A sports card retail business has signed its first franchise agreement and will open a location in central Indiana under that brand. Replay Sports Cards, which has locations in three states in the Southeastern U.S. and another store in Denver, has been looking to expand through franchising and will take that first step with a shop in Seymour, IN, run by business partners … [Read more...] about Replay Sports Cards Signs First Franchisee
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Family Launching Sports Card Shop Following Son’s Brain Tumor Diagnosis
An Idaho family has turned a challenging health crisis into an opportunity by opening a new sports card shop in downtown, inspired by their son's recovery journey. Comeback Sports Cards is expected to open next month. In 2022, Ben King of Twin Falls was preparing to attend junior college in Washington when he suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with a brain … [Read more...] about Family Launching Sports Card Shop Following Son’s Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Notes: Special Chrome Boxes at Fanatics Event; Durant Back on Topps; New Midwest Shop
Topps is producing an exclusive Topps Chrome Baseball box for the upcoming Fanatics Fest in New York. The boxes will include “Big Apple Refractors” cards, with the print run for each card limited to less than 50. The background of each card features the city skyline. The product will be sold in both Value Box and Hobby Box format, with the Refractor cards falling six … [Read more...] about Notes: Special Chrome Boxes at Fanatics Event; Durant Back on Topps; New Midwest Shop
Notes: Fanatics Blasters; Hobby Dreams at The Honey Hole; What Happened to Haddix’s Perfect Game Uniform
Fanatics exclusive blaster boxes are once again being produced for this week's release of Topps Series 2 Baseball. As was the case in Series 1, boxes contain nine packs of 12 cards with an aqua parallel in each pack that are only available through the boxes sold at Fanatics.com. Each pack holds 10 base cards, a Stars of Tomorrow insert and the parallel … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics Blasters; Hobby Dreams at The Honey Hole; What Happened to Haddix’s Perfect Game Uniform
Richmond Businessmen Combine Card Shop With Sports Bar
Sports card collectors are fans of watching sporting events, too. So, why not combine the two into a single experience? What could be better than busting open a box of cards while having a meal and watching sports on the big screen? That idea has come to fruition in Virginia’s capital city. A trio of businessmen in Richmond opened Parlay at Graybo’s, a new sports bar and … [Read more...] about Richmond Businessmen Combine Card Shop With Sports Bar
Cinci Area Shop Opens Location at Great American Ballpark
A card shop inside a big league ballpark? It’s happening on Thursday. Hit Seekers Sports Cards, which opened just across the Ohio River from Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati two years ago, is opening a second location inside the stadium. The kiosk style store will be located on the ballpark’s main concourse along the third base line, offering … [Read more...] about Cinci Area Shop Opens Location at Great American Ballpark
Hobby Rip Night Brings Stars to Shops
The second 'Hobby Rip Night' brought collectors out to shops across the country who participated in the Topps sponsored event Saturday. Some shops held their event during daytime business hours while others stayed open late. Stores offered giveaways, specials on products, food and drink and some held trade events. The events – held on National Trading Card Day – … [Read more...] about Hobby Rip Night Brings Stars to Shops
Notes: LeBron/Bronny 1/1 Pulled; Veteran Opens Missouri Shop; Super Bowl Spike; Upper Deck Contest
The 2023-24 Bowman Chrome University 1/1 SuperFractor featuring LeBron James and his son Bronny of USC has been pulled at Jim & Steve's Sports Cards in Waukegan, IL. The card was highlighted when Fanatics kicked off LeBron's new card and autograph deal with the company last month, just ahead of the product's release. There was no immediate word on whether the card … [Read more...] about Notes: LeBron/Bronny 1/1 Pulled; Veteran Opens Missouri Shop; Super Bowl Spike; Upper Deck Contest
AA Mint Cards Opens New, State-of-the-Art Shop in South Florida
A fast-growing Miami area sports card business has a fancy new home. AA Mint Cards opened the doors to its new retail location in Cooper City on Saturday. Collectors lined up outside to be among the first to enter the ultramodern shop, which includes 2,400 square-feet of space. Aaron Amarant, with help from his father Mark, opened AA Mint Cards in … [Read more...] about AA Mint Cards Opens New, State-of-the-Art Shop in South Florida
National Hockey Card Day Introduces A New Generation To The Hobby
Upper Deck kicked off what will be one of the biggest weeks of the year for hockey card collectors on Saturday. Hobby shops in Canada and the United States were giving out special packs of cards from Upper Deck that were produced specifically for National Hockey Card Day. After that comes the launch of a second Tim Hortons Upper Deck hockey card program Monday, and … [Read more...] about National Hockey Card Day Introduces A New Generation To The Hobby