--- type: product title: "Gloss Laminated Trading Cards" description: "Gloss laminated trading cards in the 2.5' x 3.5' sleeve size, on 16pt stock sealed in gloss film front and back, printed one or both sides, from 250." resource: https://www.4over4.com/product/gloss-laminated-trading-cards tags: ["Trading Cards Printing", "product"] generated: by: "process:4over4-mapp-build" at: 2026-10-30T18:31:47.196Z timestamp: 2026-10-30T18:31:47.196Z sources: - resource: https://www.4over4.com/product/gloss-laminated-trading-cards title: "Gloss Laminated Trading Cards" status: stable --- # Gloss Laminated Trading Cards Gloss laminated trading cards in the 2.5" x 3.5" sleeve size, on 16pt stock sealed in gloss film front and back, printed one or both sides, from 250. ## Price and options - Starting price: From $94.74 for 250 - Rating: 4.8 from 5 reviews - Sizes (1): 2.5" x 3.5" - Paper types (1): 16 Point Gloss Laminated - Configurator options: Ink Color (2), Proof Options (2) ## See Gloss Laminated Trading Cards in action Player photos or game art sit under a shiny laminated face, with stats or rules printed on the back of each card. Gloss Laminated Trading Cards: Key Facts - From $94.74 for 250 cards, across 9 quantity tiers up to 25,000. - 2.5" x 3.5", the standard trading-card size and the only size offered. - 16pt stock sealed on both sides with a glossy laminate film. - Full color on the front with a blank back, or on both sides. - 4 business day standard turnaround, rated 4.8 out of 5 across 5 reviews. ## Trading Cards That Survive Real Hands A trading card lives in hands, pockets, binders, and mailers, so the surface has to hold up. These print on a 16 point stock, then get sealed front and back with a glossy laminate film that locks in the color and guards against water, fingerprints, and scuffs, keeping a sports set, a collectible drop, an artist series, or a promo giveaway looking new after heavy handling. One team set or a first artist series fits in 250 cards. ### Print more, pay less per card 9 quantity tiers, 250 to 25,000 cards - Quantity: 250 cards - Per card: 37.9¢ - Box total: $94.74 - You save: 0% - 500 cards, 41% off, 22.5¢ per card - 1,000 cards, 62% off, 14.5¢ per card - 5,000 cards, 81% off, 7.05¢ per card - 10,000 cards, 81% off, 7.19¢ per card - 25,000 cards, 81% off, 7.07¢ per card 37.9¢ per card at 250, 7.05¢ at 5,000 ### What Is a Gloss Laminated Trading Card A gloss laminated trading card is a full color card with a glossy plastic film over both faces. It suits sports and team cards, game and collectible cards, artist and trader cards, and promo or membership cards that get passed around. ### What Size Are Gloss Laminated Trading Cards There is one size here, and it is the one that matters for this format: 2.5 by 3.5 inch. Finished cards drop straight into the sleeves, penny sheets, top-loaders, binders and boxes collectors already use, with no trimming. ### Gloss Laminated Trading Cards , Configured Your Way 2 option groups, 4 choices, defaults: 4/0: 4 Color Front; Blank Back - 2 groups: 4 total One size means one file to set up: the [blank gloss laminated trading card template](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/gloss-laminated-trading-cards) marks the 1/8" bleed and safe margin around the trim. Keep player names and stats inside the margin so a border design still frames them after the cut. ### Press-Ready Blank Templates 1 blank layout, at 2.5" x 3.5", with the cut and safe margins marked - [Gloss Laminated Trading Cards 2.5" x 3.5" · from $94.74 for 250](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/gloss-laminated-trading-cards) [Browse more](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/gloss-laminated-trading-cards) ### How Much Do Gloss Laminated Trading Cards Cost Gloss laminated trading cards start at $94.74 for 250, about 38 cents a card. A run of 1,000 is $145.26 and 5,000 is $352.41, near 7 cents each. Set your count on the slider below to see the set total and the per-card cost for that run. ## Wally seals every card in gloss Why a stack of trading cards survives real hands. A set of 250 gloss laminated trading cards costs $94.74, and the glossy laminate on both sides makes color pop while shrugging off water, scuffs and fingerprints. Print one side or both at the standard 2.5 by 3.5 inch size, pick your speed, and Wally gets them out of NYC fast, even same-day. ### Gloss Laminated Trading Cards Price By Quantity 250 for $94.74 ( 37.9¢ each) up to 10,000 for $718.72 ( 7.19¢ each) - Gloss Laminated Trading Cards: QTY · TOTAL - 250 at 37.9¢: $94.74 - 500 at 22.5¢: $112.41 - 1,000 at 14.5¢: $145.26 - 2,500 at 11.6¢: $289.25 - 5,000 at 7.05¢: $352.41 - 10,000 at 7.19¢: $718.72 - From: $94.74 ### What Does the Gloss Lamination Actually Do The film is bonded over the ink, so the card comes out thicker and stiffer than the bare stock, resists creasing and tearing, and gets a reflective shine that makes photography and bold color read richer than on an uncoated sheet. If you want a different hand-feel, the [Silk Laminated Trading Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/silk-laminated-trading-cards) and [Velvet Laminated Trading Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/velvet-laminated-trading-cards) swap the shine for a softer laminate, and the plain [Trading Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/trading-cards) skip lamination for the lowest price. ### Can You Print Full Color on Both Sides Yes. 4/0 prints full color across the front and leaves the back blank, which suits a single-image collectible or a promo card. 4/4 puts the photo or art on the front and stats, rules, a roster, a card number or artist credits on the back. The laminate covers both faces either way, so even a blank back stays sealed. When you upload, choose Free Online Proof to check your file before it prints, or send it Straight To Production when you are ready to go. ### How Do These Compare to the Rest of the Trading Cards The chart below sets gloss laminated trading cards beside the plain and kraft trading cards on price, stock and turnaround. ### The smart pick in trading cards Gloss Laminated Trading Cards beside Trading Cards, Kraft Trading Cards, out of 6 trading cards styles - Lowest entry price in the category, $11.25, [Trading Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/trading-cards), the most affordable way into the category - Most-reviewed style in the category, 64 reviews, Trading Cards, the category's top-reviewed pick at 5.0★ | | Gloss Laminated Trading Cards | Trading Cards | Kraft Trading Cards | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Min price | $94.74 | $11.25 | $48.61 | | Paper / stock | 16 Point Gloss Laminated | 14pt Gloss Cover | 18pt Kraft Uncoated Cover (100% PCW) | | Finish | · | Standard Finish | · | | Default qty | 250 | 25 | 100 | | Turnaround | 4 business days | 3 business days | 5 business days | | Rating | ★ 4.8 (5) | ★ 5.0 (64) | ★ 4.8 (6) | ### Laminated Card Printing Beyond Trading Cards The same gloss film runs on other card formats when yours is not 2.5" x 3.5". [Gloss Laminated Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/gloss-laminated-business-cards) carry it at business card size. [Gloss Laminated Postcards](https://www.4over4.com/product/gloss-laminated-postcards) take it to mailer size. [Gloss Laminated Bookmarks](https://www.4over4.com/product/gloss-laminated-bookmarks) cover the tall narrow format, and [Laminated Menus](https://www.4over4.com/product/laminated-menus) put a wipe-clean surface on a table. ### See the Rest of Our Cards Every other card and print format we make is in the full [print product range](https://www.4over4.com/products). ### More From Professional Trading Cards 6 products in the Professional Trading Cards range, including Trading Cards, Silk Laminated Trading Cards, Suede Trading Cards - [Trading Cards From $11.25](https://www.4over4.com/product/trading-cards) - [Silk Laminated Trading Cards From $94.74](https://www.4over4.com/product/silk-laminated-trading-cards) - [Suede Trading Cards From $94.74](https://www.4over4.com/product/suede-trading-cards) - [Kraft Trading Cards From $48.61](https://www.4over4.com/product/kraft-trading-cards) - [Velvet Laminated Trading Cards From $94.74](https://www.4over4.com/product/velvet-laminated-trading-cards) [Browse all of Professional Trading Cards](https://www.4over4.com/trading-cards-printing) ### How Fast Can You Get Gloss Laminated Trading Cards Standard production is 4 business days. When a release date is close, move to 3-day, 2-day, Next-Day or Same-Day production in the configurator. ### Print Your Gloss Laminated Trading Cards Today At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by five guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick your ink coverage and count, and print your gloss laminated trading cards today. ## Gloss Laminated Trading Cards: Frequently Asked Questions ### How much is it to laminate cards? There is no separate lamination charge. The film on both faces is in the card price at every tier, from $94.74 for 250.