We're in Atlanta for the weekend for a dance competition with my daughter. I decided to check out some local card shops. I asked for recommendations from the Net54 board, but no one had any suggestions. So I decided to try Champion Sports Cards in Marietta, GA. It was about a 25 minute drive from downtown Atlanta where we were staying.
Upon arriving at the shop, I was greeted by the shop owner (?). I made a quick circle around the shop I noted some random graded 1950s-1970s cards, a showcase of graded vintage '50s-'70s HOFers, and a case with raw HOFers from those same years. The store also had a ton of autographs - cards, mini-helmets, baseballs, etc.
I then scanned through a few boxes of star cards. They had to have a few million cards all organized in 5000 count boxes alphabetically by player name across all sports. If you were looking for modern or ultra modern cards, this place would probably be a gold mine!
Once the shopkeeper finished with another customer I asked to look at several of the graded and ungraded vintage cards. I immediately picked out two Richie Ashburns that were quite nice. A 1953 Bowman Color in PSA 5 ($50) and a 1954 Bowman PSA 4 ($15).
Then I saw a newly graded 1952 Bowman Musial PSA 1. I love that Musial card. The price on it was $150, which was very tempting. I asked the shopkeeper if he would take $200 for all three cards, and after checking comps he declined. So I ended up picking up the two Ashburns.
I would say Champion Sports Cards is worth a visit if you're looking for graded or ungraded cards back to the 1950s. They did not have much in the way of pre-war cards though. The only ones I noted was a R319 Goudey and a couple of others. No tobacco cards, Batter Ups, or Goudeys though. I plan to re-visit this store when we're back in Atlanta in late April.
Upon arriving at the shop, I was greeted by the shop owner (?). I made a quick circle around the shop I noted some random graded 1950s-1970s cards, a showcase of graded vintage '50s-'70s HOFers, and a case with raw HOFers from those same years. The store also had a ton of autographs - cards, mini-helmets, baseballs, etc.
I then scanned through a few boxes of star cards. They had to have a few million cards all organized in 5000 count boxes alphabetically by player name across all sports. If you were looking for modern or ultra modern cards, this place would probably be a gold mine!
Once the shopkeeper finished with another customer I asked to look at several of the graded and ungraded vintage cards. I immediately picked out two Richie Ashburns that were quite nice. A 1953 Bowman Color in PSA 5 ($50) and a 1954 Bowman PSA 4 ($15).
Then I saw a newly graded 1952 Bowman Musial PSA 1. I love that Musial card. The price on it was $150, which was very tempting. I asked the shopkeeper if he would take $200 for all three cards, and after checking comps he declined. So I ended up picking up the two Ashburns.
I would say Champion Sports Cards is worth a visit if you're looking for graded or ungraded cards back to the 1950s. They did not have much in the way of pre-war cards though. The only ones I noted was a R319 Goudey and a couple of others. No tobacco cards, Batter Ups, or Goudeys though. I plan to re-visit this store when we're back in Atlanta in late April.
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