We built our card shop.
Now we build yours.

We opened ORB Sports Cards in May 2025. Seven months later it had done over $2 million in revenue. The $40,000 Flagship Build hands you the whole operating system we built: the Shopify storefront, the AI automations, the operating playbook, two weeks of training at our shop, distributor application help, and twelve months of support after you open. Target: doors open in about 90 days.

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Where are you?

Two paths. Find yours.

Starting a card shop

A founder-delivered buildout. Shopify storefront, AI automations, operating playbook, two weeks at ORB, distributor application help, twelve months of support. Doors open in about 90 days.

The Flagship Build $40,000 · The complete operating build
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Running a card shop

You're already open. We'll audit your systems, rebuild your Shopify, roll out our automation, train your team. Or just sell you our software.

From $500 Audit · Build · Automate · Train
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The ORB story

$0 to $2M+ in seven months.
In 1,300 square feet.

ORB Sports Cards opened May 22, 2025 in Oregon City, Oregon. We hit over $2 million in revenue inside the first seven months. No celebrity following. No private equity check. No magic location.

What made it work was the system. From day one we built the shop to run lean. The operating playbook handles the decisions. The automations handle the repetitive process work: pricing, listing, inventory, reporting. All of that frees our team to actually be with customers instead of buried in admin.

We don't sell tools we theorized about. We sell tools we depend on every day.

The Flagship Build

Inside the build.

Eight parts. One build. $40,000.

01 · Custom Shopify storefront

Your store, designed and built from scratch. Not a template. Catalog, payments, shipping, tax, channel connections. Live on launch day.

02 · The CardFlow operations system

The automations we run at ORB, adapted to your shop. Card scanning. Multi-channel listing. Daily ops reports. The repetitive process work that usually eats a shop owner's day.

03 · The operational playbook

The procedures we actually use to run ORB, tuned to your shop. Daily opening. Ordering. Consignment. Events. Financials. Everything the shop needs to actually work.

04 · Two weeks at ORB

Two weeks inside our shop in Oregon City. You work the floor. You do a receiving day. You run a Friday Night Magic. You leave knowing how every part of the operation actually feels.

05 · Distributor application help

We take you through every distributor and event organizer application we've done ourselves. Filled out right, submitted right. No avoidable rejections.

06 · 12-month operator support

A direct line to our team for your first year in business. Ask us anything. Inventory calls, pricing questions, event problems, employee stuff. We answer because we still run a shop too.

07 · Twelve months of events configured

Your event programs registered, tournaments structured, weekly cadence set, staff roles assigned. The calendar is already running the day you open.

08 · FlowPerks installed

Our loyalty platform, set up for your shop. Tiered memberships, store credit, cashback, referrals. Running on day one.

What $40,000 doesn't cover

Inventory, lease, fixtures, POS hardware, and travel are yours. Plan on 6-12 months of personal runway and an owner-operator commitment of 50-70 hours a week through your first year.

Total all-in capital usually lands between $190K and $340K depending on your market. We model your specific number during the Readiness Plan.

Other ways we work

Services, consulting, and software.

For owners who need a targeted fix, not the full build.

Systems Audit

Full review of your Shopify setup, channels, and operations. Written report and consultation call. Audit fee credits toward future projects (within 30 days).

$500 1 week
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Store Launch

Complete Shopify setup: theme, product migration, multi-channel connections, POS configuration, and staff training.

From $5,000 3-5 weeks
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Custom Platform

Custom software and automation for shops that have outgrown off-the-shelf tools.

From $15,000 Custom quote
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Operations Consulting

SOPs, buying strategy, consignment, inventory, staffing.

From $2,500

In-Store Training at ORB

2-3 day immersion at our shop. Real shifts, real systems.

From $3,500

AI & Automation

Custom automation for workflows, reporting, invoicing.

From $5,000

New Shop Launch

Strategy-only: business planning, location, vendor setup, tech recommendations. For the full done-for-you, see the Flagship Build above.

From $5,000

FlowPerks

Shopify loyalty built for card shops. Memberships, store credit, cashback, referrals. Works across admin, checkout, and POS.

Learn more →

GradeFlow

PSA submission tracking. Real-time status sync, automated notifications, self-service customer portal.

Learn more →

CardSTEM

K-8 STEM curriculum built around trading cards. Card shops carry it as an add-on revenue line. Drives local schools, camps, and homeschool groups into your shop for events and allocations.

Visit cardstem.academy →
What Changes

Twelve months compressed
into ninety days.

Without the Flagship Build

›9-14 months of trial-and-error before opening
›Manual listing across every channel you sell on
›Real-money rookie mistakes. Wrong inventory mix. Wrong pricing. Wrong tools.
›Inventory bought on hunches. Cash trapped in dead stock you guessed wrong on.
›Stuck behind the counter doing admin instead of selling

With the Flagship Build

›Doors open in about 90 days with the operating system already built
›Cards scanned and listed in seconds, synced everywhere automatically
›An operational playbook we run every day at ORB, customized to your shop
›A buying playbook calibrated to real sell-through across every category we sell.
›You run the shop and talk to customers. Automation runs the admin.

Start with a free call.

Thirty minutes on your situation. If it makes sense, the next step is a $2,500 Readiness Plan: two weeks of analysis and a written go/no-go before any $40,000 commitment. The fee credits to the build if you proceed.

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