Bay Area Vintage Card Shops

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Posted By: Anson

Brian is right, Frank and Paul were also great guys to deal with. Frank has also been around for a long time and has well-rounded knowledge with hockey and basketball too. I don't believe he has too much in the way of vintage in his cases but, nevertheless, he is still a very classy guy.

The old Collectors Corner in Los Gatos also used to have a real nice selection of stuff. The owner, Mike Wasserman, was another outstanding person to deal with (now the town mayor). However, the development of online trading and Ebay have made it tough for many of these guys to compete. As Richard pointed out, the new wax is what tends to keep these places alive, not the vintage stuff. It's too bad but that's the market.