FROM COLLECTOR TO INDUSTRY PIONEER

Kit Young began collecting cards as a child in Peoria, Illinois, and Santa Monica, California. After graduating from Carleton College and working in commercial banking, he decided in his late twenties to pursue sports cards full time.

This was before modern price guides, online marketplaces, and large national card companies existed. Kit traveled across the country buying collections out of hotel rooms, attending major shows, and discovering cards in more than 40 cities.

Those early buying trips eventually led to the creation of the Kit Young catalog business. With the continued support of collectors nationwide, the company grew into one of the most established names in vintage sports cards and memorabilia.

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  • EXPERIENCE

    More than 40 years in the sports-card business, beginning before the first major hobby price guides were published.

  • INTEGRITY

    Kit Young Cards built its reputation on honest buying, professional service, and standing behind every order.

  • KNOWLEDGE

    Our experienced staff includes specialists in vintage cards, complete sets, graded cards, memorabilia, and pre-1970 sports collectibles.

  • INVENTORY

    We carry an extensive selection of baseball, football, basketball, hockey, non-sports cards, memorabilia, and other collectibles.

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RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE HOBBY

Kit Young Cards has received national recognition through hundreds of articles, interviews, and television features.

The company and Kit Young have been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Sporting News, Parade, GQ, U.S. News & World Report, and NBC Nightly News.

Kit also helped establish the industry’s first trade association, SCAI, and served on its Board of Directors. He has consulted for major hobby publications and price guides, including Beckett, Tuff Stuff, Sportscards Magazine, and Baseball Card Magazine.

His industry honors include the Buck Barker Award and the SCAI President’s Award, which was later renamed the Kit Young Award in recognition of his contributions to the hobby.