Hardcore Hobby — Trading Cards, Memorabilia & Collectibles

In 1985 Jason Collins started collecting trading cards. In 1992 Jason met his best friend and they started trading cards together. By 1993 Jason and his best friend were vendors at card shows, flea markets, and festivals...at 13 years old.

By the end of high school, card collecting/selling had lost its luster to parties, girls, and adulting. Jason left the card game for over 20 years.

During the pandemic, Jason decided to start poking around his favorite hobby from his youth. Quickly Jason discovered that his hold-over collection was a product of the dreaded 'junk wax' era and didn't have the value he had hoped, but then realized that during his hiatus the trading card industry had also gone through a down period and was on the rise once again.

So it was time to get back to doing something he loved. And creating something he can hand down to his son when he's ready. So here we go...