Master list of New England hobby shops

[Bowman1951]

I've discovered my niche for YouTube videos and that is seeking out every single shop in New England that I can to showcase what is inside for others that may not be aware that they even exist. This is an ongoing project I've only done for about six months as of starting this thread, I'm guessing there are 25+ shops to choose from that are within a 3 hr drive of Boston.

Feel free to chime in to add more as this list will be an ongoing process.

Maine:

Don's Sports Cards - Their website page has expired -- Facebook page
578 Brighton Ave. Portland, ME 04102 (207) 772-0625

Old Orchard Beach Baseball Card Shop -- Facebook page
17 Old Orchard St. Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 P: 877-344-5450

Republic Jewelry & Collectibles
212 Center St. Auburn, ME 04210 P: 207-784-4444

Massachusetts:

Baseball Etc. -- Yelp
380 Watertown St. Newton, MA 02458 P: 617-965-5519

Baseball Treasures & Memorabilia -- Facebook
355 Main St. Greenfield, MA 01301 P: 413-774-7653

Bay State Coin Company
31 Bromfield St. Boston, MA 02110 P: 617-426-7828


Bay State Sports Cards & Memorabilia
861 Edgell Rd. Framingham, MA 01701 P: 508-877-2273


Hit & Run Sports and Games -- My video tour of the shop
8 Camellia Place Lexington, Ma. 02420 P: 781-863-2255

J&J 's Card & Coin Shop -- Facebook -- Yelp
580 Kelley Blvd. North Attelboro, MA 02760 P: 508-699-8221

Kenmore Collectibles (next to Fenway Park) Now closed. Still has an online presence but no brick & mortar.
466 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 P: 617-482-5705

Batter Up Gaming & Sports Cards -- My video tour of the shop
830 Main St, Tewksbury, MA 01876 P: (978) 640-1586

Gilbert's Sports Nostaligia - Facebook page and Yelp page
222 N Main St. Natick, MA 01760 P: (508) 651-1527

P&T Sports Cards -- Facebook page
549 Bedford St. Whitman, MA 02382 P: 781-447-0777

Hall of Fame of Leominster -- Facebook page -- new as of June 2019! - My video tour of the shop
507 Lancaster Street Leominster MA 01453 P: (978) 400-6667

Slapshot Sports Cards -- Facebook page
184 Broadway Saugus, MA 01906 P: 781-231-1800

Phi Castinetti's Sportsworld
87 Broadway Saugus, MA 01906 P: 781-233-7222

Mint Collectibles - new as of July 2019! - Facebook page -- My video tour of the shop
325 Main. St. North Reading, MA 01864 P: 978-664-6600

New Hampshire:

Bud's Sports Cards & Memorabilia
4 Oak St. Meredith, NH 03253 P: None listed, visit the website for very specific hours out of his home

Diamond Kings Sports Cards - website -- My video tour of the shop
Address: 1 Bayside Rd, Greenland, NH 03840 | Phone: 603-431-8311

Chris' Cards & Comics -- Facebook page
Two locations:
919 Lafayette Rd. Seabrook, NH 03874 P: 603-474-2283
41 S. Broadway Salem, NH 03079 P: 603-898-4151

The Card Guys
135 Mirona Rd Suite 200 Portsmouth, NH 03801 P: 603-373-8657

Rhode Island:

The Sports Den (no webpage, just a Facebook page) -- My video tour of the shop
1800 Mineral Spring Ave North Providence, RI 02904 P: 401-383-9909

AJ's Quality Sports Cards (only found a Facebook page)
1394 Douglas Ave North Providence, RI 02904 P: 401-354-4373

Baseball Cards of Rhode Island - Facebook page
6681 Post Road North Kingstown, RI 02852 401-885-7340

Central Sports Cards -- Facebook page -- My video tour of the shop
791 Central Ave. Pawtucket, RI 02861 P: 401-724-2040

Connecticut:

Ken's Sports Cards - just a facebook page -- My video tour of the shop
27 Mill St Berlin, Connecticut 06037 P: (860) 832-8302

Lucky's Sports Cards --
600 N. Colony Road #9 ​Wallingford, CT 06492 P: ​203.626.9638 (CLOSED as of summer 2019)


Vermont

Main Street Sports Cards -- Facebook page
325 Main St. Winooski, VT 05404 P: 802-655-5751

[dacaptain37]

what an awesome idea. thanks for all your work man. so cool!

[glen87]

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[jrod7290]

Chris Cards and comics, one in Salem, NH and one in Seabrook, NH

[jlzinck]

P&T Sports Cards

http://ptsportscards.homestead.com/home.html

https://www.facebook.com/P-T-Sports-...0503036319754/

[Bowman1951]

Thanks so much everyone, I'll get these all updated shortly.

[MCyganik]

I'm sure I'll have more to add but here are some places I have stories about that I don't see listed:

Bay State Sports Cards in Framingham, MA - Good selection of cards and he often puts cards/memorabilia/bobbleheads etc in bargain bins. Found some cool Red Sox memorabilia from him.

Bay State Coin in Boston, MA - dirty, grimy little place in Downtown Crossing area of downtown Boston. Has some packs/boxes and various other stuff. Wouldn't recommend going out of your way to visit it but worth a pop in if you're already walking around Boston Common/Downtown Crossing. They had some very rare baseball programs sitting in a box in the back room that I scooped up a couple of years ago, never know what they may have back there.

Slapshot Sports Cards and Sportsworld in Saugus, MA - Sportsworld is the kingpin of sports memorabilia in the North Shore and they have impressive stuff. They facilitate a lot of signings and set up at the Shriners shows. But they're pricey and I always feel like I'm wasting the owners time when I'm in there. Slapshot cards are right across Route 1 from Sportsworld and the owner is pretty quiet but its your average card store w/ new wax and old stuff.

Bud's Cards in Meredith, NH - tiny little shop in an older couple's house, usually only open on Saturdays during non-summer months because Bud is a teacher full-time. Can't remember what new stuff would be there but its crammed with vintage memorabilia and cards and the owner is super nice. Fun place to pick through.

The Card Guys in Portsmouth, NH - a modern store, seemed like lots of box selection, prices seemed fair. They seem to do a side hustle hosting birthday parties and selling local HS gear.

Don's Sports Cards in Portland, ME - prices can be kind of high but Don frequents Net54 boards and is a scion for cards & memorabilia in NE area. Lots of cool stuff. I think he's the only card store in the Portland area.

Republic Jewelry & Collectibles in Auburn, ME - this is a hike from Boston but they have a ton of vintage wax and a good selection of modern stuff. Fair prices IMO too.

[TASS]

I have a great addition for Rhode Island;

Baseball Cards of Rhode Island
6681 Post Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 885-7340

Always a great selection of current wax (All sports - individual packs, singles & boxes) as well as older popular wax. For those that like to browse the discount bins there is a large selection of singles that are segregated by sport.

Knowledgeable staff, with easy access from either Ma. or Ct.



https://www.facebook.com/Baseball-Ca...3076712718316/

[jflan702]

Gilberts Sports Nostalgia in Natick
DJ's Sportscards in Oxford

Great project.

[Bowman1951]

Thanks for everyone's help, I'm in the process of updating it with all of your info!

[imthegrinch]

http://www.centralsportscards.com/

[Bowman1951]

Originally Posted by imthegrinch

http://www.centralsportscards.com/

Thank you! I'd like to update this by the end of the week again.

[Bowman1951]

Almost done with the latest updates, MCyganik threw a bunch out there so I still have a few of his to go over. The rest are in place.

I also recently did a shop tour of Batter Up Sports Cards in Tewksbury, MA and that video has been added.

[TASS]

Originally Posted by Bowman1951

Almost done with the latest updates, MCyganik threw a bunch out there so I still have a few of his to go over. The rest are in place.

I also recently did a shop tour of Batter Up Sports Cards in Tewksbury, MA and that video has been added.

Nice job!!

I've not watched the video yet for Batter Up but my thoughts were their wax was pretty expensive compared to most.

[Bowman1951]

Originally Posted by TASS

Nice job!!

I've not watched the video yet for Batter Up but my thoughts were their wax was pretty expensive compared to most.

Thanks!

My "FOTL" boxes of Bowman and Topps S2 I purchased from them recently have been very affordable. They do rise quickly but pre-orders are where it is at with them.

[Bowman1951]

Originally Posted by imthegrinch

http://www.centralsportscards.com/

I really appreciated this one!

I did a visit last week, the owner is SUPER nice and I'm going back to film a tour of the shop after work tonight. I should have the video up by the weekend at the latest.

[Bowman1951]

Updates:

Adding J&J Coins & Collectibles on the MA list after receiving a tip on Twitter.

Also got the Central Sports Cards video up. I'm very proud of this one because it includes a 5-minute question and answer with the shop owner.

[jumbojohnny]

Update - Lucky’s Sports Cards is closed for at least the last 2-3weeks.

[Bowman1951]

Originally Posted by jumbojohnny

Update - Lucky’s Sports Cards is closed for at least the last 2-3weeks.

Thank you. I actually ran into the owner a few months back who informed me in person that this would likely be the case as he is moving all back to eBay. I just wasn't sure when this would occur.

[Bowman1951]

I've been in touch with the guy who is helping put together the JustCollect hobby shop list and is using many of the ones I've posted here. I think it'd be a big help to others throughout the country that want to search for local shops, as well, not just in New England.

HOBBY SHOP LOCATOR

[7hTarget]

Originally Posted by Bowman1951

Updates:

Adding J&J Coins & Collectibles on the MA list after receiving a tip on Twitter.

Also got the Central Sports Cards video up. I'm very proud of this one because it includes a 5-minute question and answer with the shop owner.

John is a great guy. Top notch store.

[Bowman1951]

Bump for my tour of Hall of Fame Leominster added a few weeks back, click here which will skip over my vlog style intro and right into the shop tour.

[Bowman1951]

Originally Posted by 7hTarget

John is a great guy. Top notch store.

Oh for sure! I just wish I was closer than the 2+ hour round trip it takes me to get down there.

[Bassplayah101]

Unfortunately its nearly an hour drive for me, but when I can, I spend time at Diamond Kings in Greenland NH (next to Portsmouth)
The owners name is Jeff. Great guy, and a nice shop with a huge selection of wax.
Its one of those places you can easily spend hours at talking cards sorting through his endless boxes, etc..

+1 for this shop

http://www.diamondkingsportscards.net/

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[boston12]

Originally Posted by Bassplayah101

Unfortunately its nearly an hour drive for me, but when I can, I spend time at Diamond Kings in Greenland NH (next to Portsmouth)
The owners name is Jeff. Great guy, and a nice shop with a huge selection of wax.
Its one of those places you can easily spend hours at talking cards sorting through his endless boxes, etc..

+1 for this shop

http://www.diamondkingsportscards.net/

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Stopped there once. I have to agree Jeff is a great guy and wax prices are very fair. Not a short trip for me but I’ll surely stop in anytime I’m in the area!