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card shops in Des moines

rcmb3220rcmb3220 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭✭
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going to be there for work three next couple weeks. Any shops worth going to? Any card shows at all?

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  • ashabbyashabby Posts: 471 ✭
    I would love to know myself. I live in iowa city and going over tomorrow
  • bbcemporiumbbcemporium Posts: 684 ✭✭✭
    Let me know if you guys find anything. I'm from Burlington and occasionally pass through Des Moines
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  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    Yes, I would love to know too as I'll be in Des Moines next month myself.

    By the way, the Bob Feller Museum is not too far from there in Van Meter.
  • ashabbyashabby Posts: 471 ✭
    Yes, I heard it might be closed with lack of funding. No for sure
  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    Right now they're only open on Friday and the weekend.
  • blee1blee1 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭
    Worth it, I'm not sure....

    The Rookie...on University
    Chucks..... on Hickman.....usually nice selection of Raw Vintage...bring your list.
    another on Hickman in Cobblestone shopping center

    ....as for shows Urbandale legion usually one Saturday or Sunday a month...not sure
    Occasional ones at the malls. Usually Merle Hay Mall
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  • rcmb3220rcmb3220 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭✭
    So I went to Chuck's Sports Card Plus. If you want to complete your 60s-70s sets, this is the place to go. Some 50s if I remember correctly, too. The boxes I went through looked like they were organized by card number at one time but got out of order as they were picked through, just my guess. So plan on spending some time there to find what you are looking for.

    Good selection of raw and some graded cards but I didn't check prices. Had modern and junk wax boxes too. He had lots more boxes in the back but not really what I was looking for. Got a great deal on some loose 83 Fleer and a 78 Topps Football pack. Got nothing good out of them but the cards were in good shape.

    He also took the time to go back and find a 79 topps Bump Wills error card for me. The shop is pretty small so if you don't see what you need, be sure to ask because he might have it in the back.

    Definitely worth the trip.

    Going to check out another shop and go back to Chuck's if I have the time this week.
  • DustoDusto Posts: 164
    Too funny. I was just going to recommend Chucks. I was there last month while visiting and some cards in thos month's sub came from there. I bought a sweet '76 Payton rookie and '76 Brett along with some sharp '73 topps baseball.
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