Video of the altercation that led to Target pulling sports card boxes out of its stores last month shows the moment when one man pulled a gun. Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate filed an open record request with the local district attorney after no charges were filed in connection with the incident and aired a story on Wednesday night. A man who had been attacked by four men … [Read more...]
Notes: Target Spoils Flipper’s Fun; Alonso Jersey Relics; Yankees Collection
The flipping rush that just caused Target to pull sports cards from its shelves has been going on since before COVID, but only in 2021 did it start to get really ugly. You probably already know about the fights and nastiness that accompanied some of the Friday drops at stores, but there was plenty of other stuff going on you probably didn’t know about. SB Nation’s James … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Why the Buzz Over Target’s Trading Card Halt is a Hobby Bonanza
At 5:45 PM last Thursday, I hopped on Twitter to post a link to a story I had just confirmed with Target's corporate office in Minneapolis: the company would no longer be selling baseball, football, basketball or Pokemon cards in its stores. Up until that point, it had been little more than social media chatter and scattered signs inside some stores but later … [Read more...]
Notes: Target Pausing Some Card Sales; New Denver Show; eBay Issues; Ticket Man
Target stores will temporarily halt the sale of some sports and Pokemon trading card boxes this Friday. The company is citing ongoing incidents involving aggressive customers as a reason for its decision. A Target spokesman confirmed the move to SC Daily Wednesday afternoon, issuing this statement: "The safety of our guests and our team is our top priority. Out … [Read more...]
Notes: SGC Lowers Costs; Koufax Selling Direct; ATL Show; Big Brady Pull; Panini on Retail Situation; Cubs Love Cards
After being inundated with orders earlier this spring after PSA suspended most services, SGC raised the base rate for trading card authentication and grading from $25 to $75 per card. Fast forward a little over five weeks and they say they’re not only caught up but have lowered the cost to $30 with a turnaround time of 20-25 business days. Cards valued at $1,500-$3,499 … [Read more...]
Dispute Over Cards Leads to Gun, Lockdown at Milwaukee Area Target
Shoppers going about their business at a suburban Milwaukee Target store Friday morning found themselves in the middle of the sports card hobby's latest ugly incident. A dispute between five men over the weekly distribution of retail boxes, many of which are flipped for a profit, erupted into a fight outside the store. That's when one man who was on the receiving end of the … [Read more...]
Shop Talk: Waiting Hours Outside Target for Cards? Count Me Out
This week's Shop Talk finds itself piggybacking of sorts off of last week's topic of retail sports card madness.Dave, one of our long-time customers, is known to make the trek out in the wild and try to track down sports cards all over creation. We spoke to him this week and he informed us that he went to our local Target at 3:45 in the morning-- yes, you read that right-- to … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Fire a Target Exclusive
With a flashy design from Australia-based artist Tyson Beck, 2019 Topps Fire is returning as an exclusive to Target stores. A few boxes have been popping up online but we should see more in the coming days. A checklist has been released by Topps and you can see it below. Fire appears in two configurations: a hobby box-style "Premium" box with 20 … [Read more...]
2017 Topps Chrome Update Released via Target
The 2017 Topps Chrome Update set is a Target exclusive but this time there aren’t any other packs along for the ride. Releasing this week, the product is being distributed exclusively through Target with seven four-card packs in a box that retails for $19.99. In the past, the post-season “Mega boxes” contained standard Topps Update packs and a couple of Chrome … [Read more...]
2016 Topps Chrome Update is a Target Retail Exclusive
Collectors looking for something exclusive this holiday season will have to travel the retail route to find Chrome versions of the 2016 Topps Baseball Update series. As November begins, the Holiday Mega box will be available only at Target. The box will contain seven packs — five packs of Topps Update series and two packs of Update Series chrome. The Chrome … [Read more...]