Opening Small Basketball Card Shop in Downtown Indianapolis

[rangeljon]

Hey, guys.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am opening a small sports card shop, Wax Poetic, in downtown Indianapolis, in the Fountain Square neighborhood.

We are located on the third floor of the Murphy Arts Center.

We are going to specializing in basketball -- 90s wax by the pack, smaller group breaks, and a mix of newer product -- but we will not be limited to hoops alone. And we are always glad to fill any order requests on product.

Check us out on Instagram (@waxpoeticfs) for updates, but the shop is slated to open in two Saturdays, on February 18th.

Reach out to me with any questions or comments.

Look forward to being downtown's first sports card shop in quite some time.

[Jin]

Wish you guys were closer to me :( best of luck with your shop! Ill be sure to stop by if im ever in the area

[smalltown]

Saw you guys on instagram. Good luck!

[LeonfromNC]

Wish you the best of luck. Next time I'm in town I'll stop by.

[siebertb]

Very cool. Have never been to Indy but will definitely stop by if I'm ever there. Followed on Instagram as well.

[SteveO21]

Sweet! Been wishing there was decent shop nearby for a while. I'm about 10 minutes away from your location.

[shaqfan2]

Nice name for the store. Best of luck!

[Wings]

90s wax by the pack? Sounds amazing!

[Shattered11]

This is very cool news. I live in the Greenwood area about 10 miles from downtown. Will definitely stop by when my wife and I go to our next Pacers game.

[dmarren349]

Look forward to checking it out... Good Luck

[yaoming]

Good luck!
Will u do any online GB?


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[CastleBeachCards]

Damn, that sounds super cool.

[TheRoundMound]

Good Luck for your business

[Jasondr91]

Much luck to you and anyone who is brave enough to start a brick and mortar hobby shop. They are surely missed by a many of us older hobby guys.

[jonathan16]

Good luck with your business. Will definitely check it out!

[TarjetasBéisbol]

Good luck to you and keep us posted on your progress.

[SteveO21]

I love the idea of grabbing a drink downstairs and La Margarita and coming up to open up a few packs. I haven't been to a brick & mortar card shop in years, so this sounds absolutely awesome.

[cshelb34687]

Best of luck to you!

[DajuanWagner]

Hey, guys.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am opening a small sports card shop, Wax Poetic, in downtown Indianapolis, in the Fountain Square neighborhood.

We are located on the third floor of the Murphy Arts Center.

We are going to specializing in basketball -- 90s wax by the pack, smaller group breaks, and a mix of newer product -- but we will not be limited to hoops alone. And we are always glad to fill any order requests on product.

Check us out on Instagram (@waxpoeticfs) for updates, but the shop is slated to open in two Saturdays, on February 18th.

Reach out to me with any questions or comments.

Look forward to being downtown's first sports card shop in quite some time.




Wish you were closer to me in Champaign-Urbana.........

[buckunteer]

I'm in Ohio, been to Indy several times, enjoy downtown a lot. I'm about 3 hours each way but I just might have to make the trek!

[AlabamaSlamma]

All the best with the shop.

[Penny and KG]

Sounds amazing!!! Good luck!

[aharm84]

Great name!
Next time I drive up for a pacers game I'll try to come check it out

[ChampCards]

got a photo of the store? would love to see!

[Dobber2330]

Good luck. I think that your single largest issues is going to be finding consistent unseached product.

Products that are going to be worth opening are going to be rare and hard to find. If you have a large stock of product then maybe you are ahead of the game.

[duron]

"We are going to specializing in basketball -- 90s wax by the pack, smaller group breaks, and a mix of newer product..."

That is so awesome to hear.

Saw your IG feed, wishing you the best of luck.

I'm in NY and there are virtually no card shops left :(

[csrockerzero]

Congrats man! I love the Fountain Square neighborhood too. Such a vibrant area right now.

[driver88]

Nice! I work just north east of there, near State and Washington. Ill have to visit on my lunch break. Good luck!

[kyleuk21]

Very cool. I'm in Hamilton county and wouldn't mind dropping in!

[kyleuk21]

By the way, when do u open?

[SteveO21]

By the way, when do u open?

Instagram page says February 18th

[myusasets]

best of luck. can we send wtb indecks cards to put up on the wall like the olden days?

[brettmik59]

Good luck man, love seeing local card shops around. It isn't an easy-business, heck nothing in brick-and-mortar retail is these days.

[rangeljon]

Opening this week! Please come down and see us. Have plenty of live 90s unopened wax ready to go, and gonna start taking pre-sales for upcoming Panini. Long live independent sports card shops!

[stang_crazy]

Opening this week! Please come down and see us. Have plenty of live 90s unopened wax ready to go, and gonna start taking pre-sales for upcoming Panini. Long live independent sports card shops!


Your a long ways away from me but id love to see pics of your shop.

[duron]

Your a long ways away from me but id love to see pics of your shop.

Same.

Give poor souls like me with no card shops left in their town a window into the glory.

[bmc398]

My advice...carry other sports too. Hard to run a card shop nowadays...can't imagine its any easier just selling 1 sport.

[RaiderMike]

Hey, guys.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am opening a small sports card shop, Wax Poetic, in downtown Indianapolis, in the Fountain Square neighborhood.

We are located on the third floor of the Murphy Arts Center.

We are going to specializing in basketball -- 90s wax by the pack, smaller group breaks, and a mix of newer product -- but we will not be limited to hoops alone. And we are always glad to fill any order requests on product.

Check us out on Instagram (@waxpoeticfs) for updates, but the shop is slated to open in two Saturdays, on February 18th.

Reach out to me with any questions or comments.

Look forward to being downtown's first sports card shop in quite some time.

The more of you there are the better. Best of luck. I worry though that your market is people of my age range (35-40). Back when we were kids, Basketball cards were IT! We spent everything we had on packs. Cars and lawns in the neighborhoods were immaculate. But a lot of my friends who were huge collectors with me as kids no longer care about cards. Maybe 1 out of 30 are interested. In business, you have to remember NOT to think everyone is like you and enjoys these types of cards. 80's and 90's basketball cards will fizzle fast. IF you're going to do JUST basketball, bring in some new stuff as well...

Also, let me know how business has been the first few days.

[rangeljon]

Here are a few pictures for those asking! Sorry for the mess. Been getting singles and such organized.

Got a bunch of stuff on the way, Panini and 90s.

For those offering advice, I appreciate all the feedback -- gonna stay low key for now, but if you are local, just get at me via messenger or through our Facebook page, and I will make sure to stock what you're after.

Fortunately, the shop is a very small, intimate venue, and it is only a side project. Temporary, at least, until we move to a permanent location a few miles away... stay tuned for that! Lol.

As for now, it's on the third floor of the Murphy Arts Center, an awesome mixed used space in the downtown Indianapolis neighborhood of Fountain Square.

I actually own a restaurant on the first floor, La Margarita, and have a Pinball Vault, PinVault (Yes, an actual vault full of pinball machines!) that I co-own with some friends on the second floor.

Funky, for sure. But I'm a huge hoop head.

Anyway, I digress. Here are some photos! Still got a bit of cleaning and picture hanging to do, but it's been so nice in Indy I wanted to open our doors for those that have been itching to rip some wax!

https://s18.postimg.org/o31jr0ul5/IMG_3108.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/ev9babnit/)

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[Bonaflyd]

Here are a few pictures for those asking! Sorry for the mess. Been getting singles and such organized.

Got a bunch of stuff on the way, Panini and 90s.

For those offering advice, I appreciate all the feedback -- gonna stay low key for now, but if you are local, just get at me via messenger or through our Facebook page, and I will make sure to stock what you're after.

Fortunately, the shop is a very small, intimate venue, and it is only a side project. Temporary, at least, until we move to a permanent location a few miles away... stay tuned for that! Lol.

As for now, it's on the third floor of the Murphy Arts Center, an awesome mixed used space in the downtown Indianapolis neighborhood of Fountain Square.

I actually own a restaurant on the first floor, La Margarita, and have a Pinball Vault, PinVault (Yes, an actual vault full of pinball machines!) that I co-own with some friends on the second floor.

Funky, for sure. But I'm a huge hoop head.

Anyway, I digress. Here are some photos! Still got a bit of cleaning and picture hanging to do, but it's been so nice in Indy I wanted to open our doors for those that have been itching to rip some wax!

https://s18.postimg.org/o31jr0ul5/IMG_3108.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/ev9babnit/)

https://s18.postimg.org/rbamht68p/IMG_3110.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/yr9w3ltxx/)

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Dope bro!! Definitely have to carry Pokémon mtg and yugioh kids are pheens for it, good luck

[blastman]

Glad to see another LCS pop up!

May need to make an announcement soon regarding my own LCS soon :)

[rangeljon]

Facebook Page is live for anyone wanting to follow us from near or far and our on-goings. Gonna be fun! https://www.facebook.com/waxpoetichobby/

Alternate "Earwax" Logo

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[derotter]

Up for that great little shop :)!

I visited Indy for the very first time last week, and Jon made from that short trip a memorable moment. (seriously, hospitality of Jon, as well as Andy in Indy Card Exchange, was TOP NOTCH)

Neighborhood is great (well, I like breweries, records & design, so Fountain Square is the place to be in Indy), and it is so much fun to break old products (was not lucky with Topps Chrome 99-00 and Brilliants 98-99, but such a blast to open those boxes).

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Keep up the good work, and see U in Indy or Paris ;)

[SteveO21]

^^^ That's awesome. Glad to hear you had a good time while in Indy. I still haven't made the trip to Wax Poetic yet but I'm hoping to do so pretty soon.

[derotter]

^^^ That's awesome. Glad to hear you had a good time while in Indy.

Yep that was great :)!

I'm kind of a shy and quiet person, but people here were all very welcome :)

From the Guest relations officer of the Pacers who organized me a 'backstage tour' at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, to the family who gave me recommendations on The Eagle menu...most people in Indiana seem nice, love basketball and SOUR beers, a dream state to me :D

[smalltown]

Keep up the good work, and see U in Indy or Paris ;)

Sounds like you had a blast. I'll be in Paris over the summer. I've been a few times and done the usual touristy stuff. Any under the radar suggestions?

[SteveO21]

Yep that was great :)!

I'm kind of a shy and quiet person, but people here were all very welcome :)

From the Guest relations officer of the Pacers who organized me a 'backstage tour' at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, to the family who gave me recommendations on The Eagle menu...most people in Indiana seem nice, love basketball and SOUR beers, a dream state to me :D

The Eagle is amazing. Indiana for the most part is very welcoming. We've got our issues but overall it's a damn good place to live. Lots of former Pacers end up staying in Indiana after their playing days are over. Rik Smits, Derrick McKey, Fred Jones, Darnell Hillman, all live in Indiana now that they're retired. I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting.

[gslayton]

Congrats man. I really like the name!

[dasiegel]

This is very cool to see! Thx for the update.

[Deadshot]

I ended up making a quick trip to Indy for a funeral this week. I tried calling this shop to see if they would be open tomorrow but didn't get an answer. Any of the locals know?

[rangeljon]

I ended up making a quick trip to Indy for a funeral this week. I tried calling this shop to see if they would be open tomorrow but didn't get an answer. Any of the locals know?

You coming by tomorrow? I'll be around! What time you headed down?

[Deadshot]

Probably morning or mid-day. I'm excited about checking things out!

[Deadshot]

Checked out Wax Poetic today. Super cool store in a fun area of Indy. Thanks to Jon for being so hospitable! I opened some 1998-99 Chrome while I was there and had a blast! I would post more but it's time for chicken and waffles...

[thepinoymamba]

Good Luck and Congratulations

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[rangeljon]

Checked out Wax Poetic today. Super cool store in a fun area of Indy. Thanks to Jon for being so hospitable! I opened some 1998-99 Chrome while I was there and had a blast! I would post more but it's time for chicken and waffles...

Dude! Thanks so much for stopping by. Great to meet you! Your PC is freakin' awesome: super unique and right up my alley. Keep up the goodness. And good luck on finish out the '73 Topps Auto set.

[Triplelutz42]

Wish you were closer to me in Champaign-Urbana.........

You should hop up to Normal and visit Collectible Corner!



Good luck with shop in Indy!

[derotter]

Remember when I said that people in Indiana were very kind?

Matt (MGoBlue) wrote me two weeks ago to congratulate me on my PG-13 collection (sadly Paul will never come back to the Pacers :( ), and told me he had a couple hundred Big Dog rookies, inserts, and parallels from 94-95.

He wanted to help my collection out to grow by sending me over those cards for free - the only thing I had to do was to pay for the shipping fees.

I started back a Big Dog collection last year, as I came across a former collector who had amazing pieces for sale (1/1 from the 90's, Starting Five...) and my first ever Champion jersey was a purple Bucks.

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Not only Matt sent me a huge package with the Glenn Robinson cards, but he added also some nice Reggie Miller and MJ as freebies..and paid for the package delivery to France :eek:

Don't get me wrong, I like high-end cards and very rare stuff, but there is nothing like looking at the back of all these 'smaller' cards and find out how great 'common' cards were back in the day.

I absolutely love collecting, and I've met great collectors in the 7 years I've been back in the hobby (I started back in 2010 when Paul George was drafted by the Pacers), but it is such a nice gesture by Matt that I'm still speechless about it.

Thank you again Matt, and have a great day!

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[DajuanWagner]

Matt is an ALL-TIME GREAT!!! One of the best in the hobby. Period.

[DajuanWagner]

You should hop up to Normal and visit Collectible Corner!



Good luck with shop in Indy!




Sean, is that you????

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[buckunteer]

Darn good guy- he's a U of M fan and I still like him! Takes a lot from a Buckeye alum :)!

[Jasondr91]

I'd have a heart attack walking by a shop that clearly says 'Basketball card shop"

I LOVE it!

Next time we are in Indy for another film festival promoting our movies, (Horror Hound) I will definitely seek this place out! I just liked you on FB.

Good luck sir!

[buckunteer]

Had to take the loop around Indy to get to O'Hare a couple weeks back, was bummed I didn't have time to stop in. (I'm about 3 hours away from Indy in west-central Ohio). Hope I can get there soon and hope everything's going well!