COMC.com

Tim Getsch, MS

Founder & CEO

Tim grew up in Minnesota as an avid collector of baseball, basketball, and hockey cards. He fell in love with numbers at a young age and went on to earn a BS in Math at age 19 and a MS in Computer Science, both from the Institute of Technology at the University of Minnesota. In 1999, Tim was hired by Microsoft as a Program Manager on Excel. In 2001, Tim switched to Microsoft Access. Tim left Microsoft in October of 2007 as the most tenured Program Manager on the team.

Tim started dreaming about the possibilities of a centralized sports card exchange in the fall of 2003. He built software in Microsoft Access to analyze and bid on eBay auctions, and he built LowPriceCards.com as an outlet to sell excess inventory purchased from eBay. In the fall of 2006, Tim started building CheckOutMyCards.com as a successor to LowPriceCards.com, so users could post and manage their online inventory.

More detailed history and vision for CheckOutMyCards.com

Tim's username is TimGetsch. He also manages the cards in the LowPriceCards account.

Steve Hollander

Steve has been an active dealer at card shows since the early 80's. Tim and Steve first met at a card show in the Seattle area. Steve was the second dealer to beta-test our consignment services, and he was the first seller to aggressively pursue listing cards on CheckOutMyCards.com. As the site grew, Steve made it known that he wanted to be informed as soon as we started accepting resumes. In December of 2007, Steve became employee #4, and by January of 2008 he became our first full-time team member focusing on processing and shipping cards.

Steve Hollander's username is SteveSC.

Heather Hollander

Daughter of Steve Hollander, Heather grew up around cards. For years she has helped her dad sort cards and man booths at card shows. She has been an active member of the Police Explorers, and recently graduated from Kentridge High School.

Heather Hollander's username is Heather714.

David Wright

Like nearly everyone that grew up in the 80's & 90's, David was an avid card collector. Since the summer of 2008 he has been a value member of the CheckOutMyCards.com team. Dave is also training his dog Truman to be a theropy dog.

David Wright's username is makeanoffer.

Jade Aspiras

Jade has been a serious card collector since 1986. In the early 90’s Jade started setting up at card shows and working for a card shop in the Factoria Mall. In 2001 Jade met Geoff Holland and worked at Sports Card Mint until the summer of 2009 when he joined CheckOutMyCards.com.

Jade Aspiras's username is JVsportscards.

Geoff Holland

Geoff has been a serious card collector since the early 80's. Through the 90's he frequently set up at card shows. He got is degree in marketing from Eastern Washington University, and worked for UPS and FedEx before following his dream of starting a card shop. In 2001 he opened Sports Card Mint near Seattle. Geoff had many faithful customers, but with the downturn in the economy, it was finally time to close the doors in the summer of 2009. Soon after that, Geoff joined the CheckOutMyCards.com team and has been a tremendous help to our shipping department.

Geoff Holland's username is SportsCardMint.

Doug Lowe

Doug has been an avid collector since taking up the hobby as a 12-year-old. The long-time Snohomish County resident graduated from Mariner High School in Everett and played basketball at Skagit Valley Community College and Everett Community College. His background prior to joining the COMC staff in March 2010 was in both shipping and sports cards, as he spent 15 years with UPS and much of the last decade as an eBay seller. Doug often traveled across the country prospecting for potential cards he could submit for grading. Doug, who has two teenage daughters and a collie lab Rosie, currently resides in Marysville and still plays hoops year-round in various Eastside men’s leagues.

Doug Lowe's username is Highgradeplus.

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson joined COMC in the spring of 2010 after hearing about us for months from girlfriend Heather Hollander. Like Heather, Jon is a 2009 graduate of Kentridge High School in Kent, WA, and he attends Green River Community College in Auburn, WA. He plans to transfer to a four-year school next year to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Jon enjoys bicycling and hiking -- and travels to and from COMC on his 1987 Kawasaki EX500.

Jon Anderson's username is nemisis714.

Greg Long

Greg Long joined our team in the spring of 2010. He had spent the previous year dealing cards on various sports card trade sites and at local area card shows. Greg grew up in Kent, WA, and first started collecting in 1988 at Eagle’s Baseball Card Shop (owned by one of our top consignors, eaglescards). His affinity for wrestling cards soon turned into a love for many of the other sports. As a young boy, he would recite stats he had learned from the backs of cards to impress his mother’s co-workers. Greg's childhood idol was high-flying SuperSonic Shawn Kemp, but Greg fell out of the sports card industry for a few years before renewing his interest for good when LeBron James arrived in the NBA. Greg lives in Kirkland with his 16-month-old daughter Lilian.

Greg Long's username is greaz253.

Founding team members

Julia Getsch, MA

Business Manager

Julia grew up in the Midwest and has lived in the Seattle area since 2000. She completed her BA in Psychology and MA in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Culture and Social Justice at Northwest University in Kirkland, WA. As the top graduate, she was selected by the Dean to assist him in developing a young program and running a successful graduate school. She served as a director and adjunct faculty. After her university time, Julia worked for a law firm with a focus on business law (www.changlawgroup.com). These experiences led to her desire to begin a start-up, and she was thrilled with the prospect of starting CheckOutMyCards.com. Julia also serves on the board of the Iranian American Community Alliance (www.iaca-seattle.org) and as Co-Chair of the Civic Action Committee.

Julia Getsch, MA's username is juliagetsch.

Andrew Bird

Software Design Engineer

Andrew has been passionate about computers since he was very young. After high school, Andrew studied computer programming at Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie, MN. Over the course of his studies, he fell in love with web development and began to vigorously study it outside the classroom. In 2002, Andrew began building websites for friends, family, and himself. Through personal independent study, Andrew became well-versed and impassioned with the concepts of web standards, semantic development, search engine optimization, user interface design, and information architecture.

In 2005, Andrew accepted a web developer position with Saint Paul College in St Paul, Minnesota. Less than a year after starting at the College, Andrew taught a Web Design class and served as adjunct faculty as well as web developer. In February 2007, Andrew walked away from a promotion at Saint Paul College to join the CheckOutMyCards.com team.

In November 2007, Andrew wrapped up his amazing efforts on CheckOutMyCards.com and started working on a much larger web development project at Serena Software in Bellevue, Washington.

Andrew Bird's username is andybird.

Mark Boyer

Owner of one of the largest private collections of comic books in the state of Washington, Mark has been working on a project to make a virtual timeline/database that spans the different comic book companies. Tim's brother Toby originally met Mark while working at Microsoft in 2004. Toby often discussed the possibility of Mark and Tim collaborating since they were both working on enormous projects based on childhood hobbies. In March of 2008, CheckOutMyCards.com was in need of a second full-time employee to help out with processing and shipping cards, and timing couldn't have been more perfect. Mark had just finished his contract at Microsoft. Toby helped set up a meeting between Tim and Mark, and they quickly realized the potential for a mutually beneficial relationship. Mark's experience working at a sports card and comic shop while growing up and his familiarity with computers were a great combo that was needed to help identify the incoming cards. One of Mark's goals is to help us replicate the CheckOutMyCards' concept with comics.

Mark Boyer's username is riotgear.