Grand Slam Collectibles – Murfreesboro, TN
And as my travel season begins, this becomes the 3rd brick and mortar card shop I’ve actually visited since starting to write about them. This one in Murfreesboro, TN was open for just one week when I walked through the door. It was well laid out but Nathan, the owner, was still building his inventory. He had a great set up of glass displays with a large football section. Good for me! Nothing Jim Kelly, bad for me. After I searched through card boxes labeled $2 and the one labeled $1.50 and the one labeled $1, I found a few Bills cards to add to my personal collection. I then chatted with the owner, Nathan. We talked about why he opened the place and what he hoped to do. He told me he was selling a lot on Ebay but also had really good foot traffic during the first week. He told me he thought the walk-ins would continue since there isn’t many places in middle Tennessee. His main business is buying and selling single cards. We chatted about the trading card industry and a little bit of football for almost 30 minutes before I paid $17 for some Bills […]
