Trading Card Specialist

The Trading Card Specialist serves as the in-store subject matter expert for all things trading cards and collectibles. This role creates a best-in-class hobby experience for customers by providing expert product knowledge, educating collectors, maintaining category integrity, and driving sales within the trading card business.

What You Will Do

Serve as the primary in-store expert for selling trading cards, collectibles, sports memorabilia, and hobby-related products, educate customers on product releases, card values, collecting strategies, grading processes, authentication standards, and hobby best practices.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of the trading card ecosystem, including sealed wax products, singles, grading services, authentication, live breaking, hobby market trends, trading card manufacturers, distribution channels, and counterfeit detection.

Requirements

• Strong passion for and knowledge of the trading card and collectibles industry.
• Understanding of sports card, Pokémon, and trading card game (TCG) products and terminology.
• Knowledge of singles, sealed products, grading services, authentication standards, and card condition assessment.
• Familiarity with hobby marketplace trends and pricing dynamics.
• Understanding of live breaking, case breaks, repacks, hobby releases, and secondary market activity.
• Ability to identify common signs of counterfeit, altered, trimmed, or otherwise fraudulent cards and products.
• Working knowledge of major hobby retailers, distributors, grading companies, and online marketplaces.
• Knowledge of current athletes, prospects, legends, teams, and hobby-relevant storylines across professional and collegiate sports

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plan
• 100% employer-paid benefits, including short-term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Generous employee discount and exclusive perks
• Ongoing career development, including discounted secondary education courses
• Early Wage Access options to provide added financial flexibility
• Uncapped monthly bonus potential