Since 1992, American Legends has strived to provide football card and memorabilia collectors with the finest selection of items in the New York area. With a selection of football single cards stretching back to the early 1950s, the store has cultivated a very loyal customer base of vintage card buyers.
American Legends is well stocked in vintage stars like Unitas, Namath, Sayers & Staubach. Our modern singles inventory includes the likes of Brady, Mahomes, Herbert & the Manning brothers along with a large assortment of game-used jersey and certified autographed cards.
Along with our inventory of football single cards, American Legends carries almost every new football release from Panini. All of your favorite unopened football packs and boxes are here including Absolute, Donruss, Elite, Mosaic, Prizm, Panini Black, Certified and many more.
Looking for a gift for a football fan? American Legends has a nice selection of autographed memorabilia. Concerned about authenticity? So are we. Thats why our autographed items are from our own in-store player appearances as well as items that we witnessed being signed. We also sell items from reputable sources including Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA), Mounted Memories and Steiner Sports. Vintage items are authenticated by James Spence (JSA) or by PSA/DNA.
Of course, no full-service store would be complete without a full line of collecting supplies. American Legends has a vast array of items to care for your football collectibles including Ultra Pro card binders, plastic sheets, cardboard and acrylic storage boxes, top-loaders, one-touch holders and glass and acrylic display cases for footballs and helmets. We even offer custom framing for your prized collectibles.
The bottom line is, if youre looking for football cards and memorabilia, visit American Legends today.

Generally, we’re interested in football cards produced before 1978, especially those produced from 1969 and before. We’re also purchasing modern cards, specifically rookies, high end inserts, refractors and game used & autographed cards of Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Barry Sanders as well as other Hall of Famers/Future Hall of Famers.
Yes, and it’s quite a list. It can be found here: https://www.amerlegends.com/football/football-cards-we-re-buying/
Absolutely! While we have bought tens of thousands of graded cards over the years, we have bought literally millions of ungraded cards.
Yes, American Legends is actively purchasing:
Baseball Cards ( https://www.amerlegends.com/baseball/baseball-cards-were-buying/)
Basketball Cards (https://www.amerlegends.com/basketball/basketball-cards-we-re-buying/)
Hockey cards (https://www.amerlegends.com/hockey/Hockey-Cards-We-re-Buying)
and cards from other sports such as Boxing, Golf, Tennis as well as Non-Sport Cards (https://www.amerlegends.com/other-sports-non-sports/other-non-sports-items-we-re-buying/).
Generally, we’re interested in trading cards (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing, golf, tennis & non-sport) produced before 1977, especially those produced from 1969 and before. Usually, the cards from the 1970s would have to be Near Mint or better since they are more plentiful. There are quite a few modern and ultra-modern cards that we purchase, so please check out our pages for the individual categories.
Good news; we buy it all! We are always looking to buy collections of any size, consists of single cards, full collections, giant accumulations and bulk unopened deals (boxes and cases of both junk wax and quality unopened material).
Yes, and it’s quite a list. It can be found here, broken down by category:
Baseball Cards https://www.amerlegends.com/baseball/baseball-cards-were-buying/
Basketball Cards https://www.amerlegends.com/basketball/basketball-cards-we-re-buying/
Football cards https://www.amerlegends.com/football/football-cards-we-re-buying/
Hockey cards https://www.amerlegends.com/hockey/Hockey-Cards-We-re-Buying
and cards from other sports such as Boxing, Golf, Tennis as well as Non-Sport Cards https://www.amerlegends.com/other-sports-non-sports/other-non-sports-items-we-re-buying/
Yes, American Legends is actively purchasing vintage ticket stubs and publications from sporting events such as Milestone games, All-Star Games, World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Playoffs and NBA Playoffs.
It’s easy, you can either call Mark Rubin at 914-725-2225 to discuss your collection or if you prefer, you can fill in our contact form (https://www.amerlegends.com/contact/) and tell us about your collection.
