How do you open a successful business of trading cards? Any advice?

Question

I want to open a business that sells different kinds of trading cards (baseball, football, etc......) are there any specific ways to opening one, and where do I get my inventory?? I'm only in high school at the time but I feel that this is what I would like to do in my life......And also what should my major be in college if I want to open my own business?? Thanks!

Answer 1

Nice question, and if you wanna startup your own business regardless of doing trading cards, you should definintely go into Business Management or Entreprenuerialship (Which is normally a part of Business Management). About the trading cards, Im in college and really cards have been suffering. However, I worked in the rare coin industry and that worked (I know boring!). I also found out theres a grading company for trading cards, so if your cards are in excellent condition and you have some rare ones you should send those into a grading service so the former price will almost certainly rise. If you can find a way to market cards like they were 10 years ago where everone got them and wanted more you should come up with a really unique way to get them back into becoming interested. Hope this helps

Answer 2

The trading card industry has taken a huge hit over the past decade due mostly to eBay. I suggest, if you are sure that a sports trading card business is what you want to do, work with eBay and open an online business.

Answer 3

Try obtaining your cards on Ebay, I bought some once for like 10 cents per hundred... not too bad huh? It depends on how bad someone wants to get rid of them. I would also suggest that you major in Business Management.

Answer 4

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don,t do the retail thing you will loose but if you must it will always be location location

Answer 5

nobody does tradin cards now you should probably pick something else.