Candace Parker is bringing her name to Charlotte’s card-collecting scene, teaming up with Score More Sports to open the company’s first store in the city’s University City neighborhood. The shop opens to the public on November 14, with a grand opening event and a meet-and-greet with Parker herself running from noon to 2 p.m. that day.
The partnership marks a new chapter for Score More Sports, which according to CLTure already operates shops in Winston-Salem, Salisbury and Greensboro. The Charlotte location is set to be the company’s fourth store and, per the same report, will feature the largest selection among all of them. Score More Sports has an original location, and Wesley Hsu is a co-owner.
Hsu and Parker are partnering on the University City store.
What Collectors Will Find on the Shelves
The University City store will stock cards across the NBA, NFL, MLB, soccer, WNBA and Pokémon, with dedicated sections carved out for the Hornets and Panthers alongside other local and regional teams. The shop is also expected to carry one of the largest selections of WNBA cards in the country, the report notes, reflecting the surging interest in women’s basketball collectibles.
Hsu said the store will offer something for every kind of buyer. “We’ll have very inexpensive and fun low-end cards, as well as rarer cards for collectors,” he said, adding that the store’s upscale aesthetic will cater to collectors at all price points. Score More Sports also plans to host trading nights, community gatherings and special athlete appearances at the location, along with efforts to celebrate and support women in the hobby.
A Boom in WNBA Cards Backs the Timing
The Charlotte opening arrives as women’s basketball cards are having a moment. The Athletic reported that PSA saw a 62% increase in graded WNBA cards between May 2024 and March 2025, including more than 105,000 Caitlin Clark cards graded during that offseason alone.
The market’s ceiling has risen with it. The Athletic also reported that a one-of-one autographed Clark rookie card sold for $366,000 on March 29, a record for any women’s sports card. Panini, which has held the WNBA license since 2019, told the outlet its sales of WNBA products have grown “exponentially” since then, and the company planned to expand its WNBA lineup from three traditional sets to four, adding a Donruss product and a higher-end offering.
A Growing Industry Nationwide
The broader sports trading-card market is riding similar momentum. Grand View Research valued the global market at $13.5 billion in 2025 and projected it would climb to $14.5 billion in 2026 and reach $24.7 billion by 2033, a 7.9% compound annual growth rate over that stretch, according to the firm’s market report. North America held the largest regional share of that market in 2025, at 41.6% of global revenue, the firm found.
Physical cards and in-person sales still dominate the hobby, too: offline channels accounted for 58.8% of market revenue in 2025, and physical cards made up 66.1% of sales, per Grand View Research. The market’s focus on physical cards dovetails with the record-setting autographed cards now changing hands in the women’s game.
For Charlotte collectors, the local payoff lands on November 14, when Score More Sports opens its doors in University City with Parker on hand to greet fans in person.
