D'Angelo Sports — Local services in Town of Hempstead

Where to begin with the place. Called ahead of time to ask if they had a certain product. An Old man answered the phone and was completely in audible.After dealing with him for a few minutes he puts his Son on the phone. I immediately sensed an Attitude with this guy. I asked if he had a certain product. He didn’t know off hand and had to go check. Pretty funny how the Owner doesn’t know what product he has. He returns to the call telling me one word “yeah”. So I asked him how much it was. He replied with “ We don’t discuss those things over the phone “. I say ok do you buy trading cards? He replies with “ We don’t discuss those things over the phone. So I say ok I’ll make the drive and check it out. So I had a bad feeling going into this. So before made the 30 minute drive in the rain I decided to where my High Tech Spy Camera Hat😂. It’s a Wool Beanie with High Tech Camera built in it. It catches everything. So I get there and I Observe. There is one section that’s like a regular trading card store. Then the other half is like a Front Store for some Shady Activity. There was some woman in her Late 50s in that section and some dude playing darts 🎯. Darts 🎯?? What’s going on here. In the regular part was an old man and some other guy ( his son and owner) in his early 50s. I go in and say hello 👋🏼 to the old man and son Tag Team. The old man mumbles something to me and the Son looks at me like I’m the Enemy.???? So I reluctantly look 👀 around and notice that all their products are locked 🔒 away and no prices on most of them. All the while I’m looking 👀 Tough Guy Son is Angry Eyeballing me. I laugh 😆 to myself and say this can’t be for real. I must be being Punked. I finally find someone worth wild and say to myself ok let’s bang this out and go home. So I walk over to the Son and say very Friendly, Hello 👋🏼 again. I called and spoke to a gentleman about bringing some cards to sell. He stares at me confused 😕 and never stops staring. I laugh and say that was you yes. He says I don’t know who you spoke to. I say well it wasn’t the Old man and want that 60 year old woman, so it must of been you. He says whatever, what do you want . I tell him you know what I want , we spoke on the phone. I had him my cards. It’s like 9 cards All Bangers all worth $50 and up each. He fans through them haphazardly and then says “ok, we’ll hold on to these and call you in a few days with an offer “ I say What???? I’m from out of town, I can’t leave these here nor would I if the place was close to home. I tell him I’ve never herd of such a thing. He smiles real Slimy and passes my cards back to me and says “ Not Interested “. I say not interested, you completely wasted my time. I’m so aggravated I can’t even look at this clown. So I go over to the other side and tell him “ok I’ll take that booster box” He as Slowly as humanly possible walks over and reluctantly pulls out the item that I requested. I ask him how much. He says hold on and pulls out his phone. So after a few minutes I say can you speed this up . Then I notice that he’s on EBay and I tell him that’s not what all the other stores on the planet do. Nobody uses EBay as a reference tool. He then Slowly puts the Booster Box back in the case and says “ Not For Sale” I laughed 😂👏🏼😂 and said I’m out of here . So please 🙏🏻 learn from my experience and Avoid the Dump at all costs. Will probably be uploading the whole video I recorded onto You Tube at some point. Worst Trading Card Store I have Ever Encountered!!! Shady...

PREFACE: I almost never review anything. Whether it be products, stores, food, books, or movies. I've written one review in my life and it was for my favorite local pizza place. It was a positive "5 Star" review.

With that being said, I felt so let down by my return visit to D'Angelo's Sports that I had to share my experience. I can remember buying packs of baseball cards there with my friends when I was young. I started collecting again a few years ago after my daughter was born. I live about 40 minutes away, but thought I'd stop by one day while I was on the road for work. The store moved locations to an adjacent shopping center, which is good because the newer store is a lot nicer looking.

I met Mr. D'Angelo's son, Mike, when I entered the store. He was friendly, and let me look around the store without harassing me (my standards for 'friendly' are very low). I asked him the prices on some different boxes and he seemed to be making up the price off the top of his head. He eventually sold me a 2020 MLB Topps Chrome Blaster Box for $65. I was pleased with the price, and with the warm feeling of nostalgia that came over me, I decided I would return at some point in the near future.

Fast forward to the following Friday (yesterday). It was pay day and I wanted to treat myself after getting the COVID vaccine. There was a sign on the door that read, "Be back in 10-15". I didn't notice it initially, and when I pulled at the door, Mr. D'Angelo greeted me and said it was OK to come in. I did offer to come back, but he didn't seem to mind. He asked me if I was going to be quick, and I told him I was interested in buying the 2020 MLB Topps Chrome Blaster Box. I selected it off the shelf and brought it to the counter. I mentioned that the previous week his son, Mike, charged me $65 for the same box.

This is where everything went downhill.

Mr. D'Angelo said, "Yeah, I'm not sure of the price. Baseball cards are very hot right now." He called his son, Mike, and told him what product I wanted to buy,. He explained that just a week earlier I bought the same box from his store for $65. After a very short time on the phone, he hangs up and tells me that I have to pay $85 this time. He said, "the market is hot and the price went up." I explained that I could just as easily buy the product off of e-bay for $65-$70, but I wanted to support his store since I had a nice experience my last time in. He replied, "No. The price is $85. You can't get it for less than $85." I told him that I would show him, but my phone was in the car.

This morning, I bought the same 2020 MLB Topps Chrome Blaster Box for $56 (+ $5 shipping) at auction. I attached a picture of the list ending/final sale. I hope that Mr. D'Angelo and his son see this and realize they were being greedy. I don't think it's right for them to overcharge customers, assuming that their customers don't know anything about trending prices in the...

I never post reviews. Never. I didn’t even remember my login info. But. I had to post about this place. I have 2 LCS I routinely go to. I stopped by here on my way from seeing a client. All I have to say is I won’t go here again. The girl there can’t help. It’s all up to the new owner who’s the son. He doesn’t speak. He doesn’t engage himself at all, 0%.

Like another reviewer mentioned, no prices posted, you need to keep asking about the price for EVERY SINGLE product. It almost felt as if it was a storefront for shady business in the back…although it’s not the case, it felt absolutely fake.

With so much product. Such a wide range of product of all years…my first impression stepping foot into the door was amazing, but it turned out to be the opposite.

They don’t have a website. They don’t post prices. The customer ends up doing most of the work…I started to feel as an annoyance….is that right?

Also, some of the product for sure is in consignment to really fill in every nook and cranny. They actually had a box with a price that was for sure old and outdated. So I took it. The box is now in present day worth 3 times the price fyi. I actually should give 2 stars since he stood by his shown-price tag.

If you want to be a LCS, you should be in love with the hobby. Or at least give a hand to the customer and show that you’re there to help them to make the best purchase(s) they can. Don’t just walk away and only talk in monotone the whole time. I’m a business owner, so this is my two cents. Good luck pal. Don’t...