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January 2024 by Rich Bedillion
First let me say he has a lot of selection. For that I gave him the extra star. Place is a total mess. I mean there isn't an open spot on the counters. Cant even see in the cases. The cards all over the case are just loose and laying around. Hard shop there and see everything.Next, just be prepared whatever you bring in to sell/trade is just common regular stuff and whatever he has is super rare.This place has a good location and is a good size store. Could be a great store.
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December 2023 by Daniel Spitznagel
Great card shop. Good selection and very competitive pricing. Knowledgeable and friendly staff.
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August 2023 by Edward Hickman
Place is ok I go maybe a few times a year
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August 2023 by Joe Santanello
If you want to sell sports cards in the Pittsburgh area stop by to see Justin. He will give you a reasonable offer and will work with you. He had a ton of selection as well in his inventory to trade or buy.
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August 2023 by Tyler Schroeder
Great guy sells wax at retail and is easy to do deals with.
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July 2023 by L B
I’m writing this review because I’ve seen comments or negative reviews regarding Kel’s being out of business, unfair treatment or overpriced and even the visual aesthetics of his shop. 1) he is not selling his business or going out of business. 2) unfairly treated/over priced or taken advantage of? I call BS on all. My son is 15, has only started 1.5 yrs ago and his knowledge is what you’d expect- elementary but eager to learn. Mine is non-existent. Justin has NEVER been condescending to me or my son nor made us feel uncomfortable for asking basic elementary questions. He always provides an educated, informed response and always friendly & honest. He’s even given my son tips on increasing collection, marketability, knowledge base and profit. Justin is educated in the collectable card market in all sport & subject matter- PRICES? Whomever said he’s overpriced- I implore you to remember prices are based on market value and overhead. Markets fluctuate and Kel’s is at retail/comp value or below. My son shows me this in real time on his phone.I’ve also been to every shop in a 40 mile radius of Kel’s & I know overpriced, bad customer service & plain robbery.3) Visual shop aesthetic- Kel’s is a small business, 1 man operation. This brings me to overhead- if you want more inventory options, more organization or a “nicer store”. Then go to one of those shops and this is exactly why you’ll pay 20-40% over comp/retail prices for everything. Those shops have multiple employees , make cheap offers and buy lots of product at low prices but that savings is not passed to you, because of “overhead” costs. It really is simple business 101.If you want Hobby boxes or specific low, mid & high end individual cards (any sport) at undoubtedly the lowest, fairest prices and you want to feel like a lifelong VIP customer- Justin at KEL’S Sports cards is where you will go.
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May 2023 by Lindsey
Went to check on some cards and they are closed and out of business
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May 2023 by Michael Piccinini
Justin, the owner, is very personable and knowledgeable about the hobby. Always has time to talk with customers, highly recommend
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March 2023 by John Miller
He doesn't have any idea on what he's doing.
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December 2022 by Pat Jones
A great place to get amazing deals an the owner is a great guy. If your a collector I suggest checking it out
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December 2022 by Patrick Longmore
Wide variety of sports has alot of neat rookies and inserts and new hobby boxes.
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December 2022 by Blake Taylor
Owner is a great guy and I definitely recommend this place to any collector. He has hidden gems located throughout the store, you just have to take some time to find them. Does fair trades too if you have what he’s looking for. A+
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December 2022 by Daniel Cali
About a week ago, my son and I walked into Kels for the first time. My son was looking for Pokémon cards and I was looking for late 80s/early 90s sport cards. Remember when the Pirates were good? That’s about the time that I started collecting sport cards; I was about my son’s age (9).Of course my son was looking for Pokémon cards, why would he want to buy a card of a Bucco now? I digress.Side note: The store only carries sport cards. I guess I should have read the sign closer a little closer :)After talking with Justin for a little bit, he guided us in the right direction; my son headed to the common card section (he likes to pick any of the cards that are shiny) and I snooped around the sets and wax paper packs. My son and I found a couple cool things and Justin gave us a good deal. We aren’t heavy hitters by no means, but it wasn’t like we were treated differently, which is cool.Before I posted this, I read some of the negative reviews. I agree the shop isn’t pristine but that didn’t bother me. It’s not like I’m there to order a steak. The shop has a treasure hunt feel to it, and I like that. Like I said before, Justin was nice to talk to. If something wasn’t priced, I just asked him, I didn’t get all bent out of shape and post a negative comment.I plan on going back soon.
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December 2021 by Jason Koski
I live pretty far away from Kel's sport cards, I found it about 2 years ago and I try to get there about once every 3 months. Justin is very knowledgeable and friendly, he often times replenishes his singles so when I come there is a pretty good turnover of cards and his prices are very fair and the quality of his cards are great for the money. He has very affordable cards that he takes a great deal of time to pull for his customers and with the 4 major sports well represented he literally has something for everyone. His selection of fine vintage and other modern treasures is unmatched in the area. When I showed up today he was very courteous and he had a cooler full of soft drinks, I offered to pay for one and he said to have one, I thought wow, that's cool. He always has interesting things scattered about the store, so I spent a lot of time maximizing my trip. The store was very busy throughout the time that I was there and you could see that he had a rapport with each and every customer, I was there for several hours and customers were streaming into the store, I thought I might have stumbled into an event like a box break or pack wars, but it turned out that Justin had ordered about 8 or so very good, high quality pizzas ? for his customers! I was so blown away and was famished! I didn't know what was going on and asked about the pizza and he said it was for everyone! I was blown away! How cool is it to see a businessman give back to his clientele? I was taking it all in and enjoying the packed house and enjoying the kindness of this host, little did I know that the fun was just getting started. I still didn't know what was happening so I started to ask questions before I settled up with my various treasures I had accumulated at Kel's when I was told that customers were to sign up on the computer for prize drawings! I had stumbled upon a customer Christmas appreciation day at Kel's sportcards! Unbeknownst to me, at an appointed time, carefully selected lots were to be randomizer drawn for his customers! I wasn't really paying attention as I suffer from low blood sugar and Justin's kindness with food and drink helped me tremendously, everyone was eligible so I figured I would wait until my name was called and receive a gift. The thing about the gifts ? is that all the presents were well thought out and overly generous, I never win anything and wouldn't you know the 1st name called was my own! I was so thunderstruck that I didn't even know what to do! They very patiently waited for me to ask some questions about the gifts as you could pick what you liked in the order of your name being called, some of the gifts were so generous a person might expect to get one as a front line gift from a dear loved one, they were THAT GOOD! I picked a fine auto jersey with cert and I tell you I was so appreciative I felt like I was going to tear up amongst this roomful of people. I have collected cards for over 30 years and I have never, ever been treated with such class as was displayed tonight at Kel's. I will be a loyal customer of his for as long as the store is operational. With the difficulties that these past years have been and with my own personal struggles, it was overwhelming that Justin would display such generosity of spirit. Needless to say, if you are in the hobby for yourself, shopping for that special something as a gift or gift card for that special someone. One stop shop, head directly to Kel's and share in this special store.
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December 2021 by EJ H
The place is a mess. Cards just scattered everywhere, there’s piles of trash and cards just laying behind the counter. And one of the most annoying things that a card shop can do, nothing has a price on it. He has some great cards but I don’t want to have to ask every time I wanna know the price of a card. And his prices are extremely high. He’s asking top of market value or higher. And he’s asking graded prices on cards that aren’t graded based on what he thinks they will grade.
