I recently traveled down to Austin, Texas on business. When I had a little down time, I decided to saunter over to Card Traders of Austin, which at least according to Yelp is the best sports card shop in the area. And I'm glad I did because I had a great experience.
The fellow who owns the shop couldn't be a nicer guy: knowledgable, down to the earth, and a real student of baseball. After chatting with him a bit, he quickly realized I bleed Dodger Blue. So he showed me a large collection he recently purchased that featured a cornucopia of Dodger-related items: yearbooks, media guides, postcards, team and player photos, even a comic book! And all of it from the '70s and early '80s—the sweet spot for this particular collector.
The shop owner made a more than reasonable offer that I couldn't possibly refuse. So I walked away with a stash of Dodger loot that I will take great delight in perusing in coming days and weeks. I'm sure these will provide ideal fodder for many future posts. Stay tuned ...
so uhh....how much did you throw down for that?
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