How it works

1. Bring it in. Walk in during shop hours. No appointment needed for most collections.
2. We go through it together. Right at the counter — what's moving, what isn't, what condition does to the price. You'll see how the number gets built, not just the number.
3. Cash or trade. Take the offer in cash, or trade it into wax, singles, or store credit.

What we're buying

• Modern sports — rookies, autographs, numbered parallels, case hits. Baseball, basketball, football, soccer.
• Graded cards — PSA, BGS, SGC slabs.
• Sealed wax — hobby boxes, jumbo/HTA, cases, unopened retail.
• Vintage — pre-1980s baseball, football and basketball, raw or graded.
• Pokémon & TCG — sealed product, vintage holos, graded cards.
• Memorabilia — signed jerseys, balls and photos with authentication.

We buy what we can sell. If something isn't for us, we'll tell you that too — and usually point you at what is worth your time.

How we price

Recent sales on comparable cards (comps), condition, and what's actually moving in the shop right now. Centering, corners, surface and edges matter more than most people expect; a sleeve and a toploader can be the difference between two prices. Bring graded cards with the cert visible.

Get the best offer

• Keep everything sleeved or in toploaders. Condition is most of the price.
• Sort by sport and year if you can. Unsorted is fine — sorted is faster.
• Know what you want out of it. Cashing out and trading up get different advice.
• Big lot? Send photos first (below) so we can tell you whether it's worth the drive.

Big collection? Start with photos.

Text or email a few photos and a rough description before you haul it in — a stack shot, the best 10–20 cards, any slabs or sealed boxes.

(630) 675-0001 · info@thesandlotsports.com

Straight answers

Do you buy everything? No. We buy what we can sell — modern hits, graded cards, sealed wax, vintage, Pokémon. Commons and most 1987–1994 "junk wax" era base cards aren't something we can pay for, but bring them and we'll tell you if anything in there is worth grading or keeping.

How do I know the offer's fair? We show you the comps while we price it. If you want to sell it yourself on eBay, we'll tell you what that path really nets after fees and shipping.

Cash or credit? Your call. Trade credit works on anything in the shop — wax, singles, framing, gift cards.

Can I trade cards for cards? Yes. That's half of what happens at the counter.

Ready?

Bring it by the shop — 567 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn, open seven days — or call ahead and we'll be expecting you.