Lived in a small town with only one card shop. He had it in his basement for years and then moved to our mall till he closed. Owner was a great older guy who also traveled all over the US to shows in the late 80s-early 90s. He picked me up a ton of oddball Wade Boggs cards back in the day.
Growing up in a rural area hunting and fishing was also a big thing. There was a dealer who lived in a really small town about 60 miles away. He sold guns, fishing equipment, and baseball cards. Hard to get better than that.