Iron & Finch Trading Card Co.

Iron & Finch Trading Card Co. We provide collectors and enthusiasts with a premier destination for high-quality trading cards.

05/22/2024

👋 It’s been a minute!

There’s been a lot going on! 😓 In the last month and a half we’ve moved 🚛 worked through a large stock of single cards 🔂 and have narrowed in on the company strategy after consulting with many experts in the field💡

Our overall strategy is shifting. 1️⃣ I’ve made the decision to go all in on Pokemon TCG for the foreseeable future. 2️⃣ Primary focus will be on sealed product to hold. 3️⃣ Secondary focus will be on Pokémon collection buying.

🧐 Why the change in direction? Several reasons: For small sellers, specialization is a must. I’m not at the point to where I can hire additional help to ship high volumes of cards which is a must for high revenue and a healthy margin. 💸

🐶 Why Pokemon? When deciding between Magic and Pokemon the decision was pretty easy. Magic is highly metagame dependent. To run the Magic focused business well you have to keep up with the rising and falling of cards based on playability. Pokémon has a metagame to keep track of, but there are MANY people who collect rather than play. The last reason, and most important, this gives me a way to connect with my kids who are Pokemon fanatics! ❤️

So…if you have a Pokemon collection and are considering selling, contact me! 📞

What a weekend! 🥵 Here’s what I learned from our first time vending Happy Valley Comic Con …🤔 Specialization versus gene...
02/27/2024

What a weekend! 🥵 Here’s what I learned from our first time vending Happy Valley Comic Con …

🤔 Specialization versus generalization is the best strategy for small card shops like us. While we had a fantastic selection of vintage it became real clear real quick that I didn’t have the knowledge surrounding modern Pokemon sets to properly evaluate and buy collections. Sent them right over to my neighbors at Veteran's Vault who could take care of them right away. 💪🇺🇸 We will stay the course and continue to be Magic heavy.

☠️ You can’t truly anticipate what the market at the con will be like. We thought sealed Magic would be a hit followed closely by the vintage, graded, Pokemon. Very wrong. I was asked about One Piece TCG at least 60 times over the two days. Booster packs of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet 151 outsold everything 10x. Lorcana…not so much. 😹

🫶 The people made the entire weekend worth it. Between the fellow vendors that made the time pass during slow periods and some new friends…Archive Arcanus (JACK!)…and some old friends Two Bent Staples Comic Consulting…it was great to get to meet and spend time with so many of you. 🙏

Lastly, but most importantly, getting to partner with my partner to learn together was an absolute joy. 🤩

Also, no WiFi. That one hurt. 😵

No Sunday scaries at Happy Valley Comic Con today! 🙌🏻 Stop by to take advantage of these specials AND we’ll have OnePiec...
02/25/2024

No Sunday scaries at Happy Valley Comic Con today! 🙌🏻 Stop by to take advantage of these specials AND we’ll have OnePiece TCG available while supplies last. Visit us at booth HB28!

Countdown is ON! ⏳Only two more weeks!!Planning on having a diverse selection of Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Lorcana, ...
02/10/2024

Countdown is ON! ⏳Only two more weeks!!

Planning on having a diverse selection of Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Lorcana, and a lil' bit o' One Piece...

It's Murders at Karlov Manor release day! There's a mystery afoot! We will be cracking a few cases of Play boosters so will have plenty of singles at Happy Valley Comic Con for those interested. 🧐

Oh and...we will have a special collaboration with some fashionable accessories that are 100% ON BRAND. 😍

The story: the love of TCGs led to I&F's creation in November 2023. Selfishly, I get to surround myself with the games t...
01/23/2024

The story: the love of TCGs led to I&F's creation in November 2023. Selfishly, I get to surround myself with the games that have given me so much joy since the late '90s. Yes, I'm a TCG boomer.

Iron & Finch specializes in Magic: the Gathering and Pokémon...but because of my personal interest in One Piece...yep, king of the pirates...

Our goal is simple...help connect players with the cards that fuel the hobby and help to grow the local gaming community.

Short term plans (January and February 2024):

1. I will be attending Setsucon as a fan! Would love to connect with fellow One Piece players and check out some Pokémon collections!
2. I will be a vendor at Happy Valley Comic Con - at The Nittany Valley Sports Centre · February 24 & 25, 2024. I'm going to bring along a selection of sealed Magic, Pokémon, and Lorcana as well as some singles. For any potential attendees...let me know what I'm missing that might be helpful to bring.
3. I will be continuing to sell on TCGPlayer. Look up Iron & Finch. Will be steadily increasing my inventory over the next few weeks.
4. Further investment in Pokémon (both English and Japanese). We recently purchased a large vintage collection and will be hoping to buy much more.
5. Move further away from eBay (https://www.ebay.com/str/ironandfinchtradingcardco) with the exception of higher value items and move to personal branded website (www.ironandfinch.com). Coming in February '24.
6. Videos, videos, videos....

So, for those who have already supported our launch, I can't thank you enough. For those who haven't...I CAN'T WAIT to meet and serve YOU!

Until next time...There is nothing like the smell of a freshly ripped pack.

-Finch

Address

Po Box 420
Lemont, PA
16851

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

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