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Frequently Asked Questions
What products do you offer?
Individual custom cards (trading card, post card, jumbo post card and hero card), card strips, and card blocks.
What paper stock do you print on?
All our products are printed on top quality, rigid 2-sided (C2S) card stock, which features and aqueous coating on both sides. This makes the cards “autograph friendly” and dries without bubbling or smearing.
For individual card orders does the card have to be the exact same card for the entire quantity, or can I use different images and text?
A set of cards is intended to be that quantity (500, 1000, 2000 etc.) of the same exact card. Each separate card takes a place on our press sheet.
How much text and statistical information can I fit on my cards?
Please limit the text on the notes section to 50 words and the statistics to 4 career lines and 2 totals lines. More text and stats can be fit onto the card, but the font will start to get too small and effect the overall look of the card. Remember, these are just guidelines, not strict requirements, as long as you take into consideration that a trading card is only 2.5″ by 3.5″, and that only so much can fit comfortably, there should be no problems.
Can I design my own trading card and submit the files?
Please click here for the specifications required to design and submit your own card.
What kind of inks do you use?
Most of our products are printed with petroleum/soy-based 4-color inks on the front side (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black ink) over 1-color on the backside (Black ink only). Team sets are available in 4-color over 4-color ink. Please contact us for the availability of 4-color over 4-color printing of our other products.
How should I supply the photographs, what type of photos work best?
See our photo requirement and recommendation section, click here
How should I supply the bio and statistical information?
CHOICE is please to provide you with our exclusive bio and statistical templates for supplying card information. Our templates streamline the ordering process as well as avoid typesetting errors. Thus, reducing the turn around time and saving you valuable time when proofing your cards. For orders of 1-5 Unique version you fill out the order form. For 6+ orders download our Bio Template.
Can I choose the colors of my card?
Absolutely! Although if you do not, our design team will select the colors based off your team logo or uniform.
Can I send a digital image of my photo on a diskette or via email?
Yes. Photos should be saved at 300dpi, larger than 3” x 5” and need to be saved in a high-resolution jpeg format if sent via email. If sent on a disk, TIFF, Photoshop or illustrator file formats are preferred. Our design team is Macintosh based – so please save the file accordingly if your program asks you to differentiate. If taking a photo on a digital camera, take the picture on the finest setting for the best results. You may also send large files via Drop Box
Can I send professionally taken photographs?
Most professional photographers’ protect their pictures with copyrights. You must obtain written permission in advance. Choice Marketing Inc. is not responsible for researching the copyrights of any photographs you send and will not be held legally responsible for any copyright infringement. Any photograph that has any markings showing copyright protection will not be reproduced unless a signed letter of release is included with the order.
Can you crop photographs?
Yes, our professional design team will crop your photograph so it will best fit in your trading card. If you would like, you can mark off the section you want cropped by using removable tape or post-it notes and we will include only the section you request on your cards.
How should I identify the photograph's?
Please DO NOT write directly on the back of a photograph. Rather, use a label or post-it note. When saving players pictures to a CD or other type of disk, please save the picture as the players last name an underscore symbol then first name (Brown_John.jpg)
Can you touch up photographs?
Our design team will provide limited photo touch up services at no extra charge. We will do our best to color correct or remove minor marks that might be on the photo. Additional requested changes will be charged at the current hourly rate of $65/hr, 1 hour minimum.