What ever happened to Mark Murphy?

Rogermnj

I was out of cards from 1999-2006. Remember him having everything, just went to his site and I think I have more wax in my basement then he has on his site... Is he a player anymore in the unopened game?

Stone193

Roger

Do you remember he had a major fire a few years ago?

It just seems like he's never recovered?

He used to have full page ads in SCD - week after week.

To be honest - his personality is very dry and not much fun to talk to on the phone.

mike

Rogermnj

No, I didnt hear about any fire.

Was it a fire fire.. or a insurance fire..?

I spent some money with him back in 97-98.. I know what you mean about the dry personality... He wanted to be famous and I think he forgot
he was selling baseball cards..

When he had griffey for the private signing I think it got to his head a little.

Estil

IN: Steve
OUT: Mark

That's all ya need to know.

Rogermnj

Don't forget about Rick!

Clemaz

Who is Rick?

baseballfanatic

<< <i>Who is Rick? >>



Im gonna go with Rick Probstein

alnavman

Who is Rick Probstein? I know about Steve Hart and as mentioned Mark Murphy......didn't Murphy used to be in Conneticut and then move somewhere else?

RipublicaninMass

HE BURNED, no just the store

fandango

isnt mark selling stuff on ebay? i thought i read that somewhere

neenish

Isn't Mark Murphy located in southern California now? I thought he was in the San Diego area.

Griffins

He was (or is) in San Diego, but is pretty much irrellevant in the pack world now. Steve Hart is much more the main man than Murphy ever was.
Last I heard of Murphy he was pushing some penny golf stock in an SCD ad. Don't know if the SEC was very happy about it.

TheCARDKid

Murphy's ads in the 90's were amazing.

Not sure if you guys remember, but in a typical SCD, with 150-200 pages, his ads and product were very unique. He was doing probably...2, 3 million a year in revenue at his peak? His passion for wax came through. He had a few competitors, but he was pretty much king of the moutain.

Then after, 98, 99? Dave and Adams were getting big. Then Steve Hart now.

Rogermnj

<< <i>Murphy's ads in the 90's were amazing.

Not sure if you guys remember, but in a typical SCD, with 150-200 pages, his ads and product were very unique. He was doing probably...2, 3 million a year in revenue at his peak? His passion for wax came through. He had a few competitors, but he was pretty much king of the moutain.

Then after, 98, 99? Dave and Adams were getting big. Then Steve Hart now. >>



Mark is that you?

goldnuggets

I still see his ad's in Tuff Stuff selling his Unopened Pack Price Guide. I believe he lives in San Diego. I also had the pleasure of seeing his complete set of un-opened Topps Packs in Asheville, North Carolina.
Still wish I had those 1994 UpperDeck S-P Baseball Boxes that I sold him. If you sold him something, he was good and the money was in the mail.
Gosports1@aol.com
Charlotte,North Carolina

zippy

I hear he's on a worldwide hunt searching for more Christmas racks
You recall the great investment they were supposed to be
Today they are seling for 15¢ on the dollar for what they originally sold for
To bad you can't short sports cards like stocks
I'd be rich

TheCARDKid

<< <i>

<< <i>Murphy's ads in the 90's were amazing.

Not sure if you guys remember, but in a typical SCD, with 150-200 pages, his ads and product were very unique. He was doing probably...2, 3 million a year in revenue at his peak? His passion for wax came through. He had a few competitors, but he was pretty much king of the moutain.

Then after, 98, 99? Dave and Adams were getting big. Then Steve Hart now. >>



Mark is that you? >>



I'm afraid not.

The fires and the X mas rack debacle were kind of the nails in the coffin.

He had a really cool business though for awhile. Now we've got the cult of the BBCE and our new wax leader.

Estil

I guess you could say Mark is the New Kids on the Block of the hobby?