Hi everyone. It's been a long time since I've touched base. So much has happened and changed in the last several months...it's hard to wrap our heads around sometimes. On that note, after 15 months, we're finally gearing up to be open in-store again. We have a lot of work to do, as besides cleaning up and organizing everything we put "where ever was most convenient" for doing business Curbside for over a year, we've also seen more changes in this Hobby (that require adjusting) than we can believe! Our goal is to re-open at the end of June, and I'll give some updates on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM (our normal social media channels) as it gets closer. So, if you don't Follow Us on there, please look us up under SPORTSCARD PLAYGROUND. I give constant updates about NEW PRODUCTS, PRODUCT RELEASE DATES, HOT PULLS (we have some wonderful customers who bless us with outdoor opening!), and EVENTS & CONTESTS. We're well worth Following. I promise.

Some FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND FANFARE! We have some GIVEAWAYS for you! PANINI has supplied us with some FATHER'S DAY PACKS to give to YOU! These are special 2 card packs featuring ROOKIES & STARS from BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, and RACING. Now, it's IMPORTANT to note that while there may be some random AUTOGRAPHS hiding in some of these packs (and we HOPE there are!), they are more comparable to the PLAYER OF THE DAY PACKS than they are the typical FATHER'S DAY/BLACK FRIDAY PACKS you may be used to (in terms of hits). I'm going to attach a link to the CHECKLIST here so you can see what's possible. We're going to make them easy to earn PLUS enter you into a SPECIAL RAFFLE to WIN 1 of 5 GUARANTEED HIT FATHER'S DAY PACKS (ALL 5 to be awarded Saturday at 5:00). Any $20 PANINI PURCHASE made on Friday or Saturday will earn you a FATHER'S DAY PACK, LIMIT 5 per person (while supplies last). Anyone who maxes out at 5 will also get a RAFFLE TICKET to win 1 of the 5 GUARANTEED HIT PACKS. FUN! We hope to see you on FRIDAY or SATURDAY and make this another successful Curbside promotion!

CONGRATULATIONS to our store's 2021 PANINI PLAYER OF THE DAY BASKETBALL CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNER, NOAH SCHALL! Noah won a ton of prizes from us (including a TRACY McGRADY AUTO /10 and ZION WILLIAMSON JERSEY CARD), AND was entered into PANINI'S NATIONAL CONTEST. This National Contest is the one our store's QUINN SLACK won 2 years ago, and was treated to a home visit (with 20 of his closest friends invited) by Sixers' MATISSE THYBULLE. Matisse shot hoops, played NBA2K, posed for pics, and did a little autograph session for Quinn and his family & friends. Oh, and Panini brought Quinn a TON of swank product to open! Oh, and Matisse then came here and signed autos for a bunch of our customers. Matisse was amazing, and it was truly an INCREDIBLE experience. GOOD LUCK to Noah in becoming this year's National Champ (or even a Runner Up...several of whom are chosen to receive additional AUTOGRAPHED prizes as well).

I'm going to keep this Newsletter short and sweet. As always, we have PRICE LISTS available via TEXT or FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM MESSAGING. While we're still Curbside, we are happy to bring out product for you to see. We have a box of PRICED PACKS available to make your purchase decisions easier. NEWEST PRODUCTS released are 2021 TOPPS SERIES 2 BASEBALL and 2021 PRIZM DRAFT FOOTBALL. POKEMON CHILLING REIGN is THIS FRIDAY. 2021 STADIUM BASEBALL, 2021 SELECT BASEBALL, and 2020-21 UPPER DECK EXTENDED HOCKEY are all due in next Wednesday. We hope to see you soon!