OPC The Place To Be
Tom Salem, owner of OPC Baseball Cards, has been involved with cards for over 35 years. Tom is a man of experience and energy. If you think his new store is a “Mom and Pop,” you are wrong. His operation involves travel, throughout the U. S. and Canada. He contacts and is contacted by businesses large and small. His store front, located at 409 North Stone, Caldwell, Texas, is a place to go for your trading card needs. OPC is open to the public on Sunday-Noon to 6:00 pm; Monday, 9 am to 6pm; Tuesday-Friday Noon-6 pm; Saturday-closed. Tom Salem travels extensively purchasing cards as well as running the operation. And he has employees who work 9-3 daily taking orders and shipping them. As you can imagine, OPC’s supply is vast. The business has been open a year here and offers baseball, basketball, football, and even non-sport cards such as Star Wars and Batman. Tom has had a website for 8 years, and has felt established, but recently realized he needed a storefront. About a year ago, he opened his small store. Now, he is in process of adding on 1,500 square feet for storage and more area for customer accessibility. It will be a wide-open concept including a big screen TV. When asked the purpose of his business, Tom said that he’s enjoyed cards since he was a young kid. The opening of packs and boxes always brought joy. As a boy, he acquired so many cards that he began to sell them on the side. Now, he is able to see young people enjoy the same things…the buying and collecting of cards. As an adult, Tom still loves cards, boxed and singles, and the buying and selling of cards. In fact, he commented that he has customers from as far as Austin, Waco, and Houston, to name a few. He buys big and small…truck loads, and small collections. Be sure to go to 409 North Stone, the fenced building, or call 774.573.1731, or you can go to his website www.opcbaseball. com for your sports card needs. He’ll be happy to see you. Welcome to the business community in Caldwell, Tom Salem. You are adding value to kids’ lives.
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