Our story

A family business, three generations in

Couve Cards launched in Vancouver, WA in 2026 — but the hobby in our family goes back to the 1950s.

Cards are how this family has connected across generations: grandparents and grandkids at the same kitchen table, sorting the same sets decades apart. That's the part we care about protecting. Every card we list and every collection we buy gets treated like it mattered to somebody, because it did.

Our goal is simple: support the hobby in a positive way. Fair prices, honest descriptions, and no games.

1950s
Collecting in the family since
2026
Couve Cards launched
3
Generations in the hobby
Vancouver, WA
Where we are
Business 101

The shop is also a classroom

Couve Cards is run in part by the next generation of hobbyists in our family. Our high schooler is learning the business for real — pricing and sales, marketing and photography, packing and shipping, customer service, and the books behind all of it.

So when you buy a card here, you're helping teach somebody how a business actually works. Thanks for that.

Sales & pricing

Reading sold comps, setting a number, knowing when to hold and when to move it.

Marketing

Listing copy, photography, and figuring out which channel a card belongs on.

Operations

Intake, inventory, packing standards, and getting orders out the door on time.

The books

Costs, margins, fees, and what a business actually keeps at the end of the month.

Where to find us

Same inventory standards everywhere we list.

CouveCards.com

Our full case, our own photos, and the best prices we can do. Buying here supports the shop directly.

CollX

A slice of the singles inventory for collectors who track and trade in the app.

eBay

Auctions and selected listings, for buyers who prefer the platform they already know.

Buying locally

Got a collection? The worst we can say is no.

We're actively buying collections in Vancouver, WA, the Portland metro, and across SW Washington. Attic boxes, binders from the 80s, a shoebox somebody left behind — we'll take a look and tell you straight what it's worth.

Where we travel
Vancouver, WA
We can usually meet you within a few days.
Portland, OR metro
Happy to drive over for the right collection.
SW Washington
Camas, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, Longview and around.