Abstract: A method and apparatus of collecting and trading items provides for receiving collectible items on a file server, trading the items with other collectors and interacting with the items on the server. The items can typically be representative of trading cards including, for example, baseball cards, movie scenes, or in other instances, currencies. Various games can be built around the method including providing that the first player to collect all of the trading cards or Token instances will receive a reward. Multiple players can engage in the game using, for example, the Internet.