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05-22-2007, 12:46 PM
Posted By: <b>James Gallo</b><p>Are there any good vintage shops in LA? Hell even non vintage. I will be mostly in the area around the convention center.<br /><br />PLMK. thanks<br /><br />James G<br><br>Looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks and 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1.
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05-22-2007, 01:27 PM
Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>You are referring to Los Angeles, correct? If so there is Beverly Hills Basecall card shop located on Robertson Blvd. The owner is Matt and he is a good guy and has a nice selection to choose from in pre-war. Don't think they are open on Monday and it would not be very far from downtown to get to.
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05-22-2007, 01:35 PM
Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>agreed...<br /><br />you can "google" him, i have spoken to him before, great selection of vintage...<br /><br />i think his eBay ID has "BHBC" in the title...<br /><br />good luck.<br /><br />MS
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05-22-2007, 02:34 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>I would second the recommendation of Beverly Hill Cardshop on Robertson. Matt is a great guy and the shop has been there for about 20 years. It is one of the survivors. He usually has quite a bit of vintage inventory, but you have to ask him about it since he does not keep it in the cases. Matt is one of the good guys in the hobby.<br />JimB<br /><br />Edited to correct the street the shop is on thanks to Bobby's note.
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05-22-2007, 02:52 PM
Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>Jim,<br /><br />He is on Robertson just north of Pico by a half block on the west side of the street.
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05-22-2007, 02:57 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I had one unpleasant transaction on ebay with the Beverly Hills cardshop. In the days before paypal I won an auction and called them the very next day and paid with a credit card...after weeks passing and not receiving the cards I called them and they said they had no record of me paying them and they were extremely rude about it. I waited for my credit card bill to show up and sure enough the charge was on my bill so I called them back and finally they told me they must have made a mistake...it still took them a couple of weeks to ship out my cards. No apology, and no positive feedback from them.<br /><br />And besides James you're in LA to celebrate Star Wars not search for baseball cards. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-22-2007, 03:01 PM
Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>Star Wars?<br /><br />is there something going on for the 30th anniv?
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05-22-2007, 03:09 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Yep...Star Wars Celebration IV.<br /><br />Our boy James is a celebrity in the Star Wars collecting galaxy.<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/23npyc" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/23npyc</a><br /><br />
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05-22-2007, 03:17 PM
Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>cool...i am a big Star Wars fan, but have not collected anything "SW" since i was a kid. i do have some original figures kicking around somewhere. i am sure they are pretty valuable...maybe i can trade them for some T206 cards? <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-22-2007, 03:25 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I used to be into collecting the vintage star wars toys...even bought some foreign toys from James many years ago, but I sold off my collection when I had a kid and bought a house. I had a complete mint set of the figures loose and somewhere around 100 figures mint on the card...and most of the vehicles still in boxes. I sometimes miss them, but I don't miss all the space they took up when I had them. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-22-2007, 04:09 PM
Posted By: <b>James Gallo</b><p>No reason I have to just mess with Star Wars while I am in LA. I am hitting the Dogers game Wednesday night and figured I might be able to do some card hunting as well.<br /><br />Anyone got a number handy for this shop, otherwise I will track it down.<br /><br />thanks<br /><br />James<br /><br />PS I am not really sure calling me a celebrity is quite accurate, just a knowledgeable collector. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br><br>Looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks and 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1.
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05-22-2007, 04:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>50 years from now James they will be calling you the Lionel Carter of Star Wars collecting, and putting your name on AFA cases. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-22-2007, 04:15 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>1137 S Robertson Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 map district: West Los Angeles Tel. +1 310.278.4263<br /><br />I pulled that up from a quick google. It's too bad Dan had a bad experience. I imagine a few things fall through the cracks with the best of us. I have known Matt for about 20 years and can vouch that he is honest and one of the really good guys in the hobby.<br />JimB
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05-22-2007, 04:32 PM
Posted By: <b>Anthony</b><p>If you're looking for bargains and selection I think you're going to be disappointed wherever you go. Matt's shop is about 6 blocks from my studio, and while I agree he's a great guy you're going to find a lot more on ebay at much better prices. He and TJ Schwartz (Porky's in Woodland Hills) have the best selection of vintage cards of any store in LA County, but for the most part I've found when I'm in another town I've had a lot better time meeting up with board members for a beer than pouring over books of cards at 99% of mint beckett. Overhead for card shops is just too high to find anything reasonable, IMO.<br /><br />If you do go there is also All Star Cards on the opposite side of Robertson a few blocks north. Richard will occasionally have some E cards or Wilson Franks, but is more focused on the Yu Gi Oh market.
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05-22-2007, 05:50 PM
Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>anthony- i'll shoot you an email as it gets closer, but i plan to be in LA in september for a bachelor party (a bunch of us are staying at the Roosevelt Hotel most likely)...then again in november for my best friend's wedding @ Yama Hiro's in Hollywood...<br /><br />we will most definitely meet up for drinks...
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05-22-2007, 08:36 PM
Posted By: <b>anthony</b><p>5/24 thru 5/28 for the star wars convention
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05-22-2007, 08:51 PM
Posted By: <b>Ken McMillan</b><p>Your homemade Star Trek uniform ain't impressing me.....<img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-23-2007, 11:28 AM
Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>I'm sorry, but every time I think of Star War collectors, I think of Eric on the '70s Show. It's not a pretty image I tell you...but I'm sure that Eric is not representative of Star Wars collectors.<br /><br />Peter
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05-23-2007, 11:32 AM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Ummmmm....Peter. Let's not stereotype here. You and I both collect pictures of men. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-23-2007, 11:44 AM
Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>I feel a little vulnerable.<br /><br />
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05-23-2007, 02:19 PM
Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Dan,<br /><br />I didn't mean to stereotype. So Jason, don't feel vulnerable, there's a lot of reasons for collecting baseball cards. One of my reasons is that it allows me to go back to my childhood, to a simpler time and place when all I had to worry about was trying to complete a Topps series. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Peter
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05-23-2007, 02:22 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I was just kidding Peter, but in all reality Star Wars collectors are trying to recapture their childhood memories as well.
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05-23-2007, 02:58 PM
Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>But they're nerds' memories <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-23-2007, 03:01 PM
Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>I could never identify with Star Wars...it's too high tech. Now, Batman and Robin I can identify with. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Peter
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05-23-2007, 03:14 PM
Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Gilbert: I just wanted to say that I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds. I mean uh, all our lives we've been laughed at and made to feel inferior. And tonight, those bastards, they trashed our house. Why? Cause we're smart? Cause we look different? Well, we're not. I'm a nerd, and uh, I'm pretty proud of it.<br /> <br />Lewis: Hi, Gilbert. I'm a nerd too. I just found that out tonight. We have news for the beautiful people. There's a lot more of us then there are of you. I know there's alumni here tonight. When you went to Adams you might've been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever felt stepped on, left out, picked on, put down, whether you think you're a nerd or not, why don't you just come down here and join us. Okay? Come on.<br /><br />Gilbert: Just join us cos uh, no-one's gonna really be free until nerd persecution ends.
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05-23-2007, 03:50 PM
Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Dan,<br /><br />You would feel right at home in Silicon Valley, it is truly the revenge of the nerds here. Only in Silicon Valley do the nerds establish fashion. For instance, around 15 years ago Steve Jobs started going to board of directors meeting in casual attire. Now you will see this in most corporations here in Silicon Valley.<br /><br />Peter
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05-23-2007, 04:44 PM
Posted By: <b>Anthony</b><p><<For instance, around 15 years ago Steve Jobs started going to board of directors meeting in casual attire. Now you will see this in most corporations here in Silicon Valley.>><br /><br /><br />Steve Jobs is not a nerd. Bill Gates is definitely a nerd.
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05-23-2007, 05:47 PM
Posted By: <b>Ken McMillan</b><p>has anyone heard the Weird Al Yankovic spoof on James Blunt's You're beautiful. It's on you tube entitled you're Pitiful.....<img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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05-24-2007, 07:10 AM
Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>Vintage in Lower Alabama? I'm sure it's there...