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OT: I miss the 80's/90's...
I had the day off today, so I decided to search Google to see if there were any card shops in my local area. I found one lone shop about 15 miles away, so I decided to take the short drive and check it out. As predicted, I was very disappointed. The "highlight" of the inventory available for sale was a few post-war commons. I remarked to the shop owner that I missed the 80's and 90's, and he said "Me too."
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I miss the '70s. For card collectors, that was like the Wild, Wild West ...
Last edited by Chris Counts; 04-26-2010 at 06:18 PM. |
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I miss the 80's and 90's prices on T206's and Old judge cards
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I was traveling on business last week and had a little extra time one day, so I used my GPS to find some cards shops. 3 of the returns were someones house (I didn't know until I drove there) and the other 2 were both closed for good. I put about 120 miles on my car, and learned a lesson.
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The demise of the card shop is in direct coorelation to the advent of ebay. |
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the 2 card shops in my general area have survived on Ebay sales the last few years I think. Both have downsized considerably, and one of them has more Magic the Gathering cards for sale than baseball cards. It's a tough business to be in these days.
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I Agree With You, Dave
Not just the prices on the Old Judges, but the selection!
I remember going to the old Gloria Rothstein shows in White Plains in the late 1990s and Terry Knouse Sr. would have several hundreds of Old Judges organized in rubber-banded piles of soft top-loaders in his cases. Talk about the good old days! |
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I think you need a Hot Tub Time Machine
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A Delorean will do just fine.
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re: The demise of the card shop is in direct coorelation to the advent of ebay.
There used to be card shop in Sacramento named "Golden Era". They specialized in 1960's and older. Had some nice Goudeys, 50's and a few T-Cards too. I miss that store !!! |
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I was in Golden Era a few times before moving away. Also knew Todd, who ran another fairly large shop in town. When did they each go out of business?
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Golden Era probably 10 years ago. One of the partners then helped out at another card store "Dave's Cards" for a while. I do not know when that store closed.
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