After a long career in construction and landscaping, medical issues pushed collector Garrett Morris into a new career. He’d always wanted to own a hobby shop and the circumstances felt right. Sixteen months ago, he opened Box Buster Sports Cards in Durant, Oklahoma. Three months ago, he and his wife opened a second location in Montrose, Colorado. In this … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A: Box Buster Sports Cards Doubles Up
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Michigan Shop Opens 2nd Location, Adds NBA All-Star Chris Kaman to Team
After collecting sports cards from a young age and spending many of his adult years pursuing other professions and interests, Nathaniel Smith found divine inspiration amid the pandemic to make his way back to the hobby and pursue his passion of opening a brick and mortar sports card and collectibles shop. "My previous job got shut down due to COVID." Smith said. "We switched … [Read more...] about Michigan Shop Opens 2nd Location, Adds NBA All-Star Chris Kaman to Team
Wisconsin Shop Owner Turned Rekindled Love of Cards Into a Business
Nic Wienandt loved sports and like just about every other kid who grew up in the late 1980s and early 90s, he collected sports cards while growing up in northeastern Wisconsin. His career path took him down a couple of different roads but he never thought his old collection would someday launch an entirely new venture, born out of a worldwide … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Shop Owner Turned Rekindled Love of Cards Into a Business
Notes: Giannis-Leaf Update; Miggy’s Milestone Memorabilia; Jeter Bobble x3; Husband-Wife Card Shop, More
Attorneys for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Leaf Trading Cards are in negotiations to settle the NBA superstar’s lawsuit against the company over the use of his nickname and likeness. Antetokounmpo had filed for trademark infringement and dilution over Leaf cards picturing the 2021 Finals MVP and using his trademarked “Greek Freak” nickname. Lawyers for Antetokounmp and … [Read more...] about Notes: Giannis-Leaf Update; Miggy’s Milestone Memorabilia; Jeter Bobble x3; Husband-Wife Card Shop, More
Hobby Shop Owners Discuss Booming Business, Finding Help, Advertising, More
In the late winter and early spring of 2020, as COVID began to spread across North America, sports card shop owners were rightfully concerned. In the Denver suburbs, Mike Fruitman looked as his checkbook, started doing some math and thought about the number of months he might be able to keep his head above water if things got really bad. "I didn't know if we were going to … [Read more...] about Hobby Shop Owners Discuss Booming Business, Finding Help, Advertising, More
Notes: More KY Shop Burglaries; Topps Earnings; Northeast Show on the Move
The wave of burglaries at card shops in SEC country continues. Sometime early Wednesday morning, someone climbed into Louisville Sports Cards—by cutting a hole through the roof, no less. The shop was closed on Wednesday to assess damage and take inventory. Over 100 sports card boxes including three full cases were stolen. No suspects have been identified yet according to … [Read more...] about Notes: More KY Shop Burglaries; Topps Earnings; Northeast Show on the Move
Notes: NSCC is On; eBay on Bid Retractions; COMC Shipping; Shop Stories
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the National Sports Collectors Convention will go on as schedule July 28-August 1. On Tuesday, the NSCC confirmed their intentions to hold the show rather than push it back to the October backup dates it had been holding The show is scheduled for the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL and with state government believed to … [Read more...] about Notes: NSCC is On; eBay on Bid Retractions; COMC Shipping; Shop Stories
Steelers’ Cassius Marsh Opens Southern California Card Shop
Westlake Village, California native Cassius Marsh was a high school star at Oaks Christian School. He was one of the top ranked defensive tackles in the entire country during his senior year of high school. The defensive force took his quarterback hunting talents to UCLA where he was a collegiate standout, as evidenced by his selection to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. The … [Read more...] about Steelers’ Cassius Marsh Opens Southern California Card Shop
Long-Time Dealer Joe Davis in eBay Spotlight
He started his brick-and-mortar business at the height of the sports card boom of the early 1990s, opening a 500-square-foot shop. Twenty-nine years later, Joe Davis is still at it. J&J Sports Cards, his Atlanta area hobby shop and Got Baseball Cards, his online business, are thriving, better now even than in those crazy days of the latter part of the junk wax … [Read more...] about Long-Time Dealer Joe Davis in eBay Spotlight
Shops Deal with COVID Closures
Mark Fugate, owner of a Cincinnati area card and memorabilia shop, didn’t wait to close his Sports Gallery. Days before the state of Ohio ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses, Fugate locked the doors on his store. “Nobody wants to close,” he said. “It’s very tough. But baseballs and bobbleheads are not essential at this point in time.” The Sports … [Read more...] about Shops Deal with COVID Closures