Hello fellow card maniacs, I hope you are all doing well and that your family and friends are also healthy and getting through current days as well as possible. Clearly we are experiencing something we have never faced. before and prior to yammering about sports cards and dishing the list of 5 hottest products, I wanted to share that sentiment. In the past few … [Read more...] about Hot List: Lending a Hand, Trying Something New
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National Hobby Shop Day Set for December 9
Hobby shop owners will be getting some promotional help from GTS Distribution next month. The company that supplies stores with trading cards, supplies and other collectibles has created National Hobby Shop Day, slated for December 9. The in-store event is timed to coincide with a time of year that often sees a lull in traffic between the hype of the Black Friday … [Read more...] about National Hobby Shop Day Set for December 9
Upper Deck Plans Small Business Saturday Set Giveaway
While Panini promotes its annual Black Friday pack giveaway, Upper Deck is planning a hobby shop-exclusive trading card promotion for Small Business Saturday on November 25. Customers who visit participating hobby shops will receive a free ten card set of Upper Deck “Winter”, a multi-sport issue that includes cards of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Ben Simmons, Wayne Gretzky, … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Plans Small Business Saturday Set Giveaway
10 Tips for Running a Good Sports Card Shop
Sports card shops have come and they've gone. Boy did they go during the mid and late-1990s. Those stores that have survived the ups and downs of the hobby and lived beyond the "boom" haven't done it on luck alone. The survivors have been willing to diversify and run their stores like any other business. They make smart decisions, yes, but they also have the … [Read more...] about 10 Tips for Running a Good Sports Card Shop
Panini Player of the Day NBA Includes Promo Packs, Prizes
Baseball season will be underway but Panini’s Player of the Day NBA Promotion is aimed at keeping sales going during the playoffs. Starting in mid-April, about 400 hobby shops in the U.S. will participate in the program, which offers collectors the chance to win prizes for buying Panini’s NBA trading cards. The company says it will distribute 50,000 prizes during its … [Read more...] about Panini Player of the Day NBA Includes Promo Packs, Prizes
Ramblings: Putting the Hobby in the Holidays
What is the most anticipated and most aggravating countdown? To many people, it's these words: Only __ shopping days 'til Christmas. Here in the DFW area where we still have not even come close to a freeze yet and have barely dipped into the high 40s, sometimes the holiday season seems miles away. Other times, such as when I'm doing my usual walk at a local mall and hear … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Putting the Hobby in the Holidays
Philadelphia Area Card Shop a Family Affair
We’ll continue our Q&A sessions with sports card shop owners with Lee Goldinger, owner of SwamiLee’s Sportscards in Mt. Laurel, NJ, outside Philadelphia. How did you come up with the name Swamilee? People often ask me what is a Swamilee? In the mid 1990s, I produced S.L.A.M., The Starting Lineup Advisory Magazine. I had more than 500 subscribers and the … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Area Card Shop a Family Affair
What’s (About to Be) Hot in the Shop: Free Hockey Card Packs
For the seventh season, Upper Deck is bringing back National Hockey Card Day and collectors are already stoked to visit card stores this weekend in the United States. Last weekend, our Canadian brothers were dishing out the free packs and from what I heard, we will have to step up our game to keep pace. My shop happens to embrace promotions like few others do and we have … [Read more...] about What’s (About to Be) Hot in the Shop: Free Hockey Card Packs