this episode, he shows us the result of the authentication process on two autographs that are potential purchases of Just Collect. Find out if these autographs from Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner and authentic and listen as we talk about the autograph market and ask who you would most like to get an autograph from. 

J5 is filling on for Leighton Sheldon once again this week, spending most of the show teasing us about what he can't show us yet about the huge purchase of a '33 Goudey  collection in Arizona last week and what he can't tell us yet about  a possibly bigger and better collection purchase that is in the works. Otherwise there's lots of great chatter with our hobby friends, especially about...

J5 fills in on this edition of Leighton's Loft as Leighton is on the road trying t close the deal on a major collection of Goudey baseball cards in Arizona. Hear all about it and see some photos, too! J5 also tells us about Vintage Breaks "The National After Party" promotion and tells us how in the modern market at least, pitchers cards aren't getting the same kind of love that hitters cards are g...

More Musings about the National from Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks. Has the National gotten too big? Leighton talks about ways to deal with the sheer size of the event. And Just Collect is purchasing a stunning autograph collection, including signatures from Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner that you can get a first look at! Leighton also weighs in the NBA's decision to retire Bill Ru...