One of the world's biggest and oldest sports card shops is located in a city of barely 12,000 people. It's not in the geographic middle of the country but you can almost see the center from there. Located about 100 miles northeast of St. Louis, Baseball Card Connection calls Effingham, IL home, and has for over 30 years. The business owned by the husband and wife team of Jon … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A: Baseball Card Connection Thrives in Small Town Middle America
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Card Shop Q&A: Box Buster Sports Cards Doubles Up
After a long career in construction and landscaping, medical issues pushed collector Garrett Morris into a new career. He’d always wanted to own a hobby shop and the circumstances felt right. Sixteen months ago, he opened Box Buster Sports Cards in Durant, Oklahoma. Three months ago, he and his wife opened a second location in Montrose, Colorado. In this … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A: Box Buster Sports Cards Doubles Up
Notes: Topps Conference; Ted’s Letters to Mistress; NY Native’s KS Card Shop Turns 40
Topps is holding its own “Industry Conference” next month in Arizona. Few details have been released, but it’ll be held February 18-20 at Crooked Stick Resort in Scottsdale. Designed for hobby shops and other collecting-related businesses, the conference includes guest speakers, breakout panels, receptions and other events “to share ideas and help businesses … [Read more...] about Notes: Topps Conference; Ted’s Letters to Mistress; NY Native’s KS Card Shop Turns 40
Card Shop Q&A: American Legends is 25 Years Old and Counting
George H.W. Bush was president. Tiger Woods was playing in his first PGA Tour event--at age 16. Joe Gibbs and Marv Levy were your opposing Super Bowl coaches. It was 1992 and a young collector named Mark Rubin decided to open his own sports card and memorabilia shop. The name has changed since then, but Mark and his wife Donna are still buying and … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A: American Legends is 25 Years Old and Counting
Q&A: Fond Memories Spur New Florida Hobby Shop
Collectors on the east coast of Florida have a new hangout. Long-time collector Ron Gustafson has opened a new shop in Sebastian, between Vero Beach and Melbourne. Originally from Brooklyn, Gustafson opened MVP Sports Cards and Collectibles this fall. In the latest of our ongoing series of Q&A sessions with sports card store owners, he discussed his … [Read more...] about Q&A: Fond Memories Spur New Florida Hobby Shop
Card Shop Q&A: Dugout Dreams Finds Success with Old and New
In the latest of an ongoing series of Q&A sessions with sports card shop owners, we catch up with Sean O'Rourke of Dugout Dreams at 45 Padanaram Road in Danbury, CT. Tell us a little about the history of your store. I have been here since 1996 over 21 years at a brick and mortar location. We’re on a main road in a small strip mall with ten other … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A: Dugout Dreams Finds Success with Old and New
Card Shop Q&A with ‘The Rookie’
There may not be as many sports card shops as there were in the "boom" period of the late 1980s and early 90s but as a recent Facebook thread revealed, there are still plenty of successful stores and collectors who spend time in them. As part of our ongoing series of Q&A sessions with card shops around the country, we connected with Tony Kirby of The Rookie, a … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A with ‘The Rookie’
Louisville Sports Cards Fills Void With New, Old
Chris Buckler of Buckler Sports Cards has been a fixture behind the tables at some of the hobby’s major shows. He’s a regular at the National Sports Collectors Convention. He also buys and sells online through eBay and his own established website. Over the winter, though, he took on a new venture: co-owner of a card shop near his home in Louisville, … [Read more...] about Louisville Sports Cards Fills Void With New, Old
Philadelphia Area Card Shop a Family Affair
We’ll continue our Q&A sessions with sports card shop owners with Lee Goldinger, owner of SwamiLee’s Sportscards in Mt. Laurel, NJ, outside Philadelphia. How did you come up with the name Swamilee? People often ask me what is a Swamilee? In the mid 1990s, I produced S.L.A.M., The Starting Lineup Advisory Magazine. I had more than 500 subscribers and the … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Area Card Shop a Family Affair
Ramblings: PA Shop Owner Still Going After 24 Years
Sometimes Facebook lets us reconnect with family, friends or hobby acquaintances from the past. Recently, thanks to a post on the Sports Collectors Daily Facebook page, we were able to catch up with long-time store owner Warren Wolk. I have known Warren for almost 20 years now as he was one of the first dealers to be an active poster on hobby news groups which was one of the … [Read more...] about Ramblings: PA Shop Owner Still Going After 24 Years