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		<title>Upper Deck Markets to Kids at the Sports Cards &amp; Collectibles Expo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sports Cards &#38; Collectibles Expo in Toronto is a show that always brings in thousands of fans during the weekend. And Upper Deck has been a mainstay at the show bringing a variety of giveaways and promotions for collectors young and old. This last weekend however, Upper Deck staff really spent a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House of Cards: The Likely Death of a National Pastime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent piece done by reporter Armen Keteyian on CBS Sunday Morning this last weekend has a variety of industry leaders up in arms objecting to this one-sided look at the trading card industry. Keteyian spent some time at a trading card show in New Jersey and reported that the industry is on the brink [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Trading Card Shop with Sports Images</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=10430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our continuing series on how to open a trading card shop, we spent some time with Daryl McKay from Sports Images. Take a listen as he provides some tips to be successful in this industry as a shop owner with promotions, finding the right location and how to stock your shop.

Daryl was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Trading Card Shop with Magazine Exchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=10401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our continuing series on how to open a trading card shop, we spent some time with Roger Barry from Magazine Exchange. Take a listen as he provides some tips to be successful in this industry as a shop owner and shares more about how Magazine Exchange can help a new shop.

Roger was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Trading Card Shop with Grosnor Distribution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=10392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our continuing series on how to open a trading card shop, we spent some time with Dave Yeates from Grosnor Distribution in Canada. Take a listen as he provides some tips to be successful in this industry as a shop owner and some insight into creating a business plan.

Dave was also kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Trading Card Shop from a Shop Owner’s Perspective – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2012/03/how-to-open-a-trading-card-shop-from-a-shop-owner%e2%80%99s-perspective-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=10351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our continuing series of “How to Open a Trading Card Shop,” we hear from two other shop owners who have experienced some success and longevity in the business.
Wayne Wagner has owned and operated Wayne’s Sportscards in Edmonton, AB for 22 years now. Listen to some of the tips he provides to new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Trading Card Shop from a Shop Owner’s Perspective – Part 1</title>
		<link>http://upperdeckblog.com/2012/03/how-to-open-a-trading-card-shop-from-a-shop-owner%e2%80%99s-perspective-%e2%80%93-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=10334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we shared our first post on how to open up a trading card shop with some great tips from our friends at Southern Hobby Supply. I found some of the responses to the post interesting where fans shared they didn’t think opening a shop was a viable business opportunity. In the past it can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Open a Trading Card Shop with Southern Hobby</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=10297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Upper Deck changed the company’s direct sales program in March of 2011 in an effort to clean up distribution and offer more support to brick and mortar retailers with the Certified Diamond Dealer program. Certified Diamond Dealers have expressed an appreciation for how Upper Deck is supporting them by having an enforcement aspect to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Deck’s ‘World of Sports’ Returns with Top Sports Stars and ‘Evolution’ Video Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the surprise hits of last year’s trading card releases was Upper Deck’s “World of Sports” product as it offered collectors a unique pack opening experience with star athletes from basketball, baseball, swimming, skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, golf, lacrosse and mixed martial arts. The set returns arriving in stores today and it offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Retailer: Sports Dome</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love to spotlight our Certified Diamond Dealer partners and some reasons why you need to visit their stores. If you haven’t been to a card store lately and are in the Wisconsin area, make sure to visit our Featured Retailer.
Sports Dome
6916 Green Bay Road
Kenosha, WI  53142
(262)697-9288
Email:   vera@sportsdome.biz
Website: www.sportsdomekenosha.com
Click HERE to “Like” Sports Dome [...]]]></description>
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