Leighton's Loft

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect recaps the team's trip to The National in Atlantic City, laying out the great, good, and not-so-good aspects of the "World Series of Collecting".

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks is getting ready for the upcoming National in Atlantic City. The subject today is selling cards at The National. He tells us about his purchase of a T206 Honus Wagner early in his career that began at The National and then we discuss some tips and tricks of selling cards and collections on the convention floor!

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect announces a new set break, available on Vintage Breaks of a 1952 Topps Baseball Set that includes an amazing example of a 1952 Mickey Mantle. And by join Leighton's Loft live for the next two weeks you could win a spot in that set break! Leighton also opens the discussion about having goals for the upcoming National!

Just Collect and Vintage Breaks are in their new home and on their first day at their new location, Leighton Sheldon gives us a preview with the first Leighton's Loft from the new studio! It's a work in progress but there are laughs to be had (we learned for example not to wear green shirts in front of a green screen) and Leighton tells us about the schedule for the opening of the new retail shop...

It's the last edition of Leighton's Loft in the old home of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect, as the businesses move into beautiful new offices and for the first time a store front! Leighton Sheldon talks about the history of Just Collect and VB as the page turns. He also talks about the latest trade at just collect with our good friend The Threat. And he has an emotional personal talk with the com...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect lays out the last few days of the big move of the Just Collect and Vintage Breaks operation to their new home. Then he supplies a restaurant suggestion for the upcoming National in Atlantic City and we all share stories of smuggling treats into movie theaters before giving away a box break to one of our viewers!

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks shows off some new T206 addition to their collection and asks for help about a curious feature of the cards. Can you help solve the mystery? Then Leighton talks with Bradley Aldrich, collector about his recent trade with Just Collect of his 1959 Topps Jim Brown PSA 8!

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks updates us on how the move to their brand new location is going and tells us about his plans for a regular trade night in the new shop! He wants to know what you would like to see as features of a trade night and he talks about how trading with Vintage Breaks can be an entirely different experience than trading with another collector. 

After Matty Ice and Lou await Leighton's arrival with talk of the most iconic moments in sports, where the markets are between vintage and modern cards, and the Celtics and Warriors, Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks does a first-look reveal of a pack of cards that just returned from SCG Grading!

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks is headed to a Collectors Showcase and he's bringing the Wow. See what he is going to show off to this large group of collectors!

A little bit of a mixed bag in this edition of Leighton's Loft with Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and much of the rest of the Vintage Breaks crew. This week's show starts with some live giveaways before Leighton talks about getting off the beaten path at card shows and seeking out iconic cards in the middle grades. He shows us a recent purchase of a 1961 Bill Russell to make his point. Then Lei...

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks talks about "thinning the hoard" on the level of his business as the companies' moves continue. And Leighton gives his take on the manufactured scarcity of the 2020-21 LeBron James Triple Logoman Card that recently has been valued at over $3 million dollars! Does scarcity equal value? And more, should it always equal value? Listen and join in the...

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks talks about their move into their new facility and specifically about the astounding amount of inventory they have collected and how they are going to trim that down before they move. There are some great bargains awaiting! Leighton also gives away a 1960 Topps PSA 8 OC Al Kaline All-Star card live, and two 50% discounts on and card in the back i...

J5 fills on for Leighton Sheldon today on the Loft! He tells tales of his first few minutes and days as a new father, and then introduces us to The Perfecto Cigar Box Collection that is newly acquired by Vintage Breaks! There are lots of great cards from the 1941 Play Ball set in this collection including a full roster of Hall of Famers and some Pee Wee Reese rookie cards. But there are also some...

In this edition of Leighton's Loft, Leighton Sheldon is contemplating Just Collect's new storefront, and a possible mural of baseball's Mount Rushmore. Yes we went there ... After that, Leighton discusses how big a role that grading companies, and qualifiers play in a card's value. And Leighton gives us a preview on a HUGE Baseball Memorabilia break featured on Vintage Breaks!  

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks catches us up on what's happening. He starts by telling us he is in negotiation with Yankee Hall of Famer, Mariano Rivera about a possible live appearance/break. Next he previews the Vintage Breaks newsletter which will offer three cards from a recent Detroit Tigers based collection acquired by Vintage Breaks, which he shows us, and yes Ty Cobb f...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect debriefs us on his trip to Las Vegas for the Mint Collective, including his adventure to see Steve Aoki perform! He also shows us the amazing highlights of the newest collection purchase by Just Collect and of course it comes with another great story of its linage and discovery.

After a quick run through of some amazing events and giveaways that are just ahead at Just Collect and Vintage Breaks, Leighton Sheldon previews the upcoming Mint Collective event in Las Vegas.  Then Leighton recaps the story of the Love Collection which he personally hopped on a coast to coast flight for, purchased, and brought back from California. That collection was headlined by three 194...

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks shows us his collection of 1921 Babe Ruth Exhibits, talking about how much variation there can be in even small differences in grading. Once again we learn that not all cards of the same or similar grade are the same. Leighton then previews the upcoming Mint Collective in Las Vegas and his appearance at the show!

Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks tells us tales from the very fun and successful Philly Show including his sit downs with Goose Gossage and Spud Webb. And we get a first look at a collection that J5 was courting for Vintage Breaks while vacationing in Hawaii! 

The Philly Show is up next for Leighton Sheldon and the crew at Vintage Breaks and Just Collect. Leighton gives us some tips for the show and reveals the former MLB and NBA stars that will be joining him live from the floor of the show! (Leighton is serving fowl and potato at the show. That's a hint. It's bad one, but it's a hint) 

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect gives as a great primer on collecting sports (and other) photographs, from identifying different types of photos, to identifying what makes a photo valuable, to establishing an accurate value on the photograph, Learn where the market for photographs is and how to avoid mistakes building your collection.

Did you know that there are some undersized (intentionally by the factory) T206s? American Beauty-backed T206s were smaller to fit into smaller tobacco packs. Leighton Sheldon of Just Collect and Vintage Breaks shows us examples of the American Beauty back and the frames American Beauty back. He also tells us about his most recent trade, which landed him a highly-coveted 1940 Gum Inc. #1 Superman,...

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect shows us a great example on a 1969 Topps Lew Alcindor rookie (and previews an upcoming 1969 Topps Basketball set break on Vintage Breaks that includes it!) and tells us the story of his pursuit, in an auction of a box of 1969 Topps Basketball wax packs. Hear tips on auction purchases like this and how to decide whether to break wax packs or not....

J5 fills in for Leighton Sheldon this week and after some discussion of Tom Brady's retirement and how it shapes The GOAT's card market, John shows us the latest collection to come through the doors at Vintage Breaks. This amazing reveal includes some great cards from the 1955, and 1956 Topps sets, and a killer group of 1955 Doubleheader cards that features a beautiful Jackie Robinson example!