From the Web*:
Real Sportscards, located in Champlin, MN, is a modern card shop that appeals to both avid collectors and casual enthusiasts. The store offers an extensive range of products, from sealed boxes and packs to graded and raw single cards across various sports including baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. They are known for their large selection of wax products and graded singles, creating a collector-friendly environment that includes a luxury sports lounge for live group breaks.
The shop has cultivated a vibrant community both online and in-store, facilitated by their dedicated Real Sportscards App. This app schedules and hosts live breaks, ensuring a streamlined and engaging customer experience. Real Sportscards also actively participates in grading submissions, enhancing their service offerings to collectors looking to appraise and certify their cards.
Customer reviews highlight the knowledgeable staff and the welcoming atmosphere of the store, praising the high level of customer service and the wide selection of products. Real Sportscards has been highly rated for its competitive pricing and the quality of its live break sessions.
*From the web descriptions are provided via an AI tool analyzing available information online from website, reviews & social media profiles.
Our Take:
When I first saw the pictures of the Real Sportscards storefront when they opened, it looked like the Mecca of card shops to me–unlike a lot of the card shops of my youth (frankly including a lot of Shinders locations), it looked modern, uncluttered, clean…and had lounging areas for opening cards, watching sports or the breaks happening live, since Real Sportscards is a 3x Industry Summit Breaker of the Year award winner (and one of the few places I have participated in a break). Visiting the store for the first time…it wasn’t quite what I expected–it definitely is modern, uncluttered and clean…but it was a bit more of an office type building than I was expecting, and a bit smaller of a store–although the fact that I walked into what must have been a trading night with a whole slew of people didn’t help make it seem any bigger. I would say the store appeared to me (based on the cards in the cases) to be a bit more geared to higher end collectors, although probably more unopened product than you’ll find at most stores as well. Several years ago (before the store opened) I did chat a bit with co-founder Ryan about how they managed some of the breaks (from a technology stand point), and he was super friendly and open with me, which was awesome–he seems like a great guy, and I don’t think you’ll go wrong if you head to the Real Sportscards store.
