About POP-1
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
At pop-1, we believe that fandoms are more than just a pastime - they're a way of life.
We strive to create an environment where fans of all stripes can come together to learn, create, and connect with others who share a similar passion.
Join us in seeing trading cards of our favorite characters as more than toys.
They are beautiful works
At pop-1, we believe that fandoms are more than just a pastime - they're a way of life.
We strive to create an environment where fans of all stripes can come together to learn, create, and connect with others who share a similar passion.
Join us in seeing trading cards of our favorite characters as more than toys.
They are beautiful works of art, nostalgic, poignant.
Let these little pieces of paper transport you back to a time when you had all the time in the world.
Our Selection
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
We strive to provide the highest quality nonsports trading cards in the industry, with a leaning toward entertainment cards.
We pride ourselves on sourcing interesting and low population cards that would be a jewel in anyone's collection.
We aim to provide our cards in a condition that their aesthetic beauty can be appreciated as much as
We strive to provide the highest quality nonsports trading cards in the industry, with a leaning toward entertainment cards.
We pride ourselves on sourcing interesting and low population cards that would be a jewel in anyone's collection.
We aim to provide our cards in a condition that their aesthetic beauty can be appreciated as much as their "grade" displays their scientific exactness.
This is why we have chosen to use the TAG grading service for all future cards starting September 2024. We believe that their acrylic slabs will be essential to utilize all the possibilities the world has to offer in the way of modern wall displays.
We also believe strongly in the beauty of exactness. TAG's 1000 point grading system adds such an obviously needed DEPTH to the business of grading cards. Receiving a grade of 1000 from TAG would, personally, indicate to me a far superior card to a BCG pristine.
The Owner
Our Philosophy
The Owner
I recently quit my corporate job to pursue something a little more... human.
Don't get me wrong.
I love chemistry.
I love robots.
But after spending ten years in the austere, suffocating severity of corporate chemistry labs...
I wanted more passion in my work.
I wanted to be able to take a walk in the sunlight when it was sunny, the rain
I recently quit my corporate job to pursue something a little more... human.
Don't get me wrong.
I love chemistry.
I love robots.
But after spending ten years in the austere, suffocating severity of corporate chemistry labs...
I wanted more passion in my work.
I wanted to be able to take a walk in the sunlight when it was sunny, the rain when it was rainy and stay inside my cave all day when it's snowing.
I wanted to reconnect with my own kids, and after seeing my 16 year old son openly respond to a family evening spent ripping packs.... That was that.
I have reconnected with my youth through these trading cards and discovered a true beauty, a whole-bodied appreciation, that I should have guessed was somewhere in this icy cold scientist heart.
I want to show you all the really cool cards and really cool card showcases/frames/displays/literal giant mosaics the card industry has to offer.
(The mosaic is on episode 5 of the second season of the Goldin show, on Netflix I think)
Send me your card displays to show off on the site: jo.pop.1.cards@gmail.com