This Wasn't in the Cards - Story on local card shops and trading as kids
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Thought many of you would enjoy this article submitted to our site by Mark Dewar, the sports editor for a Kansas newspaper.
Article opening:
"It truly is humbling to look back upon one's childhood, only to find it rendered homeless. That was my experience recently when I pulled up in front of Sport Collectibles at 10368 Mastin in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Wycliff West Shopping Center. Or at least what used to be Sport Collectibles. It breaks my heart to see the place is no longer in business. Where cardboard images of sports legends once greeted visitors, now file cabinets, desks and chairs loaded with file folders do. This is clearly about to become someone's office. Only a single, abandoned sign located just above the front door hearkens back to the magic that for the past quarter of a century lived here."
Click here to read the whole article.
This article brought back many nice memories for another "aging" collector - me. I'm sure that many of us have similar stories about seeing the local card shops from our childhood disappear. It's nice though to read something that makes you think back on how you got started collecting.
Enjoy,
-Bob
Article opening:
"It truly is humbling to look back upon one's childhood, only to find it rendered homeless. That was my experience recently when I pulled up in front of Sport Collectibles at 10368 Mastin in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Wycliff West Shopping Center. Or at least what used to be Sport Collectibles. It breaks my heart to see the place is no longer in business. Where cardboard images of sports legends once greeted visitors, now file cabinets, desks and chairs loaded with file folders do. This is clearly about to become someone's office. Only a single, abandoned sign located just above the front door hearkens back to the magic that for the past quarter of a century lived here."
Click here to read the whole article.
This article brought back many nice memories for another "aging" collector - me. I'm sure that many of us have similar stories about seeing the local card shops from our childhood disappear. It's nice though to read something that makes you think back on how you got started collecting.
Enjoy,
-Bob
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I know exactly where that area is. I have read Columns by Mark Dewar before in the Johnson County Sun (I believe).
He has won some awards also for his journalism.
Thank you for the article - I enjoyed it!
Dal
<< <i>I'm sure that many of us have similar stories about seeing the local card shops from our childhood disappear >>
Bob - thanx for the post!
Growing up in NYC, the local card shop of my time was the candy store. There were hobby shops that sold erector sets, toys, lionel trains, miniatures like matchbox, model airplanes etc. but no cards or collectibles.
I believe the card shop is a creations of the late 70's? Anyone?
Mike
<< <i>I believe the card shop is a creations of the late 70's? >>
STONE - While there were a few that were in operation in the '70's, the boom came in our industry in '81 w/ the advent of Fleer & Donruss competing toe to toe w/ Topps. So the early/mid '80's saw the 1st tidal wave of card stores, then when business was booming (late 80's/early 90's) , every corner (or so it seemed) had one. I opened my store for Opening Day 1987. Then when the saturation hit and the baseball strike eliminating the world series happened, a large % of shops closed its doors...jay
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