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A Life-long Love for Sports Card Collecting

where a lot of cards were given out
By Todd Anderson
to local younger hockey fans.
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ave Tierney has been “My favourite thing is to ensure
Dcollecting sports cards for fi fty every young person that comes in
years. It’s a hobby he continues to my shop with mom or dad leaves
to pursue and he thanks his mom with stuff to get them started in the
for keeping it alive. “I was one hobby,” says Tierney.
of the lucky guys whose mom
Tierney says this year’s most
didn’t throw out their childhood
sought after player is Connor
collection. I carried my original McDavid and next year it will
collection through many moves, be future NHL draft pick Auston
as I transferred from place to place
Matthews. He notes McDavid
with my banking career.”
rookie cards vary in value from $20
As owner of Dave Sportscard up to $1000. His favourite cards
Shop in Cornwall, his focus has are from the 1950’s, 1960’s, and
switched from collecting to trying 1970’s, including old CFL cards,
to help track down wanted cards OPC hockey and baseball cards,
for his customers. “I am always and 1960s non-sports cards such as
on the hunt for cards I know my the 1966 Batman series.
customers will like or can use in
The highlights of the year for
their sets,” he says.
Tierney are the Spring and Fall
At an early age, Tierney joined Sportscard Expos held in Toronto.
forces with one of his cousins These three-day shows are attended
and began collecting cards. They by thousands of people from all
would buy boxes of the wax packs. Cornwall’s Dave Tierney, of Dave’s Sportscard Shop, has been over the world.
Tierney says he can remember collecting sports cards for 50 years. He says he’s excited to see young
people start to take up the hobby. Photo: Todd Anderson Dave’s Sportscard Shop’s current
opening packs of both hockey
location is his third in twenty-six
cards and non-sport cards like the Street shop will often include of his customers are over 40 years
years. Tierney feels it is a place for
original Batman series, Tarzan, Rat conversations with some of his old. He thinks this is because the
people to drop in and see what’s
Patrol, and many other card series collector buddies sitting at a round hobby can be very expensive.
new with fellow collectors and
from the mid-to-late 1960s. table talking about the hobby.
“I have noticed a bit of upswing watch the hockey or baseball game.
“It’s like a bar without alcohol,
“I have had several buying though as more kids seem to be Besides sports cards he also
opportunities over the years, says Tierney. “Everyone tends to coming back in to the hobby as
drop in at least weekly, with many offers various collectibles including
from the classic “shoebox” buy to they drop in with their parents who

stopping in several times a week. figurines and autographed pieces.
picking up a nice collection that you used to collect as kids themselves.”

Most wives know where to find
know will sell well,” says Tierney. That’s why he and his customers Tierney says he was once

“Watching someone pull a ‘big hit’ their significant others if they need involved in most sports but
them!” have proudly tried to help share
in a box is also great, especially would now classify himself as “a
their passion. Some of Tierney’s
when it is not only a valuable card Tierney says he has seen a shift professional fan”. He enjoys golf
customers have brought in piles
but someone they collect as well. in the hobby; cost being the most and hopes to play more now that

of their cards and have donated
Nothing says happiness like a obvious difference. There are packs he has retired from the banking
them to the local Boys’ and Girls’

$1000 card pulled from your box! of cards that now cost $600, and profession. He is also excited
Club. Tierney has provided cards
Having a young person come in that’s with NO stick of bubble gum. to watch and play sports with his
to local schools, through some of
and say thank you for what you There are still some reasonably grandchildren.
his teacher customers, to be used a
gave them and to see parents proud priced entry level products but as
small reward for the students. Cards “I feel fortunate to have been able
of their polite children and how Tierney notes, “everyone loves the have also been donated to the Long to retire and walk straight into my
excited their kids are enjoying their “big pull” possible from the more
Sault Public Library to be given out business which I have developed
visit as much as mom and dad is expensive packs.” to their younger members. Tierney over many years,” says Tierney. “I
also great.”
Tierney feels the hobby is a bit has set up a booth at the Cornwall look forward to many more years
A visit to Tierney’s Pitt stagnant at present and notes most Colts games the past two seasons in the sports card business.”