My sons first card shop experience...
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Today I took my son for his first card shop experience. The owner and the two guys working were awesome and so nice to him. They gave him some Topps Archives packs and I let him pick out a vintage, game used, and 3 packs he wanted. Thanks to grandma and grandpa for making it happen. He picked out a 52 Topps baseball common, a Jay Bruce quad relic from 2014 Museum, and 3 packs...Bowman Baseball and 2 Topps baseball. It was awesome to get home and rip them open in his room and then put them in his book. At 3 he knows who a ton of the stars are. He pulled a Ruth card and a Mantle card (obviously inserts) and was super excited.
I could tell that a couple of the customers were annoyed that he was in there and gave me this look like, "Why did you bring him into our sacred territory?!" He was quiet, polite, and respectful just like we've taught him to be. He had a great time...we both did. He went to bed tonight staring at his 52 Topps card.
I could tell that a couple of the customers were annoyed that he was in there and gave me this look like, "Why did you bring him into our sacred territory?!" He was quiet, polite, and respectful just like we've taught him to be. He had a great time...we both did. He went to bed tonight staring at his 52 Topps card.
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<< <i>Three people working at a card shop, wow! >>
They had a big case break tonight. The owner was working on submitting cards for grading (they are an official Beckett drop off site). One was helping a guy with vintage and the other guy was selling wax. It's a pretty busy store to say the least. Especially on Friday's when people get off work.
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<< <i>I could tell that a couple of the customers were annoyed that he was in there and gave me this look like, "Why did you bring him into our sacred territory?!" He was quiet, polite, and respectful just like we've taught him to be. He had a great time...we both did. He went to bed tonight staring at his 52 Topps card. >>
This is where you tell those idiots to go **** themselves!!!!!
--Anthony
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<< <i>I could tell that a couple of the customers were annoyed that he was in there and gave me this look like, "Why did you bring him into our sacred territory?!" He was quiet, polite, and respectful just like we've taught him to be. He had a great time...we both did. He went to bed tonight staring at his 52 Topps card. >>
This is where you tell those idiots to go **** themselves!!!!!
--Anthony >>
+1, and awesome for getting the young'n involved!
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<< <i>I could tell that a couple of the customers were annoyed that he was in there and gave me this look like, "Why did you bring him into our sacred territory?!" He was quiet, polite, and respectful just like we've taught him to be. He had a great time...we both did. He went to bed tonight staring at his 52 Topps card. >>
This is where you tell those idiots to go **** themselves!!!!!
--Anthony >>
Yup. Or better yet, if they were trying to wheel and deal, politely tell thim you will give them 20% of what they
are looking for out of their cards. Or they can hold onto them for another 50 years while snubbing young collectors
and take their collection to the grave because there will be nobody around interested in buying that worthless cardboard.
My son will be two in October - just made my day thinking we are a year away!
Glad to hear your son is taking to it already. What a great time for him marveling at his new found relic from the past.
Enjoy and keep the stories coming.
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It's great to hear your, and other's on this thread, getting your son involved in the hobby.
Card collecting makes for some great father & son moments and I hope it's something the two of you can share together for many, many years to come.
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I never took pics with Justin browsing in the first shop we went in 1990. I recommend some pics to archive.
The first shop I took him to was The Augusta Coin Shop - I was stationed at Ft Gordon.
I did the same thing with my son in '97. It was just another way to spend
time with him. Enjoy the years you have while he's young and wide-eyed.
Mine is now a senior in college and his interests have taken him in a different
direction. I did the same thing towards the end of high school. He still likes
to talk cards so you never know, he may come back to it like I did.
Take him to all the shops and shows that you can now!
I see him getting plenty of cards for his Birthday and Christmas in his future. My wife
hangs about 20 stockings on the stairs every Christmas. He used to love reaching
his hand in and pulling a pack out of each one. Great memories!
You sound like a great Dad! Have fun!
Glad the shop owner was a great guy.
Although I may have screwed up with him and given him too much access to the actual players and stadiums. Since he was about 8 or so he has been on the ice to get game worn jerseys 3 times, and gotten a few more outside the locker rooms in meet and greet situations. anytime we've taken a road trip we've stopped at Minor League Parks and Stadiums and he has always sweet talked someone with the franchise to give him goodies that they may have given out at games and usually ends up with a back of the house stadium tour with locker room access etc., as long as the team isn't there of course. Plus we always have game worns around the house, so i guess he just doesn't feel any need for a card.