Classic Materials

Not sure what you call a business that takes your money, does not provide the good or service paid for, stalls when asked for refund, and then after alluding to a refund being worked on then changes to a denial of the refund. I would not recommend doing business with this group. If you do you had better have the product or service in hand before paying.
Filed complaint with the Better Business Bureau for this area. Not surprising, the business has not responded to two inquiries.
They obviously don’t care they took my money and have not provided the good or service paid for.

Pop Vinylmations are slowly taking over me and my siblings life! LOL with that being said, DJ and Jerico help support our «addiction.»
I am always welcomed with a smile and a friendly hello, and it’s nice to meet people who aren’t pushy to buy their items. I enjoy my conversations with DJ and he always keeps me in the loop with exclusives and refers me to just the right place to find it if he doesn’t carry it in his store. He’s a huge Disney fan — hence his rare vinylmation collection.
Both guys are very polite, very nice, and very knowledgeable about their stuff!

Hobbies are fun, but yet an expensive habit! One of my hobbies is collecting sports memorabilia.
Located in the Tanforan Mall, Classic Material carries a wide selection of memorabilia that include toys, autographs, sport cards, and team fan merchandise. I recently started actively collecting again to furnish a future man cave! Plus, to also teach future generations of the teams I love and appreciate (Go Warriors, Giants, and Niners!). Hopefully, in return they will do the same.
What makes Classic Materials a great place to visit is that they feature in-​store autograph signings. The autograph signors they have featured are players (current and past) from the San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, and Golden State Warriors. I have been able to attend a couple of these events and are pretty amazing! These events are usually posted on their Facebook page:
Ticket purchases for these events can be done in-​store or via phone. Depending on what items you want autographed, prices vary. The store also carries items for autographing, just in case you don’t have nothing in hand. During these in-​store signings, there are representatives of the JSA (James Spence Authentication). The purpose of the JSA to validate an autographer’s signature, which is not required, but it’s great to do if you are serious about autographing. Your item is tagged with a special sticker and you are handed a certificate verifying the validity of the signature. There is an additional fee for this service. Think of as a notary service, which is some what similar if you’re familiar with that process.
DJ and Jericho are the ones I usually deal with when I visit the the store. Both of them are great, very friendly and sincere.
Thank you DJ, Jericho, and staff at Classic Materials for your business! I look forward to all your future events!

I went to an autograph signing at Classic Materials and was pretty happy with my experience. When I went to the store to buy my tickets, I was helped by a guy who seemed to be in charge of the place. He was very friendly, both that time and when I came back for the signing.
Tickets for signings can be bought either at the store or over the phone I believe, not online. Prices are very reasonable, but it could also depend on the athlete making an appearance here.
As for photos, they were allowed at the signing I went to, and there was even someone who took my phone to take photos for me while I was meeting and greeting the athlete. A plus: no handlers/​workers in the background of the pictures!
They don’t have a number system here, so it’s pretty much first come, first served. The line was really, really long for the athlete I met, and if that’s the case, you can do some shopping at the mall and come back when the line dwindles down, or plop down on a bench so you don’t have to stand around for a long time. FYI when the line is long it starts at the store and wraps all the way to the long hallway between there and Sears!
Other than the long wait, I had a nice experience and of course it helps that the athlete was very nice and made the wait worth it. Thanks, Classic Materials, for making it possible to meet some of our favorite personalities from our Bay Area sport teams and allowing the chance for some nice photos with them, even with them behind the counter: p

Let me just tell you guys about this place. This place seriously is a gold mine. If you love collecting anything sports related or even collectible toys this is your spot. They are awesome people and they don’t push you away. in fact they’re the exact opposite. They literally make you feel so welcomed that sometimes you don’t want to leave. From autographed photos and goods to Disney Vinylmations they got it! I would love for everyone to take some time and check this place out. Every time I step into this mall I have to visit, even if i’m coming in to say hi. =D You guys are awesome! Keep up the amazing work and pleasing the customers like myself!

Needed some card protector and pages for the pinball cards I’ve been producing. This place is perfect. Lots of options and lots of other sports collectibles too. Super nice guy working there the two times I went, and they have World Cup cards and stickers too! :)

Excellent service very knowledge in all details of the items sold or similar items your looking for. Fair prices can get up there but hey what store can’t especially with all the amazing things they carry. Easy to get lost in everything they carry & find yourself wanting to buy everything correlated to what your shopping for!

This review is for autograph collections.
I’ve been shopping here for autograph pictures and sports cards for several years, and just recently about a month ago (can’t remember the exact date) I bought a NaVorro Bowman autograph picture and the transaction was very smooth. I would recommend this place if you feel that places like Lefty’s is too expensive for the autograph memorabilia.

this review is only for the sportscards
i come here because the tanforan movie theaters have become my «home» movie theaters. and because i’ve recently reached into the cavernous depths of my mind and have decided to relive/​replay good parts of my youth albeit with more cash than the allowance my dad used to give me for lunch money/​allowance every week, when i can’t go to visit Jordan at What’s on 2^nd, i come here to see what they have. they usually have a good assortment of open boxes for all sports, i just wish they carried more of the high end stuff i.e. Topps Inception, Upper Deck Exquisite, etc. On the other hand, I understand that the sportscard business isn’t as hot as it used to be and most stores might lose money buying products that most people don’t have the money for.
Still if you’re looking for like Mid-​End stuff i.e. Gypsy Queen, Allen & Ginter, SPX, Toops Finest… you can find it here and if you’re lucky they’ll have some unopened boxes that they can sell you. the prices are not ripoff and a few times i’ve found that their prices are competitive with what i can find online.
the crew that works here are good people too.

I love Classic Materials!
Their toys consist of Magic Cards, Bobbleheads, Sport & Celebrity Photo Prints, Baseballs, Footballs, Boxing Glove, UFC, figurines such as Sports, Marvel, Street Fighter, WWE, etc… oh man, so much to list.
For a few months now… they started having Disney Vinylmations/​Custom Vinylmations
Post are useless w/​o photos… so here you are
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Photo #1
Photo #2
Daniel D.J. Jue’s Vinylmation/​Custom Vinylmations
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Francine & Daniel «DJ» Jue ALWAYS give me the Warmest Welcome. They are not pushy or chatty or trying to get in your personal space by asking you a bazillion questions.
DJ is a huge SFGiants fan & if you want, he can go on forever. Same w/​Vinylmations. He probably owns the biggest Vinylmation Shop in California. I’ve purchased a Have A Laugh — Pumpkin Mickey from him in the past & I don’t doubt I’ll be buying from him again. I do NOT know how he does it, he has almost ALL the Vinylmations that Disney has created. Plus… he has the hard to find rare ones. He now has more & more Customs. I can go on forever on this post… haha
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Free Parking — Tanforan Shopping Maill
***Park at Target like I do… better parking, less kraziness****
(Thursday, April 26, 2012)

Their customer is great, they are real nice people. Wide variety of selections. This is a great place to buy bobbleheads, mcfarlanes, photos, etc. People should definitely come through to their store.