Card Collector's Company, Franklin Sq. NY

barrysloate · #1 06-25-2018, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayworld

Yes, I loved the Card Collector's Company (Richard Gelman's Card Collector's Company) and ordered cards from them quite frequently from 1977-82 or so. I remember ordering T206 cards in "fair" condition for 50 cents each; they picked the card and back. Several of the cards I ordered looked to have fire damage, but I got a Pattee, Wiltse (portrait with cap), Snodgrass, Street, Leach, Lindaman, two McQuillans (both batting, one Tolstoi, one Piedmont), Sweeney, and Birmingham (of which I still have, and it is missing about 1/8" of the card due to fire damage). Also purchased a T201 in EX condition for $14.00; turned out to be Ward/Foster.

It was also a great place to order Topps lots (all different in lots of 25, 50, or 100). The quality of cards were very nice.

Miss the company very much. Others on here have indicated that Fritsch Cards purchased Card Collectors Company years ago; is that correct?

I recall seeing a lot of those fire damaged T206's back around the 1980's, but forget the story. I'm sure somebody on the board remembers it.

brianp-beme · #2 06-25-2018, 02:41 PM

I posted these catalogs once before...but as far as I know there are no rules about posting scans multiple times (otherwise I would have been thrown in jail for scan abuse long ago). Here is a 1963 Card Collector's Catalog that my older brother had filled out but never sent in.

I never ordered from them either. Bad, bad collectors.

Brian

hedgefund96 · #3 06-27-2018, 09:13 AM

Awesome!!

insidethewrapper · #4 06-27-2018, 09:25 AM

I think they( or someone similiar) use to advertise in the Sporting News in the 1950's. I got my first set by mail in 1958 ( 1958 Topps). They were sent Series by Series through out the year. Checked the mailbox everyday. A few years later my brother threw them out, didn't think I still wanted them ! I did, even though by that time in 1964 my interests changed to music and The Beatles.

moeson · #5 06-25-2018, 02:46 PM

Around 1976, they suffered a devastating fire that destroyed/damaged much of their inventory including their supply of test set cards which were frequently offered for sale by the Gellman's in The Trader Speaks. After that I recall ordering 500 card lots from several different years, and despite having specified "no fire damage", fire/water damaged cards often got through.

rats60 · #6 06-25-2018, 03:10 PM

I bought a lot of cards from them in the early 70s. I completed my 1958-67 and 1969-73 sets thru them. I bought my first Clemente RC from them for 1.00. I think that was the most that I paid for any card.

rgurtowski · #7 06-25-2018, 03:31 PM

I remember seeing their ad in the Good Old Days magazine or in a Street and Smith's Baseball yearbook. I remember getting a '53 Topps Gene Woodling for 25 cents.

commishbob · #8 06-25-2018, 03:42 PM

I bought cards lots from them through their catalogs. I think I first saw their ads in one of those cheap, pulp baseball mags I loved to pick up at the corner newsstand.

JollyElm · #9 06-25-2018, 03:57 PM

Man, this thread is bringing back some great memories. I used to get those b/w catalogues in the mail and I scoured through them to see all of the 'ancient' cards (you know, from the 60's) they had to offer. It's funny how expensive 10 cents was for a Mantle. Ha ha. Where's a time machine when you need one??

Exhibitman · #10 06-25-2018, 04:22 PM

I ordered from them a few times in 1976. They offered grab bags lots of old cards very cheap. As I recall, the cards I got were dead on mint but for smoke or water damage on most of them, but i didn't mind because the effect was minimal and they included multiple HOFers in each lot.

rgurtowski · #11 06-25-2018, 04:29 PM

I remember also buying a card collector's box from them (fit 1000 cards) for $2.00 + shipping. Seemed like they were the only place you could mail order card collecting supplies.

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