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Seaforth couple looks forward to sharing `memories' with community
Jeff Heuchert
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With an extensive collection of
hockey cards and other memorabilia
already in their possession, it
seemed about time Laverne and
Audrey Robson of Seaforth opened
their own store.
That store is called Memories, and
is located on Seaforth's Main Street.
Laverne says the store is "a fun
thing to do instead of sitting around
and letting arthritis kick in," he
jokes.
Aside from their vast collection of
hockey cards and memorabilia, they
also sell collector plates, stuffed ani-
mals, beanie babies, videos, includ-
ing many from Disney, and books,
totally somewhere around 25-30
thousand items, Audrey guesses.
"If you're looking for something
from the past, we just might have
it," says Laverne.
He adds that quite a few people
from the area already know to come
to him if they're looking for new
sports cards.
"Anything that is on the market,
(in sports cards) we'll sell," he says.
Seaforth residents for the past 12
years, Laverne and Audrey sold
cards out of an extension to their
Victorian style home on Goderich
Street.
In June of 2002, the couple moved
into the apartment next door to
their current location, where they
• sold their merchandise out of a
transport truck out back.
Just last month they moved into
the apartment behind their new
store.
"It is the first opportunity to reach
people who don't know what I do,"
says Laverne:
His collection began only 18 years
ago, when he picked up a card col-
lectors' starter kit in Stratford. Ever
since his collection has continued to
grow.
The couple realize their store isn't
going to make them rich, and that's
just fine with them.
"We're not here to give Walmart
any competition," jokes Audrey,
"just to enjoy ourselves."
Audrey looks forward to getting_to
know those in the community.
"I look forward to socializing with
the people, and them sharing their
memories."
She says people have already
come in to the store and seen some-
thing that reminds them of a time
in the past, and that has sparked a
convefsation.
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Jeff Heuchert photo
Laverne Robson stands beside a counter full of sports cards inside his new
store, Memories, which will open Dec. 15 on Seaforth's Main Street.
Audrey says she would like to col-
lect photos from everyone in the
community that have played hockey,
and would like to display them in
the•front window.
If you're interested in other sports
cards, aside from hockey, although
he doesn't have any in the store,
Laverne can order them.
As well, if you're interested in sell-
ing your sports cards, you can bring
them in and Laverne will appraise
them.
The official opening day for
Memories is Dec. 15.
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