In 24 years of going to card shops- The best is THE DUGOUT in Gatlinburg, TN

1980scollector · July 30, 2007 11:40AM

This shop is truly what every shop should look like-

If you are EVER in the Gatlinburg, TN area(Smoky Mountains) you have to see this place.

It has lots of waxs, vintage singles, every rookie card from 80 and up, lots of HIGH END BGS and PSA graded cards,

It is the perfect set up as well. I bet 10-15 showcases stocked full of vintage and rookie cards. I bought (3) 52 topps singles from him.

You pay a little higher than ebay but the guy is knowlegable and works with you. He has everything priced and will work with you on most items.

So much assortment and so many great things about it. He truly has the perfect card shop! If it were ebay prices I swear I spend thousands in there each time I go!

It truly is the best shop overall I have ever been too!

A few of the cards I saw on display- BABE RUTH GOUDEY LEGIT in rough shape
Ted WIlliams 50 bowman, tons of the high dollar modern stuff in the 300-500.00 price range!

I wish every city had a shop like that one!

Estil · July 30, 2007 2:44PM

Oooooh, does he do sets?

lawnmowerman · July 30, 2007 2:53PM

We go to the mts. every year from Florida. I spend alot of time in that store. The last time I went, I sat there for hours with my laptop checking my emmitt set and looking at every Emmitt card he had. I bought all the potential 9's and 10's and did very well.

The store is clean and organized and the owner ( I think his name is Rick) worked with me on the prices.

I enjoyed it very much and look foward to going back.

lawnmowerman · July 30, 2007 2:58PM

The store is actually in Pigeon Forge, a short drive from Gatlinburg

rube26105 · July 30, 2007 3:43PM

sounds like a great place, you ask somebody about psa around here and they think you have pms!
the rube

frankhardy · July 30, 2007 10:47PM

I remember going to a shop in Pigeon Forge about 4 years ago, but I can't remember the name of it. It was in a big shopping center with a bunch of different buildings all with a red roof. Was it there? I remember my wife being in the popular store that sells all of the frilly little girls dresses, and me and my son walked across the road to this shop. Is that it? If that's the one, I wasn't to impressed with it then (maybe it's changed now or maybe its a different shop). This shop had everything overpriced and didn't have that great of a selection. He did have few autographed items, though.

HeritageAddict · July 30, 2007 11:05PM

Sounds like you found a good one, there don't seem to be many of those left any more, atleast not in the midwest. The last good shop I went to was about 15 years ago when I was in college it is/was in Wichita, Kansas and was called Rock's Dugout. Tons of stuff, reasonable prices, and it just gave you that instant nostalgic feeling when you walked in. I wish I had something like that where I live, all of our shops stock tons of modern, very little vintage, and have crazy high prices (you know the kind, everything is priced high book, unless 1/4 of the card is missing then it's marked at 75% of book...lol).

1980scollector · July 30, 2007 11:22PM

what is so cool- is he expanded big time- he moved a few stores down and he used to be in a very small shop area. I always liked it when I went there but it was a bit tight with space.

I would say it is four to five times as big now- I think he moved in the past six months.

1980scollector · July 30, 2007 11:23PM

<< I remember going to a shop in Pigeon Forge about 4 years ago, but I can't remember the name of it. It was in a big shopping center with a bunch of different buildings all with a red roof. Was it there? I remember my wife being in the popular store that sells all of the frilly little girls dresses, and me and my son walked across the road to this shop. Is that it? If that's the one, I wasn't to impressed with it then (maybe it's changed now or maybe its a different shop). This shop had everything overpriced and didn't have that great of a selection. He did have few autographed items, though. >>

no that was a dump that I never bought a card from!

it was dirty and overpriced!

NathanSr · July 30, 2007 11:37PM

This guy needs a web site. It is an 8 hour drive from here.

NathanSr

ripkenintheminors · July 30, 2007 11:37PM

That shop is nothing short of amazing. It very well could be the perfect baseball card shop. Just another reason to go to the mountains!

frankhardy · July 30, 2007 11:41PM

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<< I remember going to a shop in Pigeon Forge about 4 years ago, but I can't remember the name of it. It was in a big shopping center with a bunch of different buildings all with a red roof. Was it there? I remember my wife being in the popular store that sells all of the frilly little girls dresses, and me and my son walked across the road to this shop. Is that it? If that's the one, I wasn't to impressed with it then (maybe it's changed now or maybe its a different shop). This shop had everything overpriced and didn't have that great of a selection. He did have few autographed items, though. >>

no that was a dump that I never bought a card from!

it was dirty and overpriced! >>

That's what I thought. I didn't think that it could be the same one. Where is this one in relation to the "dump".

1980scollector · July 31, 2007 12:40AM

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<< I remember going to a shop in Pigeon Forge about 4 years ago, but I can't remember the name of it. It was in a big shopping center with a bunch of different buildings all with a red roof. Was it there? I remember my wife being in the popular store that sells all of the frilly little girls dresses, and me and my son walked across the road to this shop. Is that it? If that's the one, I wasn't to impressed with it then (maybe it's changed now or maybe its a different shop). This shop had everything overpriced and didn't have that great of a selection. He did have few autographed items, though. >>

no that was a dump that I never bought a card from!

it was dirty and overpriced! >>

That's what I thought. I didn't think that it could be the same one. Where is this one in relation to the "dump". >>

really close- I said within one mile I belive they are on the same side of the road as well!

the red roof one I think has closed down!

larryallen73 · July 31, 2007 1:00AM

Why didn't you post a few weeks ago... as I was in G'burg and P'Forge in early July. Will have to check it out next time.

MeteoriteGuy · July 31, 2007 1:07AM

"Sounds like you found a good one, there don't seem to be many of those left any more, atleast not in the midwest. The last good shop I went to was about 15 years ago when I was in college it is/was in Wichita, Kansas and was called Rock's Dugout. Tons of stuff, reasonable prices, and it just gave you that instant nostalgic feeling when you walked in. I wish I had something like that where I live, all of our shops stock tons of modern, very little vintage, and have crazy high prices (you know the kind, everything is priced high book, unless 1/4 of the card is missing then it's marked at 75% of book...lol). "

Hello Heritage. I live in Wichita...and I attended WSU, if that was your college. Rock is a great guy, he closed his shop a couple years back, after like 30-40 years in business, but he still holds his annual show. You might have been around here in the late 80's and early 90's when he use to have guests signing autographs. I remember local boy Barry Sanders came one time. Anyway, the guest would always sign one of his walls...located in the bottom of a bowling alley it was a small shop. I imagine the wall is still covered with signatures.

Made good money buying some of those 8x10's ($5 each mostly HOF'ers) in eBay's early days.

Mark

In 24 years of going to card shops- The best is THE DUGOUT in Gatlinburg, TN

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