This was my second trip to Albuquerque, NM in the past 2 months. Last time I was able to visit a couple of local card stores and wasn't overly impressed or dissatisfied either. This trip I only got in one more card store of the 5 or 6 that I've seen in town.
Last time, I intentionally did not mention the card store names. This time, however, I want to tell you about my visit to New Mexico Sports Cards.
New Mexico Sports Cards is a very neat and organized store. It's not real big, but has plenty of room. They've got $1.00 and $5.00 boxes and lower priced slabs for collectors to peruse. The cases are organized by sport and have both graded and ungraded cards. Yep, that's right, a typical local card store. The big difference for me was the guy working counter.
Now, I must admit that I didn't get his name but, I do know that he was the owner. According to the business card I got, it was either Jeff or Tyler.
Jeff or Tyler, which ever one it was, was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and a pleasure to talk to. There weren't a ton of vintage cards in the store, but what was there, was in nice condition and reasonably priced. He said that there just didn't seem to be a lot of vintage cards in the area. I was able to pick up a couple of cards that I've been looking for at a really good price.
