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First-Hand Purchase Evidence

Sports Card Collections We Have Bought

Original photos from collections we have bought, plus first-hand accounts of how we evaluate, purchase and transport sports cards.

Bought By iBuy.cards · September and October 2026

Recent Collections We've Bought

These original photos are from collections we bought during September and October 2026. They show raw stars, graded cards, autographs and boxed products from those purchases.

We bought a large collection in La Porte, Indiana, in October 2026. These photos show some of the baseball cards and boxed products included in the purchase.

Two unopened sports card wax boxes from the La Porte collection purchase

Unopened Wax Boxes

Unopened wax boxes from our La Porte collection purchase.

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Reggie Jackson rookie cards in protective holders from the La Porte collection

Reggie Jackson Rookie Cards

We haven't seen this many Reggie Jackson rookie cards together in quite a while.

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Don Mattingly rookie cards held in front of a storage box

Don Mattingly Rookie Cards

Don Mattingly rookie cards shown in front of a storage box.

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Seven Rickey Henderson rookie cards in protective holders

Rickey Henderson Rookie Cards

Seven nice Rickey Henderson rookies, getting harder to come by.

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Ryne Sandberg rookie cards displayed over a binder page from the La Porte purchase

Ryne Sandberg Rookie Cards

Ryne Sandberg rookie cards pulled from binders and boxes from our La Porte purchase.

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Tony Gwynn rookie cards in protective holders from the La Porte collection

Tony Gwynn Rookie Cards

Massive quantity of great condition Tony Gwynn rookie cards.

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Darryl Strawberry rookie cards in a binder from the La Porte collection

Darryl Strawberry Rookie Cards

Darryl Strawberry rookie cards found in the collection.

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Cal Ripken Jr. rookie cards, including 1982 Topps Traded cards, displayed over a binder page

Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie Cards

We found quite the quantity of Cal Ripken rookie cards, including his highly sought-after 1982 Topps Traded cards.

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More Collections We've Bought

These photos are from other collections we bought in September and October 2026. They include basketball cards, graded cards, autographs and boxed products.

Rows of protected Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant basketball cards laid out on a table

Jordan And Kobe Card Collection

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant cards from a collection we purchased.

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Michael Jordan graded cards and Kobe Bryant cards in protective holders

Basketball Collection Highlights

A closer look at Jordan and Kobe cards from a recent purchase.

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Boxes of graded sports cards with Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen autographs and other stars on top

Graded Cards And Autographs

Graded cards and signed cards from a mixed sports collection we bought.

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Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey Jr., Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Cade Cunningham and Caitlin Clark cards

Stars Across Different Eras

Jordan, Griffey and modern sports stars from a recent purchase.

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Two boxes filled with graded card slabs, including a Walker Buehler autograph and a Philip Rivers and Justin Herbert dual relic card

Boxes Of Graded Cards

Full boxes of graded cards and protected hits from a purchased collection.

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Dennis Rodman signed Fleer card in a PSA/DNA authenticated autograph holder

An Authenticated Autograph

A Dennis Rodman autograph in a PSA/DNA authentication holder from a recent purchase.

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Collector's Edge, Fleer Tradition, SkyBox and Magic: The Gathering boxes from a purchased collection

Boxed Football And Trading Cards

Football products and a Magic: The Gathering box from a collection we bought.

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Real Transactions

We publish only purchases Larry or the business can confirm from first-hand experience.

Not Price Promises

One purchase amount does not establish the value of another collection with a similar card count.

Historical Purchase Snapshot

One Exceptional Collection

Circa 2016
Purchase timing
New York
Pickup location
Approx. 500,000
Estimated cards
$10,000 paid at the time
Historical purchase
Diagram of the box truck used for the large collectionA side-view box truck filled with rows of sports card storage boxes, representing the approximate 500,000-card purchase.APPROX. 500,000 SPORTS CARDSONE BOX-TRUCK LOAD TO TRANSPORT AND UNLOAD
Visual reconstruction based on Larry Elswick's recollection. This is not a photograph of the original purchase. The year and card count are approximate.
Featured Historical Purchase

How We Bought And Moved A 500,000-Card Collection

Around 2016, we traveled beyond our normal service area to New York, purchased approximately 500,000 sports cards for $10,000, and transported a box-truck load back for unloading. No original transaction photographs are known to survive, so the case study uses an openly labeled diagram and states which details cannot be reconstructed after approximately ten years.

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How Future Case Studies Will Be Added

We will add another purchase only when it answers a distinct seller question and we can document the important facts. Seller names and exact addresses remain private unless the seller approves their use. Original photos will carry precise captions, and any reenactment, diagram, or generated visual will be labeled as such.

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