Trading card and game distributor GTS Distribution grows in Medford industrial park
Medford's GTS Distribution plans to relocate to a 39,485-square-foot warehouse and office space, according to an IDA application. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.
A distributor of popular games and trading cards will expand its operations in Medford as the trading card industry sees renewed growth.
GTS Distribution plans to relocate from a 27,736-square-foot space at Rechler Equity Partners' industrial park at 10 Donalds Way to a 39,485-square-foot warehouse and office space, according to an application Rechler Equity Partners filed with the Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency.
GTS, which ships popular trading cards including Pokémon and Magic: the Gathering, will rent the space just off Horseblock Road for a little over seven years, according to the application. The IDA approved GTS' plans to lease the space on July 15.
The Medford building is one of nine facilities across the United States where GTS ships trading cards, sports cards and games to local stores across the country, according to its website.
With the added space, the Everett, Washington-based company, which now employs 15 workers, plans to hire five additional employees to staff the warehouse and offices, according to the application. Hourly employees will earn around $22 per hour on average, while annual salaries will range from about $47,760 to $110,000, according to the application.
A representative for Rechler Equity Partners did not respond to questions about the lease. Representatives for GTS Distribution did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
GTS' expansion comes after the pandemic created renewed interest in sports and trading cards. Card values shot up, including on Long Island, where the trading card market boomed, Newsday reported.
Interest in the industry has stuck around nationally; last year, collectors spent more than $2.62 billion on sports and trading cards, Yahoo Sports reported. And locally, hundreds of vendors gathered earlier this year at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale for the Long Island Trading Card Game Show, with some selling cards for thousands of dollars, Newsday reported.
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