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Staff photo / R. Michael Semple George Samonas, owner of Youngstown Sportscards in Poland, left, talks sports cards with Justin Apel, 17, of Vienna, and his grandfather, Tom Apel of Newton Falls. The demand and cost of sports cards has soared during the viral pandemic. Mahoning Valley native George Samonas opened Youngstown Sportscards in what he calls “essentially a bedroom” of a historic Poland home-turned-office space to give card hobbyists a place to go. See, Samonas is a commuter — ...

rselak@tribtoday.com Staff photos / R. Michael Semple Brian Orfin, owner of Nowhere Toys, holds a box of Fleer 1991 baseball trading cards at the store in Niles. The demand and cost of sports cards has soared during the viral pandemic. Mahoning Valley native George Samonas opened Youngstown Sportscards in what he calls “essentially a bedroom” of a historic Poland home-turned-office space to give card hobbyists a place to go. See, Samonas is a commuter — from Columbus to Youngstown now fou...