The Old Brick and Mortar Card Store

[Shoele$$]

There's nothing of quality here in Vegas either. I did have a good experience back in Ohio where I came from though. It was around 1997-1998 when I stumbled upon a small brick and mortar on the south side of Youngstown. He's the one who actually got me into vintage. He used to always have a bunch of T206's and E cards available amongst a buffet of the new "shiny stuff". I remember buying a good amount off of him for great prices back then. He also was the first one to turn me on to Ebay back in 1998. He told me that used to sell some of his stock on this auction website called "Ebay".....I quickly went home to discover a whole new world of online vintage cards, lol.

About three years later I sent all the vintage that I had bought off of him to PSA to be graded.....then flipped em on Ebay for a nice profit when vintage cards took off in the very early 2000's. I've been hooked ever since

[ullmandds]

I used to make a habit out of checking for bb card stores when I'd visit a new city...back in 92-93' while visiting cleveland Ohio interviewing for dental college...I found a store...maybe on euclid ave that had tons of vintage. I ended up buying a nice red hindu t206 and 2 e97 b/w's...ahhhhh...those were the days...even though I overpaid for them all!!!!!!

[peterose4hof]

When I used to have a brick and mortar store, I would keep a few T206s and 33 Goudeys prominently displayed in a display case. I priced them really high on purpose with no real intention on selling them. They were great conversation pieces.

[bigtrain]

Have a local guy who has a case in one of the antique co-ops in town. Same deal. He puts out a couple of T206 commons in fair condition for $100 bucks each. They are not really for sale. What a tease.

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by bigtrain

Have a local guy who has a case in one of the antique co-ops in town. Same deal. He puts out a couple of T206 commons in fair condition for $100 bucks each. They are not really for sale. What a tease.

There's an antique store here in town that has a fake T206 Wagner, appropriately labelled, with a $50.00 price tag on it. I saw it, and didn't even bother to look at what else he had figuring it was similarly overpriced.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by mattsey9

There's an antique store here in town that has a fake T206 Wagner, appropriately labelled, with a $50.00 price tag on it. I saw it, and didn't even bother to look at what else he had figuring it was similarly overpriced.

A card store in Eatontown, NJ back around 1989-91, had a fake Wagner with a $50,000 price tag. If you picked it up, and flipped it over, he had another tag the said something like "$50,000 for near-mint, this card is vg, so $15"

Apparently someone saw the card, but never saw the back. They broke into his store one night and stole the card. Not 100% sure, but I believe all he lost was that card

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by z28jd

A card store in Eatontown, NJ back around 1989-91, had a fake Wagner with a $50,000 price tag. If you picked it up, and flipped it over, he had another tag the said something like "$50,000 for near-mint, this card is vg, so $15"

Apparently someone saw the card, but never saw the back. They broke into his store one night and stole the card. Not 100% sure, but I believe all he lost was that card

When baseball cards where in their heyday (late 80s / early 90s) we had several break-ins and attempted break-ins. Often the thieves walked away with junk we couldn't care less about, but occasionally they got some good stuff. Fortunately, it was all insured.

Oftentimes customers would ask, "What is your most expensive card?" I cringed a little every time I heard this because it made me wonder if they were "casing the joint".

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by bigtrain

Have a local guy who has a case in one of the antique co-ops in town. Same deal. He puts out a couple of T206 commons in fair condition for $100 bucks each. They are not really for sale. What a tease.

Tom, is this one of the antique shops in Somerville?

Judson, I think I know the store you were talking about. The changed names for like a month or two before closing the door. I was only in once before they shut down, but was actually really impressed with the inventory.

Dj

[hangman62]

I used to always visit two well stocked vintage stores in CHI area - Graffs on Miwk Ave and Zekes...both closed a few yrs ago and went the way on internet.
And in NJ..I see a place around Woodbridge NJ - Rookes and Stars.. just closed a few weeks ago..

[sycks22]

I was up in the mountains of NC a couple weeks ago and we stumbled on this tiny shop. I was expecting tons of newer stuff, but he did have a bunch of '80's uncut sheets and I picked up a couple '85 Topps Puckett / Clemens / Mcgwire sheets for $10 a pop. They're not worth a ton, but still pretty fun to have. You could tell the old guy was so excited to see anyone and make a couple bucks.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Shoele$$

There's nothing of quality here in Vegas either.

A couple of years ago I went to a shop about a mile off the strip in what appeared to be the Chinatown area of LV; they had some decent stuff. I ended up with a Joe Louis item I'd been looking for.