Antique Dealer Business Cards

Oval 2.5x3.5 on 38pt Trifecta Red feels like a provenance tag sliding across auction folders and estate binders when every dealer hands a flat rectangle lost beside vintage photos. Red core stock signals curated confidence before collectors see your direct line. Thirty-eight-point stiffness survives market totes and appraisal folios through show season. The oval silhouette photographs cleanly beside booth displays dealers already share online.

Antique dealers testing one estate-sale circuit, a handful of auction-house referral swaps, and a regional antique fair often need 100 cards before scaling to 250 or 500 across booth staff. Starter pricing keeps solo-dealer budgets lean while still delivering a tactile follow that outlasts buried marketplace messages after a piece walkthrough. Scale quantity once inventory URLs and specialty lines prove stable.

One labeled QR to online inventory, appraisal intake, or a newsletter signup outperforms cluttered icon rows on a red-edge oval face. We test scans under dim booth lighting and bright fair hall LEDs during proofing. Keep the direct line larger than the QR because collectors often call from parking lots when they want to confirm a hold before a show weekend ends. Many shops start near 100 pieces at 2.5x3.5.

Lock shop palette, oval die, and Trifecta Red stock, then swap dealer name, period cue such as mid-century or Victorian, and direct mobile from a spreadsheet. A 100-count starter per booth validates layout before you scale. Shared visual identity with personal callability converts auction-house referrals faster than one generic card after an estate preview.

38pt Trifecta Red resists curl when cards ride beside price tags through long market weekends. Red edge framing keeps serif logos readable under mixed gallery and tent lighting. Human inspectors check stack flatness on every 100-count oval run before boxes ship to your shop desk.

Production typically runs a few business days after digital proof approval. Ground transit from the nearest CA, OH, TX, FL, or NJ plant usually delivers in about 3-5 business days depending on carrier routes. Rush tiers appear at checkout when a major fair opening or estate preview is tighter than standard ground allows. Checkout separates production from shipping so show calendars stay honest.

Regional hubs in Rhode Island, Texas, Ohio, Florida, California, and Kentucky shorten ground miles for most antiques markets. Northeast show circuits from Rhode Island, Ohio for Midwest picker rows, California for West Coast design fairs, Florida for Southeast winter markets, Texas for Gulf estate corridors, and Kentucky for mid-South auction towns. Checkout shows honest calendars before you commit to a busy fair push. Many shops start near 100 pieces at 2.5x3.5.

Use the back for one short line such as Estate buys and consignment, a single QR to inventory, or a calm appraisal pointer without crowding the front call line. Skip long condition reports that belong in formal appraisals. Free Design Setup balances both sides so the front stays gallery-forward while the back triggers the right follow-up after a booth conversation. Many shops start near 100 pieces at 2.5x3.5.

The printed QR points to the URL established at production time. If your inventory host changes later, use a stable landing page that redirects to the new catalog so existing cards keep working. We recommend that pattern during Free Design Setup so collectors scanning cards from last fair season still reach live listings without forcing a mid-show reprint. Many shops start near 100 pieces at 2.5x3.5.