While on a business trip to Fredericksburg, VA I took a little time to hit up a local card shop there. I chose The Card Cellar in historic, downtown Fredericksburg. The Card Cellar is a bit of an odd card shop in that it has all kinds of other stuff. With respect to sports collectibles, they have a large selection of autographed photos, helmets, etc. Also a couple dozen autographed baseballs.
The store looked to have a good selection of unopened wax boxes from all four major sports plus Pokemon. They also had some value boxes priced at $1/card, $3/card, and $5/card. I went through one of the $5/card boxes and found a Bowman's Best Vlad Jr. card that caught my eye.
The store had a small selection of vintage singles, but I did find a few to bring home with me. One was a 1970 Topps Carl Yastrzemski in probably EXMT+ condition that cost me $10. Another was a 1978 Topps Andre Dawson in NRMT condition that set me back a whopping $2. The oldest card I picked up was a 1967 Topps White Ford in EXMT condition, but a little O/C left-to-right, for $30.
All-in-all it was worth the 10-15 minute drive from my hotel downtown to check up The Card Cellar. I pan to take my wife with me one day during a business trip to let her see the sights in Fredericksburg. I'll probably hit up The Card Cellar again next time I'm in town as well.
The store looked to have a good selection of unopened wax boxes from all four major sports plus Pokemon. They also had some value boxes priced at $1/card, $3/card, and $5/card. I went through one of the $5/card boxes and found a Bowman's Best Vlad Jr. card that caught my eye.
The store had a small selection of vintage singles, but I did find a few to bring home with me. One was a 1970 Topps Carl Yastrzemski in probably EXMT+ condition that cost me $10. Another was a 1978 Topps Andre Dawson in NRMT condition that set me back a whopping $2. The oldest card I picked up was a 1967 Topps White Ford in EXMT condition, but a little O/C left-to-right, for $30.
All-in-all it was worth the 10-15 minute drive from my hotel downtown to check up The Card Cellar. I pan to take my wife with me one day during a business trip to let her see the sights in Fredericksburg. I'll probably hit up The Card Cellar again next time I'm in town as well.
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