OT: I miss the 80's/90's...

[Chris-Counts]

I miss the '70s. For card collectors, that was like the Wild, Wild West ...

[T206DK]

I miss the 80's and 90's prices on T206's and Old judge cards

[albrshbr]

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.

[Chicago206]

Originally Posted by albrshbr

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.

The demise of the card shop is in direct coorelation to the advent of ebay.

[T206DK]

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.

[FUBAR]

the card shop i use has huge magic tourneys and magic nights every Friday. they just pack the little dorks in..... don't get it myself but to each their own.

The selection of card shops have sure slimmed down, that is a given. Ive even been contacted by a couple local guys looking to sell boxes out of their homes instead of a shop.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Which is the better buy. A Tom Barker PSA 8 Jackson for 2495.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1913-Tom-Barker-...item58872854a0

Or a Tom Barker PSA 6 Jackson for 2500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1913-Tom-Barker-...item5633684085

[ChrisStufflestreet]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

Ive even been contacted by a couple local guys looking to sell boxes out of their homes instead of a shop.

Back in the 1980s, I was growing up in a village in Upstate New York. Our only "card shop" at the time *was* a guy selling out of his garage when he wasn't doing his "regular" job.

The nearest card shop was in Watertown, 18 miles away and too far to pedal a bike at my age.

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by T206DK

I miss the 80's and 90's prices on T206's and Old judge cards

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!