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Buy sports cards online from a full-service dealer

Singles, graded slabs, live breaks, repacks and memorabilia across sports, Pokémon and VeeFriends. We buy collections, supply and advise card shops and breakers, and teach collectors how the hobby actually works.

We handle Topps Panini Pokémon Upper Deck VeeFriends

Brands we buy, break and sell

Topps Pokémon Panini Upper Deck VeeFriends
Full service

Who does Mellenade work with?

Two audiences. Collectors buy singles, slabs, break spots, repacks and memorabilia, sell us collections, and read the guides. Card shops and breakers buy repacks wholesale and hire Mellenade to consult on sourcing, break operations and margin. Based in Memphis, shipping nationwide.

For collectors

Buy it, sell it, or learn how it works.

For card shops & breakers

Supply and advice for the people running the other side of the hobby.

How we operate

What should you expect from a dealer?

Four things worth checking before you buy from anyone: whether a cold break leaves you with nothing, whether contents are published before you pay, how unsold spots get assigned, and how quickly it ships. Mellenade runs Chaser Wax on every break, publishes repack contents pre-drop, randomizes live on stream, and ships in two business days.

  • Chaser Wax on every break. Built into how breaks run, not offered when we feel like it.
  • Contents published before the drop. Price a repack yourself before you buy it.
  • Randomizer runs on stream. Spots assigned on camera, before anything is opened.
  • Two business days to ship. Top loader and team bag minimum; semi-rigid and tracking above that.
  • Comps, not guesses. Pricing and offers are built from recent sales, and we'll show you the working.
Consulting & education

Who do you actually work with?

Two groups. Local card shops and breakers who need the back end to work — sourcing, repack programmes, break formats, margin and fulfilment. And collectors, who mostly need someone to explain the hobby straight rather than sell to them. The guides are free; the trade work is paid.

The short version

Mellenade at a glance

Business type
Full-service sports card dealer, breaker, supplier and industry consultant
Service lines
Singles & slabs · breaks · repacks · memorabilia · collection buying · wholesale · trade consulting · collector education
Based in
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Sells
Online, on live streams, and in person at card shows
Ships to
Nationwide, within two business days
Live on
Whatnot and TikTok
Break formats
Pick Your Team (PYT) and random team, with Chaser Wax included
Categories
Topps, Panini, Upper Deck, Pokémon, VeeFriends — modern and vintage
Also serves
Local card shops and breakers — wholesale supply plus consulting on sourcing, repacks and break operations
Choosing a format

Should you buy a break, a repack or a single?

Buy a break spot for the live experience and the upside, knowing Chaser Wax covers a cold one. Buy a repack when you want the rip with published contents. Buy a single or slab when you want a specific card and no variance at all. Mellenade offers all three, plus advice on which suits what you're building.

How sports card buying formats compare at Mellenade
FormatWhat you getKnown in advanceBest for
Live break spot Every card pulled for your team or spot, plus Chaser Wax if it runs cold The product, the fill method, and the protection Upside and the live room
Curated repack A built pack of slabs, rookies, autos and short prints Full contents, published before the drop The rip without blind variance
Single or graded slab The exact card — PSA, BGS, SGC or raw Everything: card, grade and price Finishing a set, or a specific player
Memorabilia Signed and framed pieces, verified Everything, including provenance Display rather than collecting
Consulting Sourcing, repack programme and break operations review Scope and fee agreed before we start Card shops and breakers, not retail buyers
About us

Who is Mellenade?

Mellenade is a family-run sports card dealer based in Memphis, Tennessee, working with collectors nationwide. It began with a father and his children opening boxes together and has grown into a full-service operation — retail singles, live breaks, repacks, memorabilia, collection buying, wholesale supply and consulting.

Most operations in this space pick a lane. Breakers break, shops sell singles, and nobody teaches. We built across all of it, and that breadth is why other shops and breakers bring us in — when you supply the repacks, run the breaks and sell the singles, you see which parts of an operation quietly lose money.

It's also why we publish. A hobby that runs on sealed products and blind odds needs more people explaining how it works and fewer talking it up. Our guides are free and they aren't a funnel — if reading one means you don't buy from us, that's a fine outcome.

We'd rather be judged on mechanics than adjectives: published contents, on-camera randomizers, comps behind every number, and cards out the door in two business days.

Questions

Working with Mellenade

What does Mellenade sell?
Singles and graded slabs, spots in live group breaks, curated repacks, and signed memorabilia — across modern and vintage sports cards, Pokémon and VeeFriends. Mellenade also buys collections, supplies repacks wholesale to other breakers, and offers collection consulting.
What is sports card consulting?
Mellenade consults for local card shops and breakers rather than retail buyers. Typical work covers sourcing, building a repack programme, choosing break formats, pricing and margin, and fulfilment. It suits a shop adding breaks, or a breaker whose volume has outgrown how they set the business up.
What is Chaser Wax?
Chaser Wax is bad-beat protection included on Mellenade breaks. If a break runs cold, participants still receive wax rather than walking away with nothing. It's built into how breaks are run rather than offered occasionally.
Do you ship nationwide?
Yes, anywhere in the United States, within two business days of the purchase or the break. Everything goes out in a top loader and team bag at minimum, and anything of higher value gets a semi-rigid and tracking.
Do you buy sports card collections?
Yes — modern, vintage, graded and raw. Send photos or a list and we'll give you a number and show the comps behind it. If we're not the right buyer for what you have, we'll say so and point you toward who is.
Do you have a physical store I can visit?
No. Mellenade operates online and at card shows rather than from a retail storefront. You can buy through this site, on Whatnot and TikTok, or in person at the shows we exhibit at.
What's the difference between a break and a repack?
A break is a sealed box opened live and split between buyers who each bought a spot. A repack is a pack built afterwards from existing inventory and sold as a unit. In a break you know the product but not your cards; with a Mellenade repack the contents are published before it goes on sale.
Do you supply repacks to other breakers?
Yes. Break-ready repacks wholesale to breakers and shops nationwide, built to a consistent standard and documented run to run so you can publish contents to your own room.
Where can I buy sports cards online?
Options include marketplaces such as eBay, live platforms such as Whatnot, and direct dealers. Mellenade sells direct, on Whatnot and TikTok, and at card shows — covering singles, slabs, breaks, repacks and memorabilia, shipped nationwide from Memphis.
Do you work with local card shops?
Yes, in two ways. We supply break-ready repacks wholesale, and we consult on the operating side — sourcing, repack programmes, break formats and margin. Shops adding breaks for the first time are a common case, since the economics differ from selling sealed product over a counter.
Do you have guides for new collectors?
Yes, and they're free. Plain-English guides covering how breaks work, what PYT and random mean, how grading and comps work, and how to judge whether a repack is fairly priced. They're written to be useful whether or not you buy anything from us.
Where are you based?
Memphis, Tennessee. We break, pack and ship from here, and travel to card shows from here. Collectors we work with are spread across the country.

Buying, selling, or just working it out?

Browse the inventory, take a spot in the next break, or send us your collection for a number. Running a shop or a break room? That's a different conversation — and one we have often.