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VINTAGE Sports Card Store Film Footage and Interview

TonyCTonyC Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭
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Well, maybe not so vintage in terms of cards, but kind of old in the development of the hobby store.

My son found a VHS in the basement that had an 11 minute segment from 1991 by a local junior high school, that ran a public affairs program, that includes an interview with me and film footage of my store's first location.

A lot has changed since 1991, so if you want a blast from the past, check it out:

Youtube Video
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  • vettfanaticvettfanatic Posts: 643 ✭✭✭
    Nice video. Brings back alot of memories. So who was this "Horus Wagner" that you spoke of at the end?image
  • pdub1819pdub1819 Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a cool video. Now you have to do one of your current store!

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204

  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    That was a great video! I was 15 years old in 1991 so that was some of my fondest memories from my childhood collecting days. Thanks for posting it!
  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    Was he talking about fish??

    Cod?


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  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    Cool video Michael, brought back lots of memories. I owned a shop from 1989-1994. You did an awesome job with merchandising too, very neat and organized. How many square foot did you have there?
  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515
    I like the rack pack price board. The ups and downs of the hobby with the prices that were listed. Of the singles on the counter, I didn't see any in PSA 10 quality condition image
  • TonyCTonyC Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Was he talking about fish??

    Cod?


    image >>



    This is Rhode Island, it's illegal to use the letter "R" near the end of a word. We pak the ca at Havad Yad. image



    << <i>Cool video Michael, brought back lots of memories. I owned a shop from 1989-1994. You did an awesome job with merchandising too, very neat and organized. How many square foot did you have there? >>



    The original store was about 20 x 20. I was there for the first few years, then I moved into a different spot in the same plaza that was 800 square feet with a full basement.

    I was there until 2006, when there was a fire at the other end of the plaza (luckily I was not affected), which prompted a fire inspection, and the fire marshal said the building was not up to code. The landlord did not want to put the money into the plaza (he owns several other businesses, including some Dunkin Donuts franchises), so he evicted everyone and leveled the building. Six years later, it is still a big parking lot.

    I moved to the next town over at the beginning of 2007, which is where I am now. I wish I was still as neat and organized as I was in this video, but the plethora of stuff that has come out in the past 21 years and the accumulation of acquisitions over the years has made my back room into a disaster zone. The front is still presentable, though.
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  • CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭
    What were you selling those 1988 Fleer Gregg Jeffries cards for? image)

  • CSCCSC Posts: 100 ✭
    Good memories. The zoom in on the set pricing shows just hot and crazy collecting was at that time:

    87 Donruss - $85
    86 Donruss - $190
    84 Donruss - $375

    They were the internet stocks of their day.
  • Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That was a fun trip down memory lane.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    That's a fantastic video! It definitely brought back some great memories. I would have loved to of lived near your store!

    By the way - you were a great interview. As mentioned - I think we need to do an update video with your current location.
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    Jeff
  • flatfoot816flatfoot816 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭
    A young Butch!!!
  • RudedawgRudedawg Posts: 345 ✭✭
    That was very enjoyable, thanks much for posting!!! Really cool shop at that time, LOADED with good stuff. Ahhhhh.....'91......the pinnacle of my young collecting life.
    Currently collecting PSA graded:

    1991 & 1992 Fleer Pro Visions
    1952 Topps
  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,395 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Well, maybe not so vintage in terms of cards, but kind of old in the development of the hobby store.

    My son found a VHS in the basement that had an 11 minute segment from 1991 by a local junior high school, that ran a public affairs program, that includes an interview with me and film footage of my store's first location.

    A lot has changed since 1991, so if you want a blast from the past, check it out:

    Youtube Video >>



    Your accent is SO FUN!
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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    Very cool...I love old videos!
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  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭
    You got yer 8 grades of cods. There's a mint cod, a near mint cod, an ex-mint cod, an excellent cod, a very good cod, a good cod, a fair cod, and a poor cod. image
  • AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭


    Saw this video on youtube that reminded me of this thread, thought I would top it and share.

    1996 Card Shop frozen in time
  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great video...thanks for the trip down memory lane. Have to ask what is with the giant hemp plant on the table?
  • PSASAPPSASAP Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭
    I think I may have purchased cards from you in the '90's. Did you advertise in SCD selling team sets and inserts?
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