Whatever happened to your card dealer of the past?

KCRfan1 · #1 09-02-2015, 04:22 PM

My favorite was Jim Roy, of V&J Baseball Cards. The V and J were the first letters of his daughters first names. Jim was a barber, and ran a barber shop in Riverside MO. He had a small glass case with some cards in it that would sell from time to time. Slowly he transitioned more to cards and less on cutting hair, eventually moving to a busy corner in North Kansas City, Antioch and 72nd Street. He always had the basics, but Jim would come up with some of the coolest stuff around. I remember his display of a complete set of Transogram figures that he had spread out over a glass shelf in one of the cases. I heard he eventually sold his collection, but not sure what happened to him otherwise. I hope he is doing well.

runbrett · #2 09-02-2015, 08:17 PM

During the 1970s I had three great avenues for purchasing old cards in Chicago and through the mail.
1. A flea market at the drive-in near 74th and California. There was a guy who must have been at least 80 years old. He always had old cards including 1961 Topps in homemade cello packs. Almost every pack had Billy Williams or Wille Mays on top. He was there every week for years.

2. The famous Sports Collectors Store on Archer Avenue - also near California Ave. I remember when one of us asked for a 1963 Fleer Clemente, which we all ended up buying. They pulled out a box with at least 200 of them. Most of the guys involved in that store were seen regularly at shows throughout the years. They had everything and lots of it. I'd spend all of my money and walk/run home - seven miles.

3. Someone in the neighborhood got an address for a guy who used his typewriter to create a list of cards for sale. We regularly bought from Russell D. Walters from Michigan. I don't know why he used his middle initial. Getting those cards in the mail made for a great week. I have always wondered what happened to him.

glynparson · #3 09-02-2015, 09:23 PM

of my early collection came from a gentleman named Vince at Renninger's antique market in Adamstown PA. Vince unfortunately passed away when i was 16 or 17 years old. I still miss him even though that was 25+ years ago. One hell of a nice guy, great prices, and tremendous knowledge. His wife sold dolls she retired about 4-5 years ago not sure if she has passed on as well. Truly lovely people and i thank him for helping develop my passion for cards. PS I am friends with Solomon Cramer on Facebook he is currently in Europe on a hell of a nice trip.

RTK · #4 09-03-2015, 06:16 AM

I never really bought too many cards from shops when shops began to emerge but I did go to three stores; one had a decent selection of cards though not enough to fill the huge former furniture store it was housed in. Later, I found out it was a front for dealing drugs. Another shop is still open however it has turned to selling kids gaming cards more than baseball. The last shop is still open and thriving. The son has taken over from the father who passed away. They had a couple tables at the national show in Rosemont.

K-Nole · #5 09-03-2015, 08:27 AM

As a child, i ordered from "San Diego Sports Collectibles"

Anybody know anything about where they are now?

ALR-bishop · #6 09-03-2015, 08:32 AM

A salute to Tom and Eddie in Austin, or wherever they are now

stlcardsfan · #7 09-03-2015, 12:58 PM

Walter Abe of Foster City, CA. As a 9 year old I ordered a 1975 complete set from him (with Mom's help). Still have it. Bought a bunch of stuff after that as well.

Laxcat · #8 09-04-2015, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

A salute to Tom and Eddie in Austin, or wherever they are now

Al

Tom is my father. My collection is put together from his. Did you ever make your way to the SA store?

savedfrommyspokes · #9 09-03-2015, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by K-Nole

As a child, i ordered from "San Diego Sports Collectibles"

Anybody know anything about where they are now?

I also ordered from them in the 80s and I have often wondered what happened with SDSC too, I loved their ads
that appeared in hobby publications throughout the 80s. A couple decades later, through about
2005, I bought some great pre-70 lots on a regular basis from them. I only
stopped because I was saving for a new house and my first son was on
his way. For several years, about once a month, I would receive an email with a
list of a 1000+ cards and a price...a quick "thank you" and a payment followed.
SDSC was a huge factor in helping me complete my late 50s-60s sets.

About 8-9 years ago, after I had stopped buying these great lots, I
spoke with Jeff Kling, a long time ebay seller who passed away about a year ago, about SDSC. He mentioned that the original owner of SDSC was liquidating his inventory and leaving the business. As I had stopped buying these "liquidation lots", Jeff seemingly replaced me as SDSC's go to liquidation "buyer". I am not sure how long Jeff continued purchasing from SDSC.

I am hard pressed to remember the name of SDSC's original owner (Dave
perhaps?), as when I looked up the transaction details from my old
paypal payments to SDSC, there was not a name there, just SDSC.

More recently, there was another company with the same name, but they seem to sell more memorabilia than cards. The company name may have been sold by the original owner to this more recent company.

sox1903wschamp · #10 09-05-2015, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KCRfan1

My favorite was Jim Roy, of V&J Baseball Cards. The V and J were the first letters of his daughters first names. Jim was a barber, and ran a barber shop in Riverside MO. He had a small glass case with some cards in it that would sell from time to time. Slowly he transitioned more to cards and less on cutting hair, eventually moving to a busy corner in North Kansas City, Antioch and 72nd Street. He always had the basics, but Jim would come up with some of the coolest stuff around. I remember his display of a complete set of Transogram figures that he had spread out over a glass shelf in one of the cases. I heard he eventually sold his collection, but not sure what happened to him otherwise. I hope he is doing well.

Can't believe someone remember's Jim Roy on this board. That's great. I would head to the Riverside barbershop to buy and sell with Jim. His wife was always around in the business. They really grew fast and moved up to 72nd and North Oak and ditched the haircuts. I know you said Antioch but pretty sure it was North Oak but Antioch is close. They had a location and moved a few doors down when they outgrew that. He was definitely a product of the card explosion of the 80's into the early 90's.

KCRfan1 · #11 09-05-2015, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sox1903wschamp

Can't believe someone remember's Jim Roy on this board. That's great. I would head to the Riverside barbershop to buy and sell with Jim. His wife was always around in the business. They really grew fast and moved up to 72nd and North Oak and ditched the haircuts. I know you said Antioch but pretty sure it was North Oak but Antioch is close. They had a location and moved a few doors down when they outgrew that. He was definitely a product of the card explosion of the 80's into the early 90's.

You are absolutely correct, N Oak and 72nd. From a business perspective, Jim was certainly in the right place at the right time.

PowderedH2O · #12 09-06-2015, 11:58 AM

A great store that I used to go to was "Lake Worth World of Baseball Cards" in Lake Worth, Florida. The owner was a guy named Scott Winslow (if I remember correctly) and he was a nice guy who was great to deal with. I first went there in 1984 and I remember buying a 1958 Topps Willie Mays for $15. I bought probably $10k from him, and sold probably $10k to him over a three year span or so. He would have a television on watching baseball, so you could watch the game while you were perusing the inventory. I joined the Air Force in 1988, and when I came back to South Florida in 1995, the store was gone. Too bad, because it was a great place to hang out, talk baseball, and buy cards. He was a fairly young guy (30?) in 1984, so he might still be around dealing baseball cards somewhere...

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