tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156436079778058931.post5900193465164079574..comments2023-08-18T06:12:40.298-04:00Comments on From a 1980s Baseball Card Collector: From My Collection: 1953 Topps Bill BrutonDMAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09740017654652045829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156436079778058931.post-65607139073506295942021-03-16T20:36:14.670-04:002021-03-16T20:36:14.670-04:00Man, I loved that place. I don't remember whe...Man, I loved that place. I don't remember when it closed, but it was there at least when I started collecting seriously in 1987. After that for a while my main card shop was Collector's Depot, in Peddler's Village in Christiana, and there were shops in Peoples Plaza and one on Chestnut Hill Road that I went to sometimes. Another shop opened up on Main Street later, Partners (the name is because it was originally a consignment shop, then the owner realized people were coming in for the cards so she just went all in on cards). I think Partners was the last shop I went to when I stopped collecting, when I was home after my freshman year of college in 1994. But Stale Gum was where it all started for me and it was awesome. DMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740017654652045829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156436079778058931.post-45345730565302664752021-03-15T13:46:27.591-04:002021-03-15T13:46:27.591-04:00Stale Gum was owned by a guy named Bob Welch, who ...Stale Gum was owned by a guy named Bob Welch, who was and still is a good friend of my dad's. Glad you enjoyed going there. I remember his shop only vaguely.<br /><br />Kevin LagowskiKLagowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535086602785743296noreply@blogger.com