The Dave and Adam’s buying team was in Detroit this past weekend for Motor City Comic Con and we managed to make a significant purchase of sealed booster boxes of Magic the Gathering cards in addition to a ton of great comic books.  We spent thousands on Magic the Gathering Cards at the Comic Con and it wasn’t even a Magic Specific show!

The most impressive item we managed to pick up was a sealed box of the Tempest expansion from 1997, still sealed in its original shrink wrap!  Tempest is one of the most expensive Magic sets out there because of some of the standout cards from this set and their necessity for participation in sanctioned Magic legacy event.  Wasteland, Lotus Petal, Cursed Scroll and the infamous enchantment Humility can all be found in this set, making it an amazing find.

We also managed to pick up a box of Time Spiral and 2 boxes of Future Sight, giving us a nice sampling from the Time Spiral block.  Of course Time Spiral is famous due to it containing the purple symbol timeshifted cards, allowing for multiple rare cards to be opened in one pack.  Also, who can forget that the most famous creature in Modern and Legacy formats, Tarmogoyf, can be found in Future Sight along with future shifted cards, giving us a glimpse of themes and mechanics that may show up in future magic sets.

Our buying team also picked up a sealed box of each set in the original Ravnica City of Guilds Block: Ravnica, Guildpact and Dissension feature the now highly sought after “Shock Lands” that allow a player to make the most of their manabase that are still able to be used in Standard and Modern events today.  Other standout cards include Dark Confidant, Life from the Loam, Burning Tree Shaman, Giant Solifuge, and Infernal Tutor.

A box of Lorwyn and Morningtide were also purchased this weekend.  This block is well known for its introduction of the Planeswalker card type and for its tribe themed mechanics.  Tournament players will know this set very well as it is the birthplace of the iconic Faerie theme cards that continue wreaking havoc in tournaments to this day.  Notable cards include: Jace Beleren, Thoughtseize, Cryptic Command, Gaddock Teeg, Doran the Siege Tower, Bitterblossom, Vendillion Clique, and the majority of the Legacy Merfok cards.

Next we acquired 2 boxes from the Kamigawa block.  Boxes of Champions of Kamigawa and Betrayers of Kamigawa feature Umezawa’s Jitte, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Sensei’s Divining Top, and many other Ninja and Samurai themed cards to complete your favorite decks.

Finally, we came across a box of Rise of the Eldrazi, known for its containing the Planeswalker Gideon Jura as well as the Legendary Eldrazi titans Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn.

These boxes are being added to our Magic the Gathering Booster Boxes page. If you have Magic cards you are looking to sell – contact us vie email (buying@dacardworld.com), call toll free 1-888-440-9787 ext. 113, or fill out our easy selling Magic the Gathering Cards form here.

Our buying team is constantly traveling around the country for major purchases as well as setting up at shows. We have upcoming trips scheduled for Philadelphia and Denver in the coming weeks and are always making new appointments with sellers around the country. We also arrange for items to be shipped to our offices all the time. To see all of the items we are currently paying cash for, check out our sell to us page.

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Our singles buyer Steve is back at it again. Following up on a purchase of an Eli Manning collection, Steve recently picked up a collection of Ben Roethlisberger football cards. The collection included all kinds of great Big Ben rookies including the following:

(2) 2004 Playoff Contenders Rookie Autographs Graded BGS 9

2004 Topps Finest Rookie Autograph Graded BGS 9.5

2004 Upper Deck Foundations Dual Autograph with Eli Manning BGS 9.5

2004 Bowman’s Best Rookie Autograph BGS 9.5

Definitely some awesome cards of the two time Super Bowl Champion Quarterback. To see all of the Big Ben’s we have in stock check out our Ben Roethlisberger Football Cards page. Everything from the collection has now been added to our site.

If you have sports cards you are looking to sell, you can contact Steve via email (steve@dacardworld.com), phone (1-888-440-9787 ext. 112), or fill out our buying form online here. Steve generally buys sports card singles with a value of around $50 or more, as well as entire collections of cards. And there is an added bonus for many sellers when it comes to working with Steve, no fees or waiting, just a fast cash payment.

To see all the items we are looking to purchase, visit our buying page.

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The Dave and Adam’s buying team will be in Detroit this Friday 5/17 through Sunday 5/19 on a buying trip! If you have any of the following items to sell please email us at buying@dacardworld.com or call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100! We are currently setting up appointments with potential sellers in and around the Detroit area.

•    Unopened Boxes/Cases of Trading Cards (Sports, Gaming, Non-Sport)
•    Raw & Graded Vintage Single Cards
•    Complete Sets
•    High End Modern Single Cards – Valuable Rookies, Autographs, 1/1’s, etc.
•    Vintage & CGC Graded Comic Books (Cover Price $0.12 or Less)
•    Gaming Cards from Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, Pokemon, & World of Warcraft
•    Autographs from Athletes, Celebrities, and Prominent Figures
•    Vintage Action Figures – Still in The Packaging / 1980′s and Earlier / Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Transformers

We are currently paying some of the most aggressive prices we’ve ever offered for your quality cards, comics, and collectibles. If you are looking to sell and aren’t in the Detroit area – get in touch with us! We constantly travel to sellers, and often times arrange for items to be sent directly to our offices.

Call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100, fill out our easy buying contact form here or email buying@dacardworld.com

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This past weekend the DACW Buying Team made the trip up north to attend the Sportcard & Memorabilia Expo, held at the Toronto International Centre. With the NHL playoffs in full swing the show was jam packed with excited hockey card and memorabilia collectors.

Our crew set up at the show looking to purchase high end singles, vintage cards, and unopened boxes and cases. We met a lot of great collectors that stopped by our booth and were able to purchase some great items. The highlight of the trip from a product standpoint was a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded PSA 4. We have a hard time keeping Mickey Mantle cards in stock, so anytime a card like this is offered to us we are willing to make an aggressive cash offer on it. Seeing this card in person is a treat, as the clarity and eye appeal really starts to pick up with the mid level grades.

We also purchased some other vintage treasures including the following sets:

• 1952/53 Parkhurst Hockey Set
• 1962/63 Topps Hockey Set
• 1957/58 Topps Basketball Set

Along with unopened packs from the 1960’s and 1970’s and stacks of unopened boxes and cases, we also picked up a bunch of new cards. Some of the highlights include autographs from Wayne Gretzky, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Wilson, and other high dollar inserts, jersey cards, and autographs from big name players across the four sports. We’ll be adding these cards into our inventory and they’ll be available in our Sports Cards Singles section shortly.

Here’s a picture of me with the Mickey Mantle PSA 4 as well as some of the single cards, graded vintage cards, and packs the team purchased.

We also noticed tons of collectors participating in the very popular redemption programs put on by the hockey card manufacturers. To follow those up, the Patrick Roy signing on Sunday afternoon was incredibly busy. This image shows a glimpse of how many people were there just to watch the legendary Patrick Roy sign autographs. The team from AJ’s Sports World had things running smoothly.

Our time at the Expo is always enjoyable, and we are looking forward to the next show. It’s a great place for us to pick up some quality items and meet collectors from all over North America.

If you are interested in having an offer made on your cards, comics, or collectibles contact our buying team today 1-888-440-9787 ext.100 or email buying@dacardworld.com You can check out all of the items we are currently paying cash for by visiting our buying page.

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Steve Snekser, our modern single cards buyer, purchases collections from around the country all the time. We’ve featured some of his cool purchases in the past, like this near complete set of 2003/04 Upper Deck Exquisite Basketball, or this grouping of high end basketball rookies and autographs. Whether it is autographs, patch cards, low numbered inserts, or valuable rookie cards – Steve has great cards coming across his desk all the time.

Steve is known around the office for being a big fan of Peyton Manning. When you stop by his desk to check out some of the stuff he’s bought and is adding to our website, you’ll always notice some Peyton gear including wall decals and even a rookie year starting lineup that’s proudly displayed above his desk.

When he recently received a call from a seller looking to turn his Manning collection into cash he knew he’d enjoy going through the collection even more than normal. There was only one small detail, the cards were of the little brother, Eli. Even though it wasn’t a complete collection of Peyton’s there were some dual autographs in the collection featuring both star quarterbacks. All was not lost on the bonus excitement factor.

Steve went through the list of cards and made the seller a cash offer. After a quick shipment and payment the collection is now in stock on our website. You can view all of the Eli Manning cards here.

Below is a picture of Steve with the collection, as well as a few of the highlights (2004 Playoff Contenders RC Auto BGS 9, 2004 UD SPA Dual Auto with Peyton #ed to 50 BGS 9, 2004 UD Foundations Dual Auto with Peyton BGS 9).

And while we are on the topic of Peyton and Eli, we have to include one of the best “This is Sportscenter” commercials of all time.

If you have sports cards you are looking to sell, you can contact Steve via email (steve@dacardworld.com), phone (1-888-440-9787 ext. 112), or fill out our buying form online here. Steve generally buys sports card singles with a value of around $50 or more, as well as entire collections of cards. They don’t have to be Manning’s, Steve buys it all!

To see all the items we are looking to purchase, visit our buying page.

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The Dave and Adam’s buying team will be in Toronto this Friday 5/3 through Sunday 5/5 on a buying trip! If you have any of the following items to sell please email us at buying@dacardworld.com or call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100! We are currently setting up appointments with potential sellers in and around the Toronto area.

•    Unopened Boxes/Cases of Trading Cards (Sports, Gaming, Non-Sport)
•    Raw & Graded Vintage Single Cards
•    Complete Sets
•    High End Modern Single Cards – Valuable Rookies, Autographs, 1/1’s, etc.
•    Vintage & CGC Graded Comic Books (Cover Price $0.12 or Less)
•    Gaming Cards from Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, Pokemon, & World of Warcraft
•    Autographs from Athletes, Celebrities, and Prominent Figures
•    Vintage Action Figures – Still in The Packaging / 1980′s and Earlier / Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Transformers

We are currently paying some of the most aggressive prices we’ve ever offered for your quality cards, comics, and collectibles. If you are looking to sell and aren’t in the Toronto area – get in touch with us! We constantly travel to sellers, and often times arrange for items to be sent directly to our offices.

Call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100, fill out our easy buying contact form here or email buying@dacardworld.com

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The Dave and Adam’s buying team will be in Chicago, Illinois this Friday 4/26 through Sunday 4/28 on a buying trip! If you have any of the following items to sell please email us at buying@dacardworld.com or call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100! We are currently setting up appointments with potential sellers in and around the Chicago area.

•    Unopened Boxes/Cases of Trading Cards (Sports, Gaming, Non-Sport)
•    Raw & Graded Vintage Single Cards
•    Complete Sets
•    High End Modern Single Cards – Valuable Rookies, Autographs, 1/1’s, etc.
•    Vintage & CGC Graded Comic Books (Cover Price $0.12 or Less)
•    Gaming Cards from Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, Pokemon, & World of Warcraft
•    Autographs from Athletes, Celebrities, and Prominent Figures
•    Vintage Action Figures – Still in The Packaging / 1980′s and Earlier / Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Transformers

We are currently paying some of the most aggressive prices we’ve ever offered for your quality cards, comics, and collectibles. If you are looking to sell and aren’t in the Chicago area – get in touch with us! We constantly travel to sellers, and often times arrange for items to be sent directly to our offices.

Call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100, fill out our easy buying contact form here or email buying@dacardworld.com

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It’s rare for us to have one 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in stock, having two is pretty exciting. We’ve bought and sold various grades of this card over the years, and they always seem to find themselves tucked away in baseball card collections across the country. We now have one graded a BVG 2 and one graded a PSA 2 in stock.

The ’52 Topps Mantle is the cornerstone of many great baseball card collections and we don’t expect to have these in stock very long.  I am always buying vintage cards and have some great cards coming across my desk on a daily basis, but when a coworker sees a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sitting there, I seem to have more talkative friends in the office. It is one card that always impresses.

To view these cards or see the rest of our Mantle inventory – visit our Mickey Mantle Baseball Cards page.

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There were a bunch of graded cards that are already on our site from the collection that included a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth PSA 4 and a 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig PSA 3 just to name a few.  The best part of the entire deal was all the raw rookies and stars from T206 up to the early 1970’s.  It will be a big order heading out to PSA shortly that will include many Mickey Mantle cards, a Tom Seaver rookie, two Nolan Ryan rookies, a Lew Alcindor rookie, a Jim Brown rookie and many more!

To check out some of the cards we just added, visit the vintage trading cards section of our website where you can browse vintage singles by sport.

And of course I have to mention that we are always buying! If you have vintage cards to sell call me at 1-888-440-9787 ext.100 or email vintage@dacardworld.com . To see a complete list of all the items we are buying visit our sell to us page.

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Our Buying Team will be in Syracuse, New York on Sunday 4/14 on a Buying Trip! If you have any of the following items to sell please email us at buying@dacardworld.com or call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100!

•    Unopened Boxes/Cases of Trading Cards (Sports, Gaming, Non-Sport)
•    Raw & Graded Vintage Single Cards
•    Complete Sets
•    High End Modern Single Cards – Valuable Rookies, Autographs, 1/1’s, etc.
•    Vintage & CGC Graded Comic Books (Cover Price $0.12 or Less)
•    Gaming Cards from Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, Pokemon, & World of Warcraft
•    Autographs from Athletes, Celebrities, and Prominent Figures
•    Vintage Action Figures – Still in The Packaging / 1980′s and Earlier / Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Transformers

We are currently paying some of the most aggressive prices we’ve ever offered for your quality cards, comics, and collectibles. If you are looking to sell and aren’t in the Syracuse area – get in touch with us! We constantly travel to sellers, and often times arrange for items to be sent directly to our offices.

Call us toll free at 1-888-440-9787 x.100, fill out our easy buying contact form here or email buying@dacardworld.com

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