Baseball Card Connection

Baseball Card Connection is a Sporting Goods Store in Effingham, IL, located at 313 W Jefferson Ave. The business offers trading cards, sports memorabilia, and gifts from major teams through a 6,000-square-foot showroom, an eBay store, and a Beckett store. It serves collectors in central Illinois and worldwide with an inventory of over 15 million cards. The store holds a 4.40 rating based on customer reviews.

Jon Schafer founded the business in 1983 after renting a table at a baseball card show. After graduating from college in 1992, he and his wife Lisa opened a sports collectibles store in downtown Effingham. The couple relocated the business three times to secure larger retail space before settling at their current location. The owners host live breaks and events and are available to discuss purchasing collections.

Baseball Card Connection was recognized as a Final Four Finalist in the “America’s Best Card Shop” Contest. Owners Jon and Lisa Schafer were introduced on stage at the Topps Booth during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The business has been serving collectors for more than 30 years.

The store sits on W Jefferson Ave, just a tenth of a mile from West Fayette Avenue and a fifth of a mile from South Banker Street. It is also near the Effingham County Courthouse and the Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum, both about a fifth of a mile away.

BizScoreAI gives the business a Discoverability score of 100 out of 100, meaning AI crawlers can access every page so assistants can recommend the shop. The Technical score is 93 out of 100, showing the website is secure and readable for search engines without errors.