For advertisers
Reach collectors where they are already deciding
CardShopMap readers arrive with intent: they are looking for a shop, a show, or a service in a specific place. Buy that attention by city, state, or category — clearly labeled, honestly measured.
- Listed shops
- 1968
- Published city pages
- 334
- States covered
- 50 of 51
- Upcoming events
- 9
Inventory and rates
Published rates, sold by the month. Exclusive slots run one advertiser at a time; rotating slots share fairly by weight, and we tell you which is which before you buy.
City sponsor
ExclusiveOne city's results page and the shop profiles in it
A labeled sponsor card that runs before the organic result list for a single market, and as an inline unit on that market's shop profiles. One advertiser at a time.
$99/mo
Base rate. Larger markets are priced by tier — see below.
Featured shop slot
2 rotating slotsA dedicated sponsored position in city results
Your shop card in a labeled sponsored position. Organic ordering is untouched — this is separate inventory, not a rank boost.
$79/mo
Base rate. Larger markets are priced by tier — see below.
Category sponsorship
ExclusiveThe national landing page for one category
Sponsor Pokémon, grading, vintage, or any other category page nationally. One advertiser at a time.
$299/mo
Per category, sold by the month
State promotion
ExclusiveAbove the shop groups on one state hub
A branded module on a whole state's hub page, after the factual intro and before the shop groups.
$399/mo
Per state, sold by the month
Home partner campaign
ExclusiveDirect saleThe premium campaign module on the home page
Large advertiser-supplied creative in the dark campaign shell. Rights-cleared artwork only, reviewed before it runs.
$1,500/mo
Sitewide, sold by the month
Utility bar sponsor
ExclusiveDirect saleThe one-line bar above the header, sitewide
A single line of sponsor text and a mark across every page. One at a time, always labeled.
$2,500/mo
Sitewide, sold by the month
Card payments are still being switched on. Rates above are live and final — use the enquiry form below and we will invoice or set up your subscription manually in the meantime.
City rates scale with the market
A city sponsorship in a market with twenty shops is worth more than one with two, so we price it that way instead of charging everyone the middle.
| Market size | Live shops in the city | City sponsor | Featured shop slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major market | 12 or more | $198/mo | $158/mo |
| Mid market | 5 or more | $139/mo | $111/mo |
| Local market | Fewer than 5 | $99/mo | $79/mo |
How we handle paid placement
These rules exist because a directory collectors do not trust is worth nothing to advertise on.
Labeled, never disguised
Every paid unit says “Sponsored” before your name, sits in dedicated inventory, and links with rel="sponsored nofollow". Paid status never produces a “best shop” claim.
Measured honestly
A viewable impression means at least half the unit was on screen for a full second. Bot traffic, repeated events, and internal sessions are filtered before you are billed for anything.
Time-based, not promised clicks
You buy a slot for a period. We do not sell click volume we cannot guarantee, and campaigns stop delivering the day they end.
Capped density
At most one paid unit before the first organic result, and no more than one per six organic cards. A page a collector trusts is worth more to you than one more slot.
The full policy — how ranking works, how sponsorship is disclosed, and how to request a correction — is on the methodology page.
Reporting that matches what we billed you
Every campaign reports impressions, viewable impressions, outbound clicks, click-through rate against viewable impressions, and the exact dates it ran. Outbound clicks route through an audited redirect with an allowlisted destination, so the number you see is the number that left our site.
View your campaigns- Creative review
- Every campaign is reviewed before it runs. Rights-cleared artwork only.
- Flight dates
- Delivery starts and stops on the dates you bought. Nothing runs past its end date.
- Billing failures
- A failed payment pauses delivery after a 14-day grace period, not immediately.
Talk to us
Home campaigns and sitewide sponsorships are sold directly, and we are happy to build a multi-market package. Tell us what you are trying to reach.