Lulgjuraj says that people who were kids the last time trading cards were popular in the late ’80s and early ’90s now have kids of their own and are using it as a way to get back into their beloved hobby. Trading cards have been gaining popularity over the last several years for a variety of reasons, says Susan Lulgjuraj, head of editorial at Goldin Auctions, a sports memorabilia auction company that once sold a Honus Wagner baseball card for $3,120,000, and a signed Upper Deck LeBron James rookie card for $1.8 million. Some would-be card buyers who slept out overnight memorized the make, model and license plate numbers of the vendors delivering the cards to Target and would pester them as well, one associate said. “There were never enough cards for everyone.” “We got screamed at every Friday,” said a fourth associate. “So we had weird middle-aged dudes hanging out in the little girls’ clothing section, which was already sketchy.” “Then when the store opened these people would come in and lurk near the aisle where the cards were,” a third associate said. The shelves were stocked by third-party vendors at most Targets around 9 or 10 on Friday mornings. “We’re on the second floor of a shopping center, so I was constantly worried someone was going to get thrown over the balcony and onto the street,” said another. ( The Athletic granted store employees anonymity so they could speak freely without permission from their employers.) “None of us could understand it.” “It was like Black Friday where people would camp out with sleeping bags waiting for the store to open, except it happened every Thursday night for over a year,” one associate said. The rest described scenes straight out of the apocalypse. The Walmart employee said they stopped selling cards before the pandemic but he wasn’t sure why one employee at a city Target said she hadn’t encountered out-of-control customers at her store, which is smaller than typical Targets. If you have any questions regarding their services, please reach out to the Authorized Dealer or Official Submission Center directly.To find out what was going on, I went to five Targets and one Walmart in Los Angeles and Orange Counties and spoke with associates about the trading card craze sweeping the nation. CGC Trading Cards recommends that you carefully evaluate Authorized Dealers and Official Submission Centers prior to using their services. CGC Trading Cards and its affiliates are not responsible for the services provided by these companies and have no liability in connection with their services. Learn how to submit trading cards to CGC Trading Cards >Īuthorized Dealers and Official Submission Centers are independent from, and unaffiliated with, CGC Trading Cards. Our other helpful resources for buying and selling trading cards include the CGC Trading Cards Verify Certification tool and the CGC Trading Cards Population Report. Search by location and specialty to find contact information for trading card sellers as well as dealers looking for trading cards.Īs a leading third-party trading card grading service, CGC Trading Cards has developed this easy way to find trading card dealers for the benefit of the collecting community. The trading card stores listed in this directory handle Pokémon cards, Magic: The Gathering cards, Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and more. The CGC Trading Cards Dealer Locator makes it easy to find local trading card dealers and trading card shops where you can buy and sell trading cards. About the CGC Trading Cards Dealer Locator
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