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Show T I i t UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. July 10. The Home Plate 1991 - Page 13 Selling sports cards better job than mowing lawns for brothers By AI don Rachclc Trophy as a junior in 1990, had a card issued in 1991 by Pro Set. Detmer is not a professional athlete. He will be returning to BYU this fall. Years ago collectors would attach the cards to the spokes of their bicycle tires in order to create a motorcycle sound. There were Bulls professional basketball valuable lesson-Y- ou trust cant player Michael Jordan. "Michael is worth more, but the everyone. They had a few packs of cards stolen. The youngster felt demand for Detmer is greater because of the area with many guilty and returned them. Top cards for the three business- BYU fans," said Matt "BYU was men have been those featuring upset because Detmer is an amaBrigham Young University quar- teur." terback IV Detmer and Chicago Detmer, who won the Heisman The three boys have learned one Michael, Bryan and Matt Seeley have decided to make a career change. They have gone from mowing lawns and umpiring baseball games to selling sports cards at their own shop, The Home Plate in Roosevelt. Selling cards is a better job than mowing lawns, said d 1 don't like Michael. mowing lawns. Its too hot." d Matt has umfew 9 a and pired baseball contests. "With cards you dont have to worry about people yelling at you," said Matt. Michael, Matt and Bryan opened their shop two weeks ago in an upstairs room located in a building operated by their father, Kirk Seeley, who is an accountant. The business is located next to Roosevelt Vision Clinic. "We enjoy collecting cards, and figured it would be a good way to save money for college," said Bryan when asked to comment on why the brothers decided to start the business. The youngsters wont be required to purchase a business license until their income totals more than $1,000. A variance from Roosevelt City was needed because the building is zoned for professional uBe and not commercial. "We had to make a commitment to be here during business hours of 10 a.m to 2 p.m.," Matt said. "The biggest part was getting the stuff to sell -- not just cards, but plastic sheets, binders, videos and post- teams such as backup catchers and infielders). Instead of using money we use cards. An example would be card." I raise you a The collecting of cards is a serious business. Michael Jordan, Mickey Mantle, TV Detmer and other valuable gems are now sealed in protective plastic cases and kept away from bicycle tires. also games that involved flipping cards similar to pitching pennies. The games damaged the cards. "We put cards on the spokes of our tires when we were little kids, but we are smarter now. My dad did that with a Mickey Mantle card," Biyan Baid. Bryan added, "I play poker with on commons (usually 30-cen- t- non-starte- seven-year-ol- Seven Peaks Resort Fifteen-year-ol- thirteen-year-ol- Water Park Hotel S'' gQT-- qi East Center Street, Provo d ers." Parents, Kirk and Jennifer Seeley, gave their children the idea to start selling cards. Kirk serves as their accountant. "Mom started buying cards for us when we were little. However, she was always telling us to pick them up. We had them everywhere. She said that we could get our own place for our cards," said the Seeley brothers. The customers are mainly from the ten to eighteen years old. There have also been some older card collectors. "Just our friends right now are said Michael. 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