Trading Card Business Partner

Merchandise
Fans Keep Buying

Leverage the planning expertise and design capability of a dedicated trading card company to elevate your merchandise to an entirely new standard.

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What's your IP type?

🎤 K-pop / Entertainment🏆 Sports / Esports📚 Webtoon / Web Novel🎮 Game / Anime / Character🏢 Corporate / Brand
Why Trading Cards

Merchandise That Drives Repeat Purchase Is Built on a Different Structure

The gap between conventional merchandise and trading cards is not simply production quality. It is a fundamental structural difference in how collector demand is engineered.

GOODS vs TRADING CARD

Goods (Posters, Keyrings, Acrylics, etc.)

Merchandise That Ends With a Single Purchase

✗Undifferentiated quality across IPs
✗Limited collectible value due to lack of scarcity and exclusivity
✗Single-purchase dynamic with no meaningful repeat-buy driver
✗No specialized planning capability (basic print production only)
VS

Trading Cards

A Structure Engineered for Repeat Purchase

✓Higher repurchase rate through engineered scarcity: limited quantities and rarity tiers
✓Organic virality — unboxing itself becomes shareable content on YouTube and social
✓Higher LTV driven by set-completion psychology, scaling purchases from packs to boxes
✓A sustainable fandom revenue model, not a one-time transaction

PHOTOCARD vs TRADING CARD

Photocard

The Limitations of Conventional Photocards

✗Uniform design and flat rarity reduce motivation to collect
✗Average quality anchored to standard paper printing
✗Finishing treatments are absent or only minimally applied
✗Weak secondary market activity and limited global scalability within fandoms
VS

Trading Cards

Global Premium Collectibles

✓Fully engineered rarity tiers, including autograph and relic (costume, etc.) cards
✓Premium specialty paper and materials used exclusively for trading cards
✓Rich finishing options including hologram, UV, embossing, and gold/silver foil
✓Global trading card specifications to reach worldwide fans and collectors
Why Break & Company

The Difference a Trading Card Specialist Makes

Full-Stack

Korea's Only Full-Stack Trading Card Specialist

From card production (TELECA) and official grading (BRG) to a secondary marketplace (break), specialists across every function of the trading card value chain collaborate on planning and production. We offer the most trusted one-stop partner for IP holders — from concept through distribution.

Expertise

Specialized Planning, Design, and Finishing Engineered to Drive Collector Demand

This goes beyond printing images. We apply trading card–specific design and planning expertise across the full spectrum: rarity tier architecture — including autograph cards, relic cards, limited numbering, and parallel versions — alongside hologram, UV, embossing, and specialty paper applications.

Global Record

Global Standard Specifications and Proven Market Results

From the world's first K-POP trading card to Tiniping, Gen.G, Dplus KIA, FC Seoul, and Incheon United, we produce K-IP to global trading card specifications and have exported to 18 countries including the US and Japan. We deliver validated results in the collector market across K-POP, sports/esports, character, and other K-IP categories.

1Planned and produced the world's first K-POP trading card, TELECA COLLECTION CARD 2025 K-POP ROOKIE
3Full coverage of the trading card ecosystem across planning & production, authentication & grading, and secondary marketplace
18K-POP trading cards — including TELECA COLLECTION CARD 2025 K-POP ROOKIE and ALLDAY PROJECT COLLECTION CARD — exported to 18 countries worldwide
Models & References by IP Type

What IP Do You Hold? The right format and composition is unique to each IP.

K-POP / Entertainment IP

Premium limited-edition trading cards aligned with album releases, tours, and concerts. Member-level rarity tiers combined with autograph cards drive active purchase intent from global fans.

English packaging engineered for global export
Precise rarity system at member and tier level
Limited-edition cards featuring artist handwritten signatures and relic (memorabilia) inserts

Reference Case

2025 K-POP ROOKIE CARD, ALLDAY PROJECT COLLECTION CARD, and more

2025 K-POP ROOKIE CARD, ALLDAY PROJECT COLLECTION CARD, and more

Successful launches of idol collections with leading agencies including Hearts2Hearts, KiiKii, KickFlip, Close Your Eyes, and ALLDAY PROJECT, with exports delivered to 18 countries.

World's first K-POP trading cardExported to 18 countriesSecondary market
One-Stop Solution (ODM)

No trading card expertise required. We handle everything from planning to production.

Share your IP materials, and our specialists at Break & Company will deliver a product optimized to your IP's strengths.

01

Concept Planning

We define the go-to-market strategy backed by market demand, and design the full product composition — including rarity architecture and revenue model.

Card tier and rarity system
Single / Pack / Box revenue structure

02

Design Production

We deliver trading card–specific design that captures your IP's character and distinguishes it from standard print materials.

Card and package layout
Optimal finishing element selection

03

Print Production

We execute specialty paper and finishing (hologram, gold foil, and more) at the highest quality, with rigorous on-site supervision across the production floor.

High-quality specialty printing
Transparent real-time production updates

04

Pack Assembly

Pack insertion ratios are calibrated for balanced random distribution, and rigorous quality inspection removes any defects before shipment.

Precise random insertion rate application
Final pack and box packaging inspection

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Distribution Support

On request, we support channel development and market expansion through our own infrastructure and global partner network.

Online and offline partner network
Post-launch marketing synergy
Our Process

A streamlined process delivered with speed and clarity.

Share your IP materials, and our specialists will deliver a product optimized to your IP's strengths.

1

Consultation (Kickoff)

Share IP materials Align on goals and direction Receive a tailored proposal

Day 1 - 3
2

Planning & Design

Finalize card set composition Design rarity system Plan box/pack structure

Week 1
3

Design

Card and package mockups Finalize finishing options Incorporate final feedback

Week 2
4

Sample (Proof)

Confirm print specifications Produce and review sample Final approval

Week 3
5

Mass Production & Delivery

High-quality mass printing Random insertion packaging Quality inspection and delivery

Week 4~

Minimum order quantity (MOQ) and unit pricing are adjusted to the agreed product configuration. Initial consultation and proposal are complimentary.

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Partnership Inquiry

Let's Build Together

We will propose the optimal business model for your IP. When submitting an inquiry, you may also request a physical sample kit as needed.

🎁 Trading Card Sample Kit (Optional)Experience the specialty paper and finishing that differentiate trading cards from conventional photocards.
Hologram & UV samplesHigh-weight premium paperAutograph/relic samplesOfficial random pack packaging

A representative will contact you within 1 business day. If you requested a sample kit, we will follow up separately for your shipping address.

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