Courtside Card Shop

★★★★★

“This is a great card shop that has all your sports cards needs. From wax to singles to supplies. The owners are honest and great people. I highly recommend anybody to do business with them. You will not be disappointed.”

★★★★★

“Excellent inventory. Owners are super friendly and knowledgeable. This shop is a must visit for all sports and Pokemon collectors”

★★★★★

“Best card shop in the state, Along with PB collectibles in Newport. I I have collected sports cards for over 30 years (I am now 41), I own a small business and love to support other local and small businesses, but The thought of walking into 90% of Sports Card shops in Rhode Island,l practically gives me anxiety, I would actually rather attend a funeral. I don’t mind shops being a little old and outdated, but the owners cannot be outdated as well. No matter what you are purchasing nowadays, you are spending a good amount of hard earned money, And I cannot tell you how many times I have walked into local card shops and have been completely ignored for five even 10 minutes. Or you get the typical “ Let me know if I can help you with anything” And then head right back into the computer or cell phone. How about standing up, shaking my hand and having a conversation with me. Hobby shops are not just a place to purchase wax and Cards. They are a place to meet good people and have a couple good conversations about a hobby that we all have in common. Unfortunately, most of these owners still think that it is 1989 and the Door is going to be a turnstile and they are gonna sell sets of upper deck baseball like hot cakes. If it wasn’t for the fact that a lot of the more established card shops have allocation or better distribution they would be out of business quicker than Zion Williamsons card market dropped. With that rant being said, I went into Courtside To sell a collection of cards. I was met by one of the owners (Scott’s) son. He introduced himself, shook my hand, looked me in the eye, and couldn’t have been more of a stand-up, Respectful young man. After we chatted for five minutes, his father pulled up, and I got the same exact greeting from his father. Sidenote: Prime example why fathers are so important in the household, You did a great job Scott. Anyway, Scott and his son took their time going through a fairly large collection of cards, And when it came to negotiating, Scott listened to all of my points on why I thought the collection was worth a certain amount as I did with him. We agreed on a price and shook hands. Another sidenote: People in this hobby, especially younger kids need a place to be able to sell their cards, it is the most crucial aspect of the hobby when it comes to enabling that kid to purchase more cards or wax. Other than courtside and PB collectibles, Literally every car shop I have walked into to try and sell a collection or just a few cards, I I am shut down almost immediately when I ask if they buy cards. I could be offering a one of one Otani super fracture at 10% market value and I could you not 90% of the stores in Rhode Island would miss out on the purchase just due to the fact that they don’t understand that purchasing cards makes the hobby go round and round. It may take a little bit of effort, but don’t open a shop if you don’t want to put in the effort. So long story short, please bring your cards and spend your money at courtside on Plainfield Pike in Cranston or PB collectibles in Newport. Scott @courtside and Paul @PB collectibles will treat you like they’ve known you for years and they will be 100% honest when purchasing Cards and I promise you will not get that feeling like you are interrupting the Owner during dinner when you walk in.”

★★★★★

“Great shop, staff was very friendly. Had a good selection of boxes as well as cards for sale. Various sorted boxes by player, sport, position, etc had some good finds when going thru them. Will definitely go back. Fair prices also.”