Brick and mortar card shops- Net54 resource project
 

A few days ago our valued board member, Donny M., emailed me about potentially making a place in our resource lists, on Net54baseball.com, for a directory of brick and mortar card shops around the country. I think it's a good idea. I am close to 100% certain we can put it somewhere. So with that being said I think what we need is something like

1. Name of shop
2. Address
3. Phone #
4. hours of operation (if you know them)
5. a very brief description of what they have....


Many of the things we have done on this board come from suggestions from our great (in the best sense of the word) members. I remember when our BST was getting cluttered with ebay auctions on all of the pages....then Greg S. sent me a note suggesting they have their own place...and that small problem was solved. I/we always appreciate good suggestions. (jumping off a cliff is not a good suggestion :))

ps...recently Brian M updated all of the other pages on the board to have a similar header look...... I want to publicly thank him for that. It's been a banner (pun intended) year for our board and I think the transition from the old one to the new one, albeit with a bit of angst and trepidation, was a very good move. It's sort of like going to the dentist (sorry about that for the dentists on the board) as most folks don't like to go but when you leave the dentist's office you feel better about it.....best regards

Staten Island Sports Cards
 

I guess I will get it started:

1. Staten Island SportsCards
http://www.sisportscards.com/
2. 27 Seguine Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10309-3700
3. (718) 967-7171
4. Hours: Monday-Friday 11-7
Saturday 11-6
Sunday 11-3

5. I will try to find out more info than I already have but so far it is the only store with a hint of vintage I have found in Staten Island. I came in there looking for graded card protectors and started conversating with the owner, who is a really nice guy. We started talking about vintage cards and he pulled out a pile of 1933 and 1934 Goudeys he just acquired. I also believe he is a noted EBAY seller, but as I said I will get more info and share with the board.

Should we stipulate that these shops must carry pre-war vintage?

thanks
 

Thanks Rob.....I think this is enough info on this store. I thought this would be a good resource for the board but if very few respond then maybe folks don't really care. No harm in trying...it costs nothing, takes up almost no room and eats very little :D.

dunno
 

I dunno....I think all card shops would be ok. The very brief description should help....maybe something like:

"90% modern 10% vintage, and wear a gas mask as the owner smokes in the shop :)."


That way if folks would need to travel for 5 minutes it might be worth it but if they have to travel an hour, then a phone call first might be in order.....and if they are allergic to smoke they might skip this one altogether!!

Hot Corner
2980 Nostrand Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11229-1879
(718) 252-1555‎

Not sure of hours. Used to deal in vintage cards - not sure if that's still the case. Also has lots of autographs and sometimes has autograph guests.

What about listing the the larger, local card shows? We have ones here (Long Island) twice a year similar to those in White Plains and while they are not overrun with vintage pre-war, five or six dealers usually have a good selection. Just a thought.

Largo/Clearwater/St. Petersburg/Tampa Florida
 

Baseball Card Co

1901 West Bay Drive, Largo, FL
<NOBR>(727) 581-2974</NOBR>‎
Hours: TBD (can't remember)
Inventory: Large selection of post-war vintage cards (50's-70's). Especially good for set builders as he has binders and binders full of commons to pick from. A small amount of pre-war vintage cards. Also carries new cards.

P.S. - I think the list should definitely include stores that carry post-war stuff as many folks here collect both pre-war and post-war vintage material. I wasn't expecting to find many pre-war dealers (I do that online), but I'd love to find some dealers close by who have a good selection of 50's and 60's stuff. Thanks!

already doing it
 

We already have this in our links section...

http://net54baseball.com/forum/conte...tagelinks.html

If anyone wants to update something all they have to do is shoot me an email. ALSO, our calendar is open for all members to utilize. The new board has features that many folks don't use but they are there....nice suggestion though :).

Hey Jon,

I grew up a few blocks from Hot Corner, used to go their all the time. I think they mostly have post-war these days and as you said autographed items. Unfortunately IMO I think the prices are way out of line.

Rob

I had no idea those links were there! I'll send along details for the two Long Island Nationals in a bit. I think I need to look at the site features in details soon....

2 in Madison, WI
 

Baseball Card Shoppe
126 Westgate Mall, Madison, WI
(608) 274-8498‎
Hours: M-F 12-7 Sat-10-5 Sun 12-5
Inventory: Good selection of post-war vintage HOF cards (50's-70's). Call first for 50s-70s commons as he stores most off site. Haven't seen much pre-war over the years. Pretty much goes with high book.

Jim's Card Korner
2865 University Ave, Madison, WI
(608) 233-0045‎
Hours: Can't remember
Inventory: OK selection of 50s-70s commons and has a decent number of HOFs. Haven't seen much pre-war over the years. Goes with low book on most stuff. Sometime his dad is running the store and usually gives me a really good deal.

The two most local ones to me
 

And more added as I got going!

Triple Cards
2452 K Avenue
Plano, TX 75074-5911
(972) 509-5263
Owner/Operator: The Good Al

Nick's Cards
7522 Campbell Road
Dallas, TX 75248-1726
(972) 248-2271
Owner/Operaters: Nick and Debbie Redwine

MERICAN LEGENDS
1107 CENTRAL PARK AVE.,
SCARSDALE, NY 10583
(914) 725-2225
Owner/Operators; Mark and Donna Rubin

Burbank Sportscards
1500 W. Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
Tel: (818) 843-2600 >
Email: "Stephen@bcs-cards.com"
Owner: Rob Veres

AU Sportscards
5629 W. Touhy
Niles, IL 60714
Phone: (847) 647-8311
E-Mail: ausports@aol.com
Owner: Steve Gold

I'll add more later.

geez Rob - you are in my old neck of the woods. And not too far from where I live now.

Next time I am at Certos getting a mortadella sandwich.... I will stop in and say hello.


edit: I think I may have misread and was thinking the store was your store. I recommend you stop in Certos during your next visit and get a sandwich and stuff.

Baseball Card Exchange

(317) 254-8681

8519 Westfield Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46240

85% new, 15% ungraded cards from 1950s and up.

I love Certos, best hero sandwich on the island!! I actually bought a house in Annadale a couple years ago and live like 10 minutes from there.

Card shop I frequent:

Baseball Plus
636-970-7088
346 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., St. Peters, MO 63376
Hours: M-F 12-7, Sat 11-5

Probably about 40% vintage, 60% modern. Great guy to deal with.

Cards & Sports, Inc in Media PA
 

Cards & Sports, Inc.
610.566.0655
415 E. Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063 (SW of Philly)
Hrs: need to check
10-15% vintage, maybe more. nice selection of older cards, commons and stars. Great owner to talk to and do business with. Shop also has a ski and snow board business attached.

Alex's MVP Cards & Comics

256 e89th st.
New York, NY 10128

(212) 831 2273

Not an abundance of vintage, but they always have, at least, a fair amount of it. Pleasant people to deal with, too.

Stevens Creek Sports Cards
(408) 243-1120
3220 Stevens Creek Blvd Ste D
San Jose, CA 95117

Nice selection of pre-war and post-war cards, fair prices and good customer service.

Stevens Creek is a great store! Best in the bay area by far.

James I'm surprised you did not mention your
 

Employer's store; for Bill Huggins has a retail outlet as well. You might want to post that information :)

Rich

Memphis, TN area
 

Nostalgia World Inc

2492 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN
<NOBR>(901) 327-6522</NOBR>‎
Hours: Open only on the weekends (call first for hours)
Inventory: Been in business forever. Vintage and new including commons and stars. Good prices.


Triple Crown Sports Cards

7519 Capital Drive, Germantown, TN
<NOBR>(901) 757-4080</NOBR>‎
triplecrownsportscards.com
Hours: M-F 11:00-5:30, Sat. 9:30-4:00
Inventory: Vintage including T206s, Goudeys, etc. as well as 40s, 50s and 60s stuff. Also carries new cards.

McLean Sports Collectibles
 

I recently started a thread regarding the opening of this shop. We're still hangin' in there. Thanks for doing this, Leon.

1. McLean Sports Collectibles
2. 6819 Elm Street
McLean, VA 22101
3. 703-PLA-BALL (752-2255)
4. Presently Tuesday to Saturday 12PM to 5PM (Will extend in the Spring)
5. Vintage baseball from pre-war to the 1970's. Vintage football and basketball, some memorabilia, wax, and supplies.

Knoxville, TN area
 

Webb's Cards & Collectibles

112 Carr St, Knoxville, TN
<NOBR>(865) 584-9322</NOBR>‎
Hours:
Inventory: Maybe 10-20% vintage (50s-70s). 80% newer cards. All sports. Prices a little high, but occassional bargains can be found.

There are some others in the Knoxville area, but I will hold off on posting them until I've had a chance to visit them again.

thanks so far
 

We can let this go a few more days (no big hurry) and then I will get with Brian and see where we can put the info. Thanks to all who have helped so far....

Here in Northeastern PA
 

Gary's Sports Cards
618 Pittston Avenue
Scranton, PA 18505
570.341.9911

Products & Services: * Baseball Cards


Mace Coin & Card Mart
108 North Main Avenue
Scranton, PA 18504
570.346.6891

Products & Services: * Baseball * Gold * Silver Specialties: * Baseball Cards,Coin Albums,Coin Supplies,Military Items Additional Information: MACE, MART, We Buy And Sell, Card + Coin Supplies, Military Items, Located In West Scranton, COIN & CARD


Yarem & Son Enterprises
321 South Main Avenue
Scranton, PA 18504
570.346.2707

Products & Services: * Baseball Cards Specialties: * Buy - Sell - Trade * Complete Line of Sports Cards and Non- Sports Cards * Gold & Silver Coins Payment Options: * American Express * Discover * Master Card * VISA Additional Information: Buy-Sell-Trade, Complete Line Of Sports Cards And Non-Sports Cards, Gold & Silver Coins

We started a website around this idea a while back:
http://www.vintagebaseballdirectory.com/

I've been sure to add the information for the dealers listed so far.