General Forum

I've been going to my LCS my entire life. Dad took me there as a little kid and now I go every payday and get something. They have a great mix of new and old stuff. 20 year old Hobby boxes and lots of vintage HoF singles. Just bought 71 Jackson for 15.00 and 70 Seaver for 10.00. They gave me both for 20.00. Really nice guys who are always willing to make a deal that's fair for both parties. They do some great Jersey framing as well. The name is "The Baseball Card Outlet" in Baltimore. Been in business at the same spot for about 30years. 

I guess this site is my LCS.  Nearest brick and morter store is is probably 1 1/2 hours away.

Baseball Card Connection in Effingham, IL is my nearest option.  Kind of a haul (one hour +, each way), but I like Saturday road trips, and they're very close to my favorite restaurant in town.  Also walking distance from the train station, and I'm a railfan, so I have been known to drive to Mattoon, board a train, and ride to Effingham just to go to that shop.

I've got three, two within 20 minutes of home and one about 40 minutes away.

Pastime is the bigger one, he's got at least 3 locations at this point. Cards, games, memorabilia, breaks, but me and buddy here at work aren't too keen on him anymore. Highly overpriced everything, even the 30-year old stuff. We prefer Wiser's, better prices, better people. Also does games, DnD, Warcraft, comics, etc. He also is one of the main organizers of the monthly show in Burnaby. Zephyr Epic in Surrey is quite new, I've been once but I'm rarely in that area.

Indy Card Exchange on the far NE side of Indianapolis is great. I'm not a regular but when I go there a few times a year, I am happy.  I wish it was closer to my house (it's only about 20 minutes away, but sometimes traffic can make it 45). The store has existed for many years, but recently moved to a much larger location.  They have everything at reasonable/great prices.  Lots of new stuff, of course, but a very, very, very large section for Vintage.  The owner has wanted to create a gathering space for the collecting community and he's done a terrific job with it.  He does everything for his customers and I've never seen him treat anyone with anything other than the greatest respect and encouragement to have fun.

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