A collector first. A dealer because of it.
Texas Vintage Collectibles is one person's vault, built the slow way — 24+ years of buying, selling, and vetting vintage cardboard one piece at a time. The numbers are real, and so is the eye behind them.
- 24+ years dealing
- Since 200124+ years dealing
- Positive feedback
- 100%Positive feedback
- Lifetime sales
- 487+Lifetime sales
- Followers
- 234Followers
Twenty-four years, one careful hand
Anthony "Tony" Bruno has been buying and selling vintage sports memorabilia and trading cards since 2001. That isn't a tagline — it's 487+ completed sales and 100% positive feedback, earned one transaction at a time over more than two decades. Every piece that has moved through this vault came across his desk personally.
[confirm with Tony: the origin beat — what first got him collecting, the card that started it, where in Texas he's based] What hasn't changed is the standard: buy the right piece, know exactly what it is, and treat the next collector the way he'd want to be treated.
A long eBay track record proves the trust, but a listing page can't tell you why a 1919 W514 Ruth matters, or what separates a graded piece from a good story. This site is where the vault speaks — and where the 24+ years finally get a voice.
What the collection actually is
Baseball is the cornerstone — a deep pre-war and post-war Babe Ruth run, the 1940 Play Ball set led by the #1 DiMaggio rookie, T206 and Cracker Jack tobacco-era issues, and the 1952 Topps Mantle. But the vault runs wider than the diamond: blue-chip modern rookies, combat sports from Jack Johnson to Jon Jones, and the non-sport cult classics.
How he works
- Graded where it counts. High-value cards are independently certified by PSA, SGC, and BGS. Where a piece isn't graded, he says so plainly. See the authenticity guarantee.
- No pressure, ever. Inquiries are private and unhurried. He'd rather a piece find the right home than rush a sale.
- Both channels open. Prefer eBay's familiar checkout? The storefront stays open, backed by the same hands and the same 100% feedback.
Talk to the person who built the vault
No intake bots, no boilerplate. Ask about a piece, a set you're chasing, or a collection you're ready to part with — Tony reads every inquiry himself.