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Posted By: peter chao

It's good that you mentioned Smitty. A half dozen years ago every Joe Smith thought that they could run a baseball card store so you had some pretty inexperienced retail people trying to make a go at converting their hobby into a business. The remaining retailers are hardcore entrepreneurs that have been around for a while.

Stores that are still around know how to deal with customers and know full well that the retail store of today competes with Ebay. The card store I go to in the Bay Area has prices comparable to Ebay and you get to actually see and hold the card before you buy. You couldn't ask for more.

Peter C.