Whatever happened to these long-time dealers?

[akleinb611]

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...hmentid=621404

That's the catalogue! In the days before the Beckett books and other published sources, a catalogue like this would be the only way a collector could see cards from before his time!

[DHogan]

There was a shop in Arlington Mass. Hall's Nostalgia. They also did small shows at the Holiday Inn in Peabody Mass. Along with their small live auctions at the Knights of Columbus in Arlington Mass. Then there were the Rose brothers who promoted the shows at the Boston College High School in Sout Boston. That was always a great show.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by DHogan

There was a shop in Arlington Mass. Hall's Nostalgia.

As a grade schooler and Red Sox fan growing up in Canada, I was in awe of the Halls' ads in the trade rags of the time. So much incredible stuff; lots of oddball/regional Red Sox pieces, too.

It was an absolute thrill to visit their store a million years ago. I was all of 10 years old and on a vacation. Even though it was so long ago, I still don't know how I snagged T206 Chase (trophy) and Frank Smith (Chicago and Boston variation) for $1 or $5 each!?! They're still around here somewhere, though packed away and unseen for decades. I don't even know which backs they might have, but I want to say Piedmont.

It would be many years later when I was to meet the Halls again. Still as nice as ever, and still running a really great auction the old fashioned way. I sure do miss those auctions. They managed to keep their offerings extremely eclectic, too.