Custom trading card FAQ

Custom trading cards for sports and entertainment. We design and produce limited edition releases for music artists, tours, venues, festivals, teams, athletic programs, NIL athletes, licensors and brands, with a specialty in individually numbered chase cards and our own proprietary slabs.

LFG Custom Cards by Liberty Forge Group designs and produces custom trading cards in Old Hickory, in the Nashville, Tennessee area, and works with clients nationwide. Email info@LibertyForgeGroup.com or use the project form to start.

Yes. We are a CLC-licensed facility and can print Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) authorized trading cards for approved programs and projects. Athlete and collegiate collections are developed with the applicable rights holders and licensees.

A short brief: who the cards are for, the moment or story, an estimated quantity, formats you are considering and your target release date. Photography and brand assets help, but they are not required to start the conversation.

Yes. Liberty Forge Group is a CLC-licensed facility and can print Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) authorized trading cards for approved programs and projects.

Yes. We build NIL athlete cards with the applicable rights holders and licensees. Using an athlete’s name, image and likeness is handled through the athlete and their representation; using school marks requires the proper collegiate approvals.

Only with the appropriate approvals. NIL rights cover the athlete. School names, logos and trademarks are licensed separately. We will help you understand which path your project needs before design begins.

The artist and whoever controls their name, image and likeness, usually management, the label or a licensee. We plan approvals into the schedule from the start so the release date holds.

Yes. Every release is built with the applicable rights holders and licensees. If you are the rights holder, we will work directly with you. If you are a brand or agency, we will help you plan the approvals.

A chase card is a special, limited tier within a release, often with a different finish or border, that fans hunt for. Individual numbering, like 07/50 or 1/1, shows exactly how many exist.

A slab is a rigid protective case that seals and displays a card. Liberty Forge Group presents cards in our own proprietary slabs, giving your release a distinctive, display-ready finish that is unique to LFG.

Edition size follows the audience and the moment. We look at how the cards will be sold or given away, the size of the fan base and how scarce you want the top tier to feel, then recommend a structure.

Yes. We produce blind packs and fully custom trading card sets for music, sports and entertainment brands, including pack-outs with inserts and numbered chase cards.

Specialty limited editions move fastest. Larger runs, blind packs and full sets take longer. The biggest variables are approvals, quantity, set complexity and packaging, so share your target date early and we will plan backward from it.

Blind packs, larger runs and full sets have longer lead times than our specialty limited editions. Timing depends on quantity, set complexity, packaging and approval requirements, so we scope it once we know your release date.

Yes. You approve the final card fronts, backs, numbering and presentation before anything goes into production.

No. We can design from your photography and brand assets, or develop the card art with you. For artist and athlete cards we work from approved, authentic photography.