Finnigan's Sportscards Sports 4.8(122)

The address on file for Finnigan's Sportscards is 1593 Central Ave Unit 4, Albany, NY 12205. The directory files this listing under sports cards. That is a classification applied to the business record, not the result of anyone checking a display case. The closest other cities with listings are Watervliet, about 6 miles out with 1 shop, and Schenectady at roughly 7 miles. The posted schedule runs 5 days a week, with Monday and Sunday listed as closed. Albany holds 6 listings here — 5 independent shops and 1 national chain location — and this one appears first on that page. That order is a rating weighted by review count, not alphabetical and not by distance. Opening times on the schedule start as early as 10 AM, and the latest close on it is 7 PM.

Its 4.8-star Google rating rests on 122 reviews, the second-largest review count of the 4 rated listings in Albany. A phone number is recorded; a website is not, which makes the phone the only direct route here. Statewide, New York accounts for 253 independent listings spread over 144 cities, plus 100 chain locations. Two other listings sit close by: Sports Zone, under a mile off, and SandBoxCards at 3 miles. What the directory does not hold is inventory: there is no record here of what is in the case on a given day, which sets are open, or what the shop pays for cards. Call before you drive.