Guarded optimism. That was the main thought of several hobby shop owners around the country after learning about Fanatics’ acquisition of Topps’ trading card and sports entertainment division. The move, officially announced Tuesday, means the Jacksonville, Florida-based sports merchandise retailer will assume Topps’ current licenses with MLB and the MLBPA almost immediately. … [Read more...] about Card Shop Owners Guardedly Optimistic In Wake of Fanatics’ Acquisition of Topps
Don Joss
Brady Bunch Had Nothing on Joss Family
I think it's safe to say no hobby shop owner has more children than Don Joss of DJ's Sports Cards in Renton, WA. Joss and his wife Amy began adopting children--some with strong special needs--after having kids of their own. They now have 15 mouths to feed, with two more coming in the months ahead. One of the hobby's longest tenured business owners, Joss holds … [Read more...] about Brady Bunch Had Nothing on Joss Family
Be a Buyer: Shop Owner Urges Tenacity, Marketing
In the early 1990s, all you had to do was open that big yellow phone book (before the internet, remember?) and no matter where you were, there was at least one sports card shop within a short drive. If you were in a larger metropolitan area, you probably had your choice of several. Many of the cards from that era are still sitting in those shops more than two decades later—if … [Read more...] about Be a Buyer: Shop Owner Urges Tenacity, Marketing