Leighton's Loft

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, and a huge set break coming up on Vintage Breaks that includes a Mickey Mantle and a Willie Mays!

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.  Leighton also breaks a 2018 Optic Baseball Value Pack for a listener and that leads to a $50 Vintage Breaks credit! 

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!

See it here first! Watch Leighton Sheldon from Vintage Breaks and Just Collect and J5 show off, for the first time, an amazing collection of 1948 Leaf Baseball Cards that featured a beautiful Babe Ruth and three (count 'em) Jackie Robinson rookie cards that are in killer shape! As always, it seems, the collection comes with a handful of great stories, starting with a same-day cross country round trip and the unusual way the expensive cards traveled to the meeting! This is the first time you'll get to seem the cream of this collection, so don't miss this episode!

J5 fills in for Leighton in this episode of Leighton's Loft and previews for us a great collection of baseball and footballs cards from the '50s currently being appraised by the gang at Vintage Breaks! As always this well-preserved collection has a great story behind it and some amazing examples of cards of the era! 

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect talks with Bill Z. about their recently completed sale/trade in which Bill landed a 1952 Mays. The deal involved both cash and trade and for Bill it utilized the "Thin the Hoard" strategy that Leighton has talked about the last couple of months in a way that made the deal much more comfortable and enjoyable for both ends of the transaction. Learn how to thin your hoard and improve the enjoyment and value of your collection. Leighton also previewed 1951 Bowman Set Break upcoming on Vintage Breaks and set up a giveaway of a 1933 Goudey Tony Lazzeri that you missed out on if you don't watch The Loft Live on our Facebook page!

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Break and Just Collect talks about the Fanatics purchase of Topps and what it means for the hobby. Leighton also talks about a deal he is making with a member of the Vintage Breaks community for a $5,000+ Willie Mays card that included some cards coming back in trade. He explains how this benefits both parties and how it plays into the "Thinning the Hoard" strategy he's been talking about recently. It's all on this edition of the Loft!  

Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect wraps up the 2021 run on Leighton's Loft with a preview of the Dumpster Diver Collection of 1910 era cards that includes a card that may be only the second known example of it's kind! Leighton also talks about the balance between vintage and modern cards in the current breaking market and pulls a great rookie auto during a free live break for a lucky 10 in our live audience!