atlanta area shops

ldferg

i'm heading for training there next week. are there any card shops worth stopping by?

DrBuster

Random Long Term Member/Lurker Post: I too would like to know.

felix76

J&J Sports section in Snellville has a nice little store. He has converted a lot of the space to internet sales, but he still has a great inventory.
(770) 736-9998 http://www.gotbaseballcards.com/

Kennesaw Sportscards in Kennesaw has a good size store also.
(770) 428-0099

There is also a Mini mall in Duluth that has a store in it with a bunch of different sellers running it as a card show type thing. They all have a section of the store.
(770) 622-9344


Here is a yahoo search for more stores.
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Hope this helps. These are the best stores I've been to so far. The others just didn't have what I was looking for or the owners are just jacka**es. There are a few in the search I won't go to just for that fact alone. But the above mentioned are all good places to check out.

felix76

And if you are here on any of these days you could check out a card show also. Most are kinda small 20 tables max, but maybe........

Cardshows

All sportscards down here are kinda slow in the sales area. The big stores and shows just aren't here or anywhere for that fact in the SE. But alas this may be the best Atlanta has to offer. Good Luck in your search.

kylehess10

Kennesaw Sportscards ran out of business like 2 years ago. The only place where people go is Champion Sportscards on Barrett Parkway. It's been there for about 5 years now and it's pretty much the "hot spot" for collectors.

DrBuster

The Duluth one has been closed for a bit. That whole minimall is now a Spanish minimall for the past year+.

felix76

I don't want to sound rude, but both of you guys are mis-informed.

Kennesaw Sportscards is now on Wade Green Road off I-75. It is a nice little store. If you take I-75 North to Wade Green Road and take a Left and cross back over the Interstate it will be down on the right about 1.5 to 2 miles.


The on in Duluth is still open also. Yes it is a little spanish type mini mall now, but if you walk in the doors with the lazer tag center it will be down on the right now. It used to be on the left.


Both of these places are still open and if you call you will see the same thing.

ldferg

are these close to the marietta area?

MrG

David,

There are three shops that I know of in Marietta.

1) 2044 Lower Roswell Road JT Sports Collectibles, Inc. 770-977-0001 - Going North on I75, take the South Marietta Loop exit East, to second light. Turn right, and it is about 1 mile down next to a Brewster's Ice Creme shop.

2) Cumberland Mall B.P. Sports Collectibles 770-333-0868 - This guy has a large amount of Braves signed Memorabilia, as well as other sports stars from Atlanta & the southeast. Does not have a ton of cards, but can get anything you want. He is in a mall, so his prices tend to be a little higher than the stores off the beaten track.

3) Sports-A-Rama East Cobb 770.977.9789 - There use to be a guy that had a small sports card store in here, but I am not sure if he still has it open. Maybe worth a call. (Could not discern from web site.)

Also,

Further North on I75 past Marietta, is Kennesaw, where you will find Kennesaw Sportscards. (already mentioned) I was in there once a few years ago, and they have a good selection.

1 hour further up I75 almost to the Tennessee state line, you will find Dalton, GA. and the home of Dalton Stamp & Coin. - This guy has a ton of older cards and commons (boxes and boxes from the 60s onward). He has many newer cards, but has so much stuff that he piles it up, because he does not have to time to go through it all. I have found some excellent treasures in this store, but had to look for awhile to uncover the items.

Hope you have a good time in Atlanta while you are training. If you get a chance, get down to Turner Field and enjoy a game!

Michael (MrG)

kylehess10

BP Sports is now out of Cumberland Mall. They're moving to Marietta Square on June 9th and are having Kelly Johnson, Jarrod Saltalammachia, and Aramis Ramirez signing on their grand opening also.

As for Kennesaw Sportscards, I didn't even know that they moved to Wade Green, I live like 2 miles from there.

DrBuster

<< <i>I don't want to sound rude, but both of you guys are mis-informed.

Kennesaw Sportscards is now on Wade Green Road off I-75. It is a nice little store. If you take I-75 North to Wade Green Road and take a Left and cross back over the Interstate it will be down on the right about 1.5 to 2 miles.


The on in Duluth is still open also. Yes it is a little spanish type mini mall now, but if you walk in the doors with the lazer tag center it will be down on the right now. It used to be on the left.


Both of these places are still open and if you call you will see the same thing. >>



Not rude at all. The last time I went into the Duluth place looking for the store it was closed. Maybe it was while they were moving, so I hadn't been in there since - that was the only reason I had to go into that mall.

Country

What about "The Paper Chase" on Ponce De Leon in Decatur?

ldferg

thanks guys. i walked to the subway for lunch that is adjacent to JT Sports Collectibles, Inc. i should have went in before eating because he's closed....haha

MrG

Is he closed for good, or was he just not open? He has been known to keep some odd hours. Somedays, he does not open at all!

BTW, Thanks for selling some of your 78s last night. They must have closed while you were in the air.

Michael (TGF Sports)

ldferg

no, he was only closed until 2:45 today. i'll get over there later today or tomorrow, depending on class.

ldferg

i stopped by and saw the shop. lots of autos and memoribilia, not as many cards. he didn't have much to say but i did tell him i'd probably be a regular there this week since his shop is in the same complex as my training class.

i'll see if i can get time to go by some of the other shops that have been discussed.

felix76

Enjoy your time in the Atlanta area. It has it's good points if you can get by the traffic.

jasonjames1979

any shops in savannah, ga ?

thanks

PuertoRicanFogBank

That whole minimall is now a Spanish minimall for the past year+.

Isn't this just lovely.

ldferg

stopped by today and he was packing up bowman chrome boxes and shipping out. he had a case sold and he was shipping individual boxes. i'll be by there tomorrow to pick up a few minor items before heading back to nashvegas.

ldferg

7 years later I remember this post. Lol. I was in the area today and stopped by Blue/Gray Sports and BP Sportscards.

BP was not very impressive. Lots of autos and mainly Braves Memorabilia.

JTs was no longer located where Google said they were. Lol

Any others around the area that I missed?

MrG

Hi David,

I remember this post as well. Too bad many stores have closed. There is a Sunday show circuit now that rotates between Marietta, Roswell, and the Chamblee-Dunwoody area. I think this Sunday (August 10) they are at the Holiday Inn in Roswell off Holcomb Bridge near SH400. They are only there until 4:00pm each Sunday but start at 10:00am. If I remember when I get home from San Antonio this evening I will post the web site for anyone that wants to subscribe to their weekly email flyer.

Cheers,
MrG

ldferg

Sounds great. I will be back in October and will try to hit a Sunday show if it's still going on.