America's Pastime — Local services in Fair Lawn

If you’re looking to walk into a shop and feel like you’re completely inconveniencing the owner this is the place for you. Came in here earlier as I was driving past this town & needed some inventory.

Told the shop owner what I needed and he rudely asked me to clarify multiple times before I finally clarified well enough for him to tell me that they don’t have what I need & only have cards 30+ years older.

I then looked in his showcases & saw he had some things I could have used but after being talked to like that decided it wasn’t worth my time to deal with this individual so I said thanks for your time & walked out.

Right after I left the store the friend i was with who knows nothing about sports cards asked why the owner was so rude to me I had to explain to her that unfortunately there are still some dinosaurs in this industry who are just miserable people & will always fall back on the “I’ve been in business for 35 years” rhetoric as if it excuses their trash behavior/attitude.

We lose people in the hobby because of awful interactions like this where someone walks into a shop & is talked down to and it negatively effects all collectors/people who work in the hobby

Oh, and the picture attached is from the next shop I went into an hour later & spent almost 2k with after being treated & talked to like a human being

Hopefully this guy just retires soon so someone else can come in & treat customers the way they deserve to be treated

-Also in response to the owners response:

1: You come off about as unfriendly as humanly possible 2: I knew exactly what I needed, you just didn't listen or care to hear about what I was looking for 3: I've left a total of 8 Google reviews in 4 years and 5 of them are positive. So we can add Gaslighting to your list of many positive traits. You can look that term up,...

I never write reviews, but wow, this place is a horrible shopping experience. America's Pastime? More like America's Nightmare. The owner is really unfriendly. This place should be fun yet this guy acts like you're bothering him. Prices are insane! While there I checked the price for 2012 Panini Elite on ebay - it was $70. Inside the store? The guy wanted $159. If the price of the pack says $8.95 don't charge the person $9 which is what he did write in front of me. When I asked, he said "I'll give you the cents back later". I paid with a card, did he? No.

Anyway, I will never be back and whenever I get a chance to talk about local card shops, I will never recommend this place. I left with a really disgusting feeling. Way to make someone who wants to keep the hobby of sports card alive rethink why...

Went into America’s Pastime today and met Rich - what a nice guy. I’m very happy with my purchase and very lucky to have found a new sports memorabilia store to go to where the atmosphere is inviting and am offered a wide variety to shop from. I also find it awesome that he has a wide selection of price points, tailoring to every individuals needs and wants. He welcomed me as I walked in the door and as soon as I told him I’m the customer that called him, he immediately started assisting me. He recollected every team I rambled off on the phone to him. I’m very happy I visited his store. Not to mention, his dog is very cute and sweet. She makes it an even better and more...