Last week, Bob D’Angelo reported on the flash flood that swept through a Madison, WI sports card shop that had been in business since the 1980s. The Baseball Card Shoppe had outlasted other stores and gained quite a local following over the years but the damage this time was devastating. Over $300,000 in retail goods was lost, according to owner Tom Daniels, who is now … [Read more...]
Houston Dealers, Shops Battle Impact of Harvey
Ray Aldrete watched the weather forecast begin to take on an ominous tone late last week. A tropical storm heading up the Gulf Coast toward his Houston home was suddenly looking much worse. Warnings were posted. A Category 1 hurricane developed, then became a Category 2. No one knew exactly where along the south Texas coast it would come ashore or how strong … [Read more...]
Louisiana Shop Devastated by Flood
Flooding continues to wreak havoc on the lives of people in Louisiana. Rescuers have been using any means necessary to get to stranded people and pets. For some businesses, the water has been devastating. In Denham Springs, Eddie Kay, the owner of Southeast Cards and Comics, was left with piles of ruined books and cards a week ago. So far, he’s only been able to salvage … [Read more...]
Baseball Card Bond Helps Soothe Flood Victim’s Loss
The “value” of a baseball card collection is more than a dollar figure. For one South Carolina man, they were a tangible connection to his father and to his memories of watching players from the past on nearby diamonds as they made their way up the professional ladder. Steve Marshall had been collecting since his bought his first pack as a kid in 1971. Then came the … [Read more...]
New York Flooding Swamps Card Store
The recent east coast floods made a painful impact at one collectible store in the Hudson Valley. … [Read more...]