Hello fellow card maniacs, I hope you are all doing well and that your family and friends are also healthy and getting through current days as well as possible. Clearly we are experiencing something we have never faced. before and prior to yammering about sports cards and dishing the list of 5 hottest products, I wanted to share that sentiment. In the past few … [Read more...] about Hot List: Lending a Hand, Trying Something New
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Cheers: Maryland Shop’s Card Bar Now a 36-Foot Haven After Outgrowing Old Digs
During this summer's National Sports Collectors Convention, Rick Limpert visited with collector/dealer Mel Lundgren, who brings a mini version of his hobby shop's "card bar" to the show. It's a place to sit, open packs, go through cards and talk about sports, the hobby or anything else. The concept is actually the signature feature of the Maryland store he opened in August of … [Read more...] about Cheers: Maryland Shop’s Card Bar Now a 36-Foot Haven After Outgrowing Old Digs
10 Reasons to Head to Your Local Sports Card Shop
These days, buying cards is largely limited to the internet and, when in your area, shows. But while there aren't nearly as many card shops as there were in the boom of the 1990s, many dealers are still doing business at brick and mortar buildings. And new ones even continue to spring up. Here are ten reasons why you should still head to your local card shop. 1. See and buy … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons to Head to Your Local Sports Card Shop
Indianapolis Shop Inspired by Young Cancer Victim’s Story
Conrad Brunner, who spent decades covering Indiana sports for the Indianapolis Star and hosted a radio sports talk show in the city, has a new job. He’s the owner of a new vintage-oriented sports card and memorabilia shop in suburban Noblesville. A long-time collector, Brunner had been setting up at shows in the area but has now expanded into a brick-and-mortar business … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Shop Inspired by Young Cancer Victim’s Story
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
Shop Owners: How To Save A Buck… Or $2,000
When I decided to attend this year's Industry Summmit--a gathering of shop owners, distributors, card makers and others in the hobby--I approached host Kevin Isaacson about hosting a session to discuss ways to improve each of our bottom lines. While I did not leave Hawaii with a great tan or the ability to do the hula, I was able to come back with some ideas that will bolster … [Read more...] about Shop Owners: How To Save A Buck… Or $2,000
Be a Buyer: Shop Owner Urges Tenacity, Marketing
In the early 1990s, all you had to do was open that big yellow phone book (before the internet, remember?) and no matter where you were, there was at least one sports card shop within a short drive. If you were in a larger metropolitan area, you probably had your choice of several. Many of the cards from that era are still sitting in those shops more than two decades later—if … [Read more...] about Be a Buyer: Shop Owner Urges Tenacity, Marketing