GRAND FORKS – Sports cards have long been a collector’s item for children and fans. While they faded out for a spell, the industry has been rapidly kicking back up post-COVID and has allowed someone like Kolby Wolf to expand his store, Alpha Wolf Sports Cards in Grand Forks.

The card collecting industry is on track to grow from $33.6 billion in 2024 to $271.2 billion in 2034, according to research from Market Decipher. Wolf, who has been involved in sports cards his whole life, is looking to grab ahold of that potential with his Grand Forks shop and online ventures.

“It’s just something I am really passionate about," he said. "My thing is transparency and honesty and I’m not here to make a quick dollar. I want to build a positive environment around it."

Wolf is originally from the Pit

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