Cards from SMR Collectibles

SMR Collectibles is a Long Island-based internet buyer and seller of cards and collectibles. I purchased an enormous collection of modern cards a few years ago, and several vintage lots late last year. By then they had moved into a warehouse space in Farmingdale, which is across the county from where I live in Oceanside, but an area I know well, having lived there for a year more than a decade ago.

I am on their mailing list and saw that they were opening up their warehouse space as a regular card shop, and were giving away a free autographed card to everyone who came in the first week. I didn't think I would be going because they are only open during the week and i work in the city. However, I ended up working from home on Monday. The night before, I agreed to buy a collection from someone else in Farmingdale, and met that person late in the day on Monday. I bought a huge collection (I'll post about it soon) and decided that since I was in town anyway I would swing by SMR to check it out, get the free card and maybe buy something.

Turns out that I was the first person to show up, as they are working on building a local customer base (most of their business is online and at conventions). I talked for a while with Steve, the owner, filling him in on some of what I knew of the local card scene. I also mentioned that the focus of my collection was vintage, particularly lower-end stuff that I could get cheaper. He showed me some beat-up star cards from 1972 and asked if that was the sort of thing I was looking for. Of course, it was. At the end of the conversation Steve just gave me the cards for free, as a thank you for the insight! Very happy to add these to my '72 set, particularly the Clemente.

The free autographed card was a great one too - Doug Glanville, whom I interviewed for this blog almost ten years ago.

I've been a happy customer of theirs before and this only cements it. Whether or not your are in the NY area, I suggest you check out their site.