Hobby Shop Owners

[mikepro44]

Hi

I am going to buy my first case of hockey cards this year and was wondering if there are any shop owners on this sight that live around Vancouver Island B.C? or If someone could give me a name of a owner that they can recommened. Would like to stay in Canada only because of shipping and border charges. The most I have bought out of the US is $120.00 worth and paid $18 brokage fee's so I can imagine how much it would be on a $1000 case. Thanks for your help. Mike

[RGM81]

If you're anywhere near Nanaimo, there's Wild Bill / Bill Whitten. I don't know if he's a member here though.

[doniceage]

Hi

I am going to buy my first case of hockey cards this year and was wondering if there are any shop owners on this sight that live around Vancouver Island B.C? or If someone could give me a name of a owner that they can recommened. Would like to stay in Canada only because of shipping and border charges. The most I have bought out of the US is $120.00 worth and paid $18 brokage fee's so I can imagine how much it would be on a $1000 case. Thanks for your help. Mike

Mike,
Have you ever looked here:

https://www.sportscardforum.com/showthread.php?t=496850

I think there two in Vancouver. If you find another one let us know so we can add it. Thanks!!

DON

[doniceage]

Hi

I am going to buy my first case of hockey cards this year and was wondering if there are any shop owners on this sight that live around Vancouver Island B.C? or If someone could give me a name of a owner that they can recommened. Would like to stay in Canada only because of shipping and border charges. The most I have bought out of the US is $120.00 worth and paid $18 brokage fee's so I can imagine how much it would be on a $1000 case. Thanks for your help. Mike

Mike,
Have you ever looked here:

https://www.sportscardforum.com/showthread.php?t=496850

I think there two in Vancouver. If you find another one let us know so we can add it. Thanks!!

DON

[mikepro44]

If you're anywhere near Nanaimo, there's Wild Bill / Bill Whitten. I don't know if he's a member here though.

Thanks for the help guys,I have been to a shop in Nanaimo but last time I was there he had moved or closed. I will look into those shops in Vancouver Don. Mike

[richardsforprez]

There is a shop in Chilliwack, talk to Shawn, he is an awesome guy to deal with.

[Bauldie]

Thanks for the help guys,I have been to a shop in Nanaimo but last time I was there he had moved or closed. I will look into those shops in Vancouver Don. Mike

There is only one shop in Nanaimo, as far as I know. He did move around the corner a couple of years ago.

Sports Card Alley
5-2220 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC

You used to be able to see it from the street, but he moved around the corner directly across from the Quality Foods in the alley going to the Beban park tennis courts.

Super expensive, like everything else around, but if you bring him a slurpee from 7-11, he'll cut you a good deal.

[doniceage]

Super expensive, like everything else around, but if you bring him a slurpee from 7-11, he'll cut you a good deal.

Love this comment do it sometimes with my local hobby shop. Whoopers from Burger King lol.

Don

[56Parkies]

MVP Sports in Victoria is the only Hobby Shop around.

One of the owners is on here:
Professor-Chaos

Great guys there, IMO.

EDIT: If you're around the area near the end of May, there's a huge promotion going on with Between the Pipes cross-canada tour. Every box you buy gets you a 1/1 card (and not just the Emerald mask cards lol), so if you got a case you'd get 20 of 'em, plus whatever you pull.

[mikepro44]

Thanks for the help Guys.