The Old Brick and Mortar Card Store

[sox1903wschamp]

I visit a shop every few months for supplies in the Minneapolis area. Been doing that for 10 years. The owner and his Wife are nice. I check out his 50's and 60's selection but the only time I ever purchased cards was about 5 years ago when he had just purchased a cache of raw 62 BB Highs.

He had multiples of most of the Rookie cards (most above #581) and they were very nice. I picked out the nicest of each and most upgraded my set (which is around NM). A very cherry Twins team card and an awesome #598 (last card) were the highlights. Probably should have purchased them all but chose the best copies. The prices were reasonable, maybe around ex-mt pricing. Got lucky because I was in the store like the next day after he purchased. They were all gone in a few days.

[ullmandds]

michael...where is the store you frequent in mpls? apple valley?

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

michael...where is the store you frequent in mpls? apple valley?

No Pete. I know the store your thinking about. This one is in Richfield. Uncommon Sportscards, 66th and Penn. Sort of a hole in the wall but I like it for supplies.

[ullmandds]

thanks michael...i've found a few vintage cards in stillwater at antique mall...occasionally at har mar mall when they have sportscard shows...that's about it!!!!!

[RobertGT]

I will give a quick shout-out to the owner of one brick-and-mortar store who has a clue about current market value: Randy's Sportscards outside of Quakertown, PA. Although you won't find a lot of pre-war stuff at his shop, Randy is always getting in stuff and he knows how to turn merchandise by setting his prices at or below eBay prices and then working you a deal on top of that. Beyond that, he's just a good guy.

Randy sets up at the National and a lot of regional card shows so I'm sure he is known to many on this board.

I agree that most card-shop owners are stuck in the pre-internet days (80s) and are just wasting everyone's time with their joke museum prices. Randy is not one of those guys.

Disclosure statement: I am not an employee of Randy's or associated with him in any capacity, other than being a pretty regular customer of his.

Rob

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

I recently drove through my hometown, Leesburg, FL, and saw a card shop. The shop, Not Just Cardboard, sold cards and comics. It was cramped into a shop much too smal for its inventory. Funny thing was that I knew the kid behind the counter because I used to be a camp counselor back when he went to summer camp. There wasn't anything that I collect but they had a good assortment of stuff from the 20s to present at affordable prices. I would recommend the shop.

[glynparson]

People have these preconceived notions that all card shops are overpriced. It has afforded me the opportunity to make many many great purchases over my approximately 35 years of collecting cards. (40 years old)

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

I recently drove through my hometown, Leesburg, FL, and saw a card shop. The shop, Not Just Cardboard, sold cards and comics. It was cramped into a shop much too smal for its inventory. Funny thing was that I knew the kid behind the counter because I used to be a camp counselor back when he went to summer camp. There wasn't anything that I collect but they had a good assortment of stuff from the 20s to present at affordable prices. I would recommend the shop.

I live about an hour from Leesburg. I will have to check out this store some time.