Seattle Baseball Memorabilia Shops?

[icollectDCsports]

Would appreciate info about any shops in Seattle that sell vintage baseball memorabilia, such as pinback buttons, programs, ticket stubs, game used items, etc. related to the Pilots and Mariners.

Thank you.

[drcy]

Though I haven't been, there is a little card shop in the Pike Place Market. There's also a very big antiques store called Seattle Antiques Market on the waterfront near Pike Street Market. Easy to hit both, though I make no promises about Mariners and Pilots items. There are Mariners' team stores at the stadium and downtown, though it will be pricey modern stuff.

[71buc]

Try Gasoline Alley
http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/search.htm

[UnVme7]

So has anyone here heard about the big Mariners store find from about 2011 or so? The Mariners team store found boxes of game worn jerseys from the 80's and 90's. Tons of Griffeys, Big Units, Edgar's, Arod's, Ichiro, some Vizquel's, Buhners, etc. They sold them all in their team store, and since they weren't authenticated, they sold them as game issued.

I was able to get 3 Big Unit's, a couple Edgar's, a Buhners, and a few lower end players from the 80's. I unfortunately wasn't able to get any of the Griffey, Arod or Ichiro jerseys(they were long gone), but it was an amazing sale they had.

Anyone here buy anything from that sale?

Sorry, don't mean to get off topic. The subject made me think of it

[icollectDCsports]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Try Gasoline Alley
http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/search.htm

This would be your best bet in the Seattle area.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by drcy

Though I haven't been, there is a little card shop in the Pike Place Market. There's also a very big antiques store called Seattle Antiques Market on the waterfront near Pike Street Market. Easy to hit both, though I make no promises about Mariners and Pilots items. There are Mariners' team stores at the stadium and downtown, though it will be pricey modern stuff.

I have visited this shop twice within the last 3 years. It's a VERY small shop and I did find a couple of pristine Crackerjacks pinbacks that I had been looking for at a reasonable price. Their inventory is very limited, but if you visit Pike Street Market you should check them out. The people there were friendly, FWIW.

[JoeyFarino]

My fiance' used to work at that team shop so ill ask her about it. The pike place store sells a decent amount of 50's-higher raw cards but nothing great. Most stuff is highly priced and not worth it imo. Still a cool little shop to visit. They also specialize in coins

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

My fiance' used to work at that team shop so ill ask her about it. The pike place store sells a decent amount of 50's-higher raw cards but nothing great. Most stuff is highly priced and not worth it imo. Still a cool little shop to visit. They also specialize in coins

Is the shop in the market hard to find?

[ooo-ribay]

Doesn't runscott own a store in Belltown? Or is that not a brick and mortar store?

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

Is the shop in the market hard to find?

No its very easy. Youll most likely start from the top of the market where they sell all the food and stuff. Go downstairs and youll walk into a bunch of stores. Its right across from the magic shop

[mrmopar]

You'd think there would be more in a bigger city like Seattle, but most of them have closed. if you are just in town for a quick visit, the shops are worth a try. if you are moving here or will make frequent trips, then you might try to catch one of the shows held by WSSCA. That might be your best bet.

http://www.wsscaseattle.com

I used to travel a lot within the area for work and knew where all the shops were located, but as I said, many have since closed their doors.

Card Exchange (North seattle) and DJ's Sportscards (Renton) are the two I still visit periodically, but that is mainly for supplies (Card Exchange) and oddball, cheap stuff (DJs).

I heard that Brown's Cooperstown (a shop that was in Freemont) sold and may be open under new ownership in the Queen Anne area, but have never been.

Too bad U Trading Cards closed their doors. They were centrally located and probably benefited greatly from being close to the UW campus, for a steady flow of new customers and probably for a steady flow of new college kids selling collections for beer and tuition money!

[drcy]

Seattle has a compact downtown. If you're in good shape, you can hit all the highlights by foot. Though, as mentioned, it has hills. If you aren't in walking shape, it has a good public bus system to take you to where you want to go.

[icollectDCsports]

I'll definitely look for the shops in the market and may try to get to Gasoline Alley, which seems I may need to grab a taxi to get to from downtown. Thanks to everyone for the info and suggestions.