Wagner provenance. Anyone know?

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

http://www.yelp.com/biz/buddys-sports-corner-paramus

Regards
Rich

YIKES - some nasty Yelp reviews there! It makes me sad when the few brick-and-mortar card shops - especially one in a high-profile area like a shopping mall - can't have any customer service skills. I think it's great that a shop can still exist in a mall, and potentially attract new folks to our hobby. But when the folks working there have such a negative attitude and bad customer service abilities (assuming the reviews are accurate), it casts a horrible light to our hobby, and keeps potential new collectors from joining the hobby. Too bad people don't realize that a little attitude adjustment can go a long way sometimes.....

[Rich Klein]

It was Danny Marcella not Marucci. My memory takes a while sometimes.

[Rich Klein]

The one in Paramus Park was the Sports Corner handled by Rick and Buddy.

Before Paramus Park they were in the baseman (antique mall section) of the Bergen Mall which is where they moved after Montvale.

Rich

[mrmopar]

Dredging up on old thread, but I made my first trip to Cooperstown this past week and Baseball Nostalgia was the first shop we came upon, as we parked near Doubleday Field. Instantly it reminded me of what shops should look like (in my mind at least), although it would be nice to see a little more organization. However, not knowing what you'll find in a box or stack of items is also exciting. I just had limited time, so I was not able to look through everything.

I asked the guy running the shop if it was affiliated in any way with TCMA. I knew TCMA was out of NY at some point and with all of the TCMA related items they had, I just assumed there was some sort of connection. I don't know if this was a sore subject or he didn't want to talk about it, but the best I could get was "one of the partners". I felt uncomfortable pushing him for more, as he seemed uninterested in a discussion of any kind, so I let it drop.

I didn't catch his name and it didn't have any names on the business card, but he was a shorter guy, balding and kind of had a higher raspy voice (from the few words he spoke).

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

I didn't catch his name and it didn't have any names on the business card, but he was a shorter guy, balding and kind of had a higher raspy voice (from the few words he spoke).

Sounds like you spoke to Pete. He’s one of the most knowledgeable guys you’ll ever meet when it comes to info on the HOF and early TCMA issued cards. Pete and my dad have co-owned Baseball Nostalgia since 1974, though my dad only visits during HOF Weekend nowadays.



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