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Originally Posted by itjclarke
Re- card shops its funny you say that. I've experienced the same, but am always curious to poke my head in and look. If it's a pleasant experience, I usually by an old Topps wax pack for the time, and enjoy munching on 25 year old gum. However, I go up to AK quite a bit as well, and found a few shops in Anchorage that were selling stuff a similar to eBay prices. I loaded up on some nice 60's-70's cards (including some really nice '69 Topps Basketball) and a Willie Mays signed ball for a lot less than would be expected. They didn't have any prewar stuff though.
Will send PM w/ my number.. and sounds like David is very close by as well. I usually stay right near down town.
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I used to stop in the cardshops just to chat with the owners. Plus, I like to encourage brick-and-mortar hobby businesses, as the internet is killing them. If any of you guys had a shop near Seattle, I would certainly stop by and purchase anything that I could justify in order to support you. I paid 20% extra for dog food for several years, just to support a downtown mom and pop pet store, but now they are out of business. It's a shame, but the public voted them out with their dollars.
What I'm seeing is that the places that survive are generally run by retirees who 'need' the physical store to keep them going. I'll probably end up the same, running a pool hall or antique store. I've been looking at pool halls for years, but haven't seen anything workable yet. Those have all turned into douche-party places for bangers, and I can't handle drunks. Unfortunately, downtown rent doesn't allow for anything else.
I guess I'm rambling, but this thread was getting kind of personal anyway.