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Protecting Precious Cargo: How to Ship Trading Cards Like a Pro
There is nothing more aggravating than receiving a highly anticipated collection piece, only to find it damaged or ruined due to the seller’s lackluster shipping. If you’ve never dealt with this yourself, it’s hard to describe how devastating it can be, especially when it happens with an item that has eluded you for a long
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A Beginner’s Guide to Unopened Sports Cards: How to Get Started on Building Your Collection
In the realm of sports memorabilia, unopened sports cards have emerged as a captivating and lucrative niche, enticing collectors and investors alike. The mystique surrounding these sealed products has given rise to a thriving market, where enthusiasts eagerly partake in the pursuit of unearthing rare treasures from the past. But why are unopened sports cards
Our Belated Recap of the 2022 National Sports Collectors Convention
Pardon my tardiness in publishing this much overdue review of the 2022 National Sports Collectors Convention (NSCC). Due to circumstances beyond my control, I wasn’t able to get it done until now. That being said, the show was absolutely fantastic, and Maddie and I enjoyed meeting and getting to know countless awesome people. Jackpot Sports
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The Biggest Show of the Year: The National Sports Collectors Convention
It’s that time of year again, as we find ourselves less than a month away from the largest annual gathering of trading card and memorabilia manufacturers, hobbyists and investors, autograph seekers, industry auction houses, and of course, distributors and dealers. Last year, The National Sports Collectors Convention, which was held in Chicago, went down as
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As part of an ongoing feature from Jackpot Sports Cards, I want to share some of the excitement and nostalgia I enjoy from collecting some of the greatest packs of trading cards to ever exist. That being said, whenever I have something particularly spectacular to showcase, I’m going to post it here, and provide some
Over the last few years, those of us who devote most of our collecting and investing to vintage unopened and modern unopened products have witnessed steady growth in terms of newcomers and the amount of interest surrounding our undervalued sector of the industry. While there is little doubt that the “unopened society” is still a
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Tales From Chad & Dad’s: The ‘89 Fleer Bill Ripken Error Card
Way back in 1986, when I was nine years old, my parents did the unthinkable: they helped me open my own local trading card shop. We decided to call it Chad & Dad’s because we found the name to be engaging and the rhyme had such a nice ring to it. But make no mistake
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Over the past few years, I have gotten to know Chad well. We have bought some very large deals together as well as bought and sold from each other. Chad has always been very nice and easy to work with. There have never been any concerns or issues working with him. I will not hesitate to continue to do business with him in the future.
Kurt Christensen
Owner
Ripping Vintage Packs