Seattle area sports card shops (1990s and beyond)

[Rich Klein]

Brown's Cooperstown: They retired a few years back. Nice people

U-Trading Cards - Mike was always one of my favorite people to deal with

Interesting data on the COMC card.

Rich

[mrmopar]

Card Exchange is still open on 99. Possibly a few others besides those mentioned. A lot were in the middle of the 90s boom and fizzled.

Golden Age Collectibles in Pike Place market was one of my first shops visited. I went back a few years ago and I don't think they had any baseball cards anymore. Was still a neat shop for comics and other non-sports collectibles. if they are gone, that would be sad.

I also just noticed Rain City is Jim Beattie. I used to live about a mile from them when I lived in Bothell/Woodinville area. I assume it is the former pitcher, but not sure. I only went in a time or two and recall not liking it. probably not much to look at and high prices, given they were downtown Woodinville. Maybe I noticed the name at the time, maybe I didn't. I don't recall.

[Rrrlyons]

Pacific trading cards was a great place to go in the 70’s and early 80’s huge selection of vintage cards then as we know transitioned into producing them.
Who’s on first in Marysville is still there but pretty much just sells gaming cards not sports cards and no vintage anymore.
Rick

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Brown's Cooperstown: They retired a few years back. Nice people

U-Trading Cards - Mike was always one of my favorite people to deal with

Interesting data on the COMC card.

Rich

I traveled to Seattle on business probably 20 times in the 90's and early 00's and those are the two I remember going to. I recall Brown's being near the Space Needle, maybe in Queen Anne?

City has changed a ton since-I hadn't been for about a dozen years and then was out there 2-3 times a year again beginning in 2016 and it was like another world almost. It's still one of the best food and drink cities in the US though.

[oaks1912]

Rich,
Mike Livingston had a stroke a few years back. I visited him on one of my last trips to Seattle.He was making some progress, but I do not have a recent update........ Dave.....Pete Brown had a few locations. His last one was over in the Fremont district. There was an armed robbery which really shook him up, and he closed soon after. Pete was a really good asset to the local collecting community, and its too bad he's no longer around....Brian.... I talked with Keith at Gasoline Alley last week and he is doing about the same. He's been dealing with a health issue but sounded great.... I hope to get up there next year. My 32 year streak going up there , usually several times a year, was broken this year, as were several other streaks. I miss seeing the many friends and customers in the Northwest

[mrmopar]

I had wondered what had happened with Mike. While I was attending UW, I would spend a fair amount of time in his shop between classes. I eventually would sell some things for him on ebay in the early years, before he closed up shop seemingly suddenly. If I recall, he moved out of country initially. It's been a while since I passed that spot on the corner of 50th and Roosevelt, but I believe the building still stands. Do you know if he still has all his stuff or did he pass it along to someone else via sale or other?

I thought Brown's Cooperstown moved from Fremont to the top of Queen Anne.
I could be mixing him up with another shop, as I never had a chance to visit.
one day I did have time, I couldn't find any parking to stop.
I only visited his Fremont shop a few times, but it looked like it would have been a fun place to visit more often.

Originally Posted by oaks1912

Rich,
Mike Livingston had a stroke a few years back. I visited him on one of my last trips to Seattle.He was making some progress, but I do not have a recent update........ Dave.....Pete Brown had a few locations. His last one was over in the Fremont district. There was an armed robbery which really shook him up, and he closed soon after. Pete was a really good asset to the local collecting community, and its too bad he's no longer around....Brian.... I talked with Keith at Gasoline Alley last week and he is doing about the same. He's been dealing with a health issue but sounded great.... I hope to get up there next year. My 32 year streak going up there , usually several times a year, was broken this year, as were several other streaks. I miss seeing the many friends and customers in the Northwest

[t206fix]

I was a south end kid back in the 80s and 90s and spent every weekend at the Mid-Way swap meet. I forgot the guy's name, but he had a shop in the indoor section of the swap meet for years. We'd go every weekend to try and find bargains. Anyone else go there?