CardSharks Memorabila Store

CardSharks specializes mainly in signed sports collectibles such as pucks, helmets, and sticks. Most of their signed items are photos though. The photos are all encased in black wooden frames with a small title placard. I guess the placard is for if you have no idea whose photo you just bought. They also come with a certificate of authenticity. The prices of the sports photos vary widely depending on how popular the athlete in question is this week but they start at around $ 120-​ish.
It’s not all sports though. They also have signed photos of famous actors and rock stars. Most of the actor photos are from genre entertainment such as Star Trek, Star Wars, 1960s-​era Batman, Battlescar Galactica, etc. These range in price from $ 250 — $ 400 (give or take) at this store. I would venture to guess that most of the actor photos here were obtained at comic cons where they can be purchased for around $ 40 — $ 60 and signed in person by the celebrity in question. Pretty much all of the actors whose signed photos are for sale here make frequent appearances at these conventions. Stores like Card Sharks then flip these photos for five times as much as they paid for them. Sure, they come framed from Card Sharks but the frame isn’t worth the extra few hundred bucks.
You might want to save your money and just attend the next Edmonton or Calgary Expo and get your photo (s) signed by your favourite star yourself. There’s a signed Alice Cooper photo here for $ 269.95. I got the exact same photo signed for me at last year’s Edmonton Expo for $ 40 and I obviously got to meet him too. On the same token they have a signed photo of KISS (the current line-​up) for $ 1000. When KISS come to your town they charge that same price for a meet and greet which includes an autograph session. I think you see where I’m going with this.
Obviously the advice I gave in the above paragraph doesn’t apply if you want signatures from deceased stars like Leonard Nimoy and James Doohan — both of which they have in stock. And yes, they charge more for the dead people than they do for the live ones so get in there and purchase your William Shatner and George Takei autographs while they’re still breathing.
I’m still giving 4 stars because the store is a lot of fun to browse around in and the guy who worked here the night I came in was super-​friendly and approachable.