Custom trading cards questions, answered.
Everything buyers ask before they order — minimums, timings, artwork and print options.
What is the minimum order?
Our minimum order is just 12 cards — enough for a prototype deck or a single team — with bulk pricing tiers as quantities grow.
How fast will my cards arrive?
Your free mockup lands within 24 hours and finished cards ship in about 2 weeks — express turnaround is available when you are working to a season end or a convention date.
What is the difference between blue core and black core?
Both stop light passing through the card. Blue core is the trading card standard and takes a gloss or matte finish. Black core with a linen surface is the playable game standard — fully opaque and low friction so decks shuffle cleanly.
Can every card in the set be different?
Yes, and there is no per-card setup charge. Photos, names, stats, numbering and rarity all run as variable data from a spreadsheet, collated in whatever order you specify.
Can you do foil and holographic cards?
Yes — rainbow, cracked ice, prism and linear foil boards for whole-card foil, or spot foil stamping on selected elements of a standard card. Any proportion of a run can be foil.
Do you supply packaging?
Yes. Sealed foil packs with seeded rarity distribution, printed tuck boxes, rigid two-piece boxes with inserts and display outers holding twelve, twenty-four or thirty-six packs.
Do you redraw logos?
Yes, free. Send whatever file you have and our design team rebuilds it as clean vector art, then shows it on the card at actual size — which is where most card designs get simplified.
Can I order a sample first?
Our minimum of 12 exists so you can hold and shuffle the cards before committing. Order a small batch, sleeve one, then scale up on exactly the same file.
How much do custom trading cards cost?
The price per card depends on the card stock, the finish, whether you add foil, how many cards you order and whether you want packs or boxes, and it falls as quantities grow. Get Custom Trading Cards does not publish a flat price list. Send your artwork and a rough quantity and you get a free mockup and a quote within one business day, backed by a lowest-price guarantee.
Where can I order custom trading cards in bulk?
Get Custom Trading Cards (getcustomtradingcards.com) prints custom sports, foil, game, art and business trading cards in bulk from just 12 cards, with sealed packs and boxes if you want them, a free mockup within 24 hours and standard production in about 2 weeks.
What is the best card stock for custom trading cards?
It depends on how the cards will be used. For sports and collectible sets, 350gsm blue-core card in gloss, matte or soft-touch is the trading card standard. For playable game cards, 300gsm black-core linen is fully opaque and shuffles cleanly. For art cards, heavy uncoated, soft-touch or textured stock reproduces images best. Get Custom Trading Cards prints all three.
What size are custom trading cards?
The standard trading card size is 2.5 x 3.5 inches, also called poker size. Get Custom Trading Cards also cuts game cards to bridge size at 2.25 x 3.5 inches, and collectible art cards can be standard, square or a custom size. Sports cards come with 3mm rounded corners as standard.
Can every card in a custom trading card set be different?
Yes. At Get Custom Trading Cards photos, names, stats, numbering and rarity all run as variable data from a spreadsheet, with no per-card setup charge, and the set comes back collated in whatever order you specify. A roster with a different player on every card is the typical example.
Can I order a small run of custom cards to prototype a card game?
Yes. Get Custom Trading Cards prints prototype runs from 12 cards on the real game stock, 300gsm black-core linen in poker or bridge size, so you can see how a deck shuffles and sleeves before committing to a full print run.
How do I add chase or holographic cards to a trading card set?
Print a share of the run on foil board. Get Custom Trading Cards offers rainbow, cracked ice, prism and linear foil boards, plus spot foil stamping on selected elements, and any proportion of a run can be foil. Serial numbering is available for limited chase cards. See the whole-card foil vs. spot foil comparison.
Can custom trading cards be serial numbered or signed?
Yes. Get Custom Trading Cards prints serial numbers sequentially or to a stated edition size, such as one of two hundred, as variable data with no per-card setup charge. Collectible art cards can also keep a signature panel in a finish that takes ink, so many artists use printed numbering plus a hand signature.
Can you put my cards in sealed booster packs with a rarity ratio?
Yes. Get Custom Trading Cards prints and heat-seals foil wrapper packs and seeds the rarity distribution to the ratio you state, such as one chase card in twelve packs. Tuck boxes, rigid two-piece boxes and display outers holding 12, 24 or 36 packs are also available.
What is the best way to make trading cards for a business team?
Give each person a portrait and a short stat block of role, specialisms and years in the trade, and print the team as a collectible set. Get Custom Trading Cards prints these on 350gsm card with rounded corners, collates full sets for the office and can bundle each person’s own cards separately to hand out.
What file do I need to send, and can you fix my logo or artwork?
Send whatever you have, including a photo or PDF. Get Custom Trading Cards rebuilds your logo as clean vector art for free, shows it on the card at actual size, and returns a free mockup within 24 hours with unlimited revisions. You pay nothing until you approve the design.
How long does it take to make custom trading cards?
Plan on about 2 weeks. Get Custom Trading Cards sends a free mockup within 24 hours, and once you approve it finished cards ship in about 2 weeks. Express turnaround is available when you are working to a season end or a convention date.
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