Mark Fugate, owner of a Cincinnati area card and memorabilia shop, didn’t wait to close his Sports Gallery. Days before the state of Ohio ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses, Fugate locked the doors on his store. “Nobody wants to close,” he said. “It’s very tough. But baseballs and bobbleheads are not essential at this point in time.” The Sports … [Read more...] about Shops Deal with COVID Closures
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Ramblings: COMC’s New Partnership
Two of the hobby’s largest online sources for trading cards have created a new partnership and it’s safe to say the move qualifies as pretty big news. The massive inventory of Cincinnati-based Dean’s Cards is now available for COMC.com customers. With both having over 500,000 cards scanned and available for purchase, that will make over one million cards available to COMC … [Read more...] about Ramblings: COMC’s New Partnership
Rich’s Ramblings: In Defense of Store Owners
So often you hear collectors say “I won't go into a store because I can always buy everything cheaper online.” Heck, we even had a couple at our last show not pay the meager $1 admission fee because the husband muttered: "I can buy everything cheaper online". Well, first I can guarantee you that with show dealers there are usually bargains to be had, and second, the ability to … [Read more...] about Rich’s Ramblings: In Defense of Store Owners