tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post3496706193992516843..comments2024-03-28T08:23:39.263-04:00Comments on Japanese Baseball Cards: Card Shops In Japan: Mint PonylandNPB Card Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-14748775207959640522019-10-09T22:15:06.864-04:002019-10-09T22:15:06.864-04:00Owning an entire building in Japan... and being ab...Owning an entire building in Japan... and being able to dedicate one of the stores to a card shop. Now that's what I call "living the dream".Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-46500382065330529762019-10-08T02:24:35.824-04:002019-10-08T02:24:35.824-04:00For me the combination of soft core pornographic...For me the combination of soft core pornographic images casually strewn about combined with the total disinterest in making the place look in any way tidy or welcoming to customers gave me a very weird vibe. <br /><br />Like you said the guy turned out to be nice, but when you walk in the place for the first time it feels like you are walking into the bedroom of a teenage boy who may or may not be watching porn at that exact moment and you aren't sure and that uncertainty makes you feel extremely awkward. I'm definitely not saying that the guy does anything weird in there, but is the sort of impression that the visitor has and impressions are important. <br /><br />Then when you get past that initial awkwardness, you are left with the kind of blah product selection and its just not really worth the visit. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-12680694880373362042019-10-08T00:42:24.622-04:002019-10-08T00:42:24.622-04:00I kinda get your weird vibes. I kinda chalk it up ...I kinda get your weird vibes. I kinda chalk it up to how musty and dusty the place is. There are entire sections of that part of the store sectioned off to the public where you can find old toys and cards that aren't available for sale and I'm not sure the owner regularly opens the windows to let fresh air in.<br /><br />Then again, given how a lot of the cards in the store appear to be sunburnt (you might not have noticed this if you were only looking at BBM singles) I'm not entirely sure what they're doing except obviously catering to the kaifu-gumi (開封組) aka the Box Breakers.<br /><br />I used to like Ponyland a lot but in recent times I've come to consider Bits my go-to and would probably only go to Ponyland for the idol/adult cards. I hope to one day go to the handshake events Ponyland hosts with the very models who got their own sets. The fact that it's the most inconvenient to get to compared to the others is a big negative.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-79883382996967011952019-10-08T00:29:57.461-04:002019-10-08T00:29:57.461-04:00That looks like a big shop for sure. Wish I could ...That looks like a big shop for sure. Wish I could visit!SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.com