Illinois Card Shops
Card shops across Illinois with a storefront you can walk into, in Chicago and its suburbs and downstate in Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, the Quad Cities and Carbondale. Each listing says what the shop carries, based on what the shop publishes itself.
Other
500 W Northwest Hwy, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Pokémon · Sports · Vintage · Graded
- Baseball Dreams & Memories
6517 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Sports
- Better Loot LLC
1727 W Hwy 50,ste 200, O'Fallon, IL 62269
Pokémon · Magic · Sealed · Supplies
207 East Main Street, Hoopeston, IL 60942
Sports
4450 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, IL 61616
Magic · Lorcana
- Card Pop USA
1114 W Jefferson St, Joliet, IL
2543 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL
Sports
207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901
Magic · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Pokémon · One Piece
- Chicagoland Sports Cards
1219 Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Sports · Sealed
- Chicagoland Sports Cards
1219 Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Sports · Sealed
943 W Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60194
Pokémon · One Piece · Graded · Sealed
- CT's Hobbies
505 S State St, Belvidere, IL 61008
Sports · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Magic
2761 S 6th St, Springfield, IL
Magic · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Lorcana
- Elite Sports Cards and Comics
2028 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
3406A N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Sports · Supplies
1122 W Thorndale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Pokémon · One Piece · Magic · Supplies
1051 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL 62704
Sports · Pokémon
1196 S Main St, Unit B, Lombard, IL 60148
Pokémon · Sports
- Home Team Collectibles
100 E Station St. #155, Barrington, IL 60010
Sports · Pokémon · Lorcana
975 Nimco Dr Unit D, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Pokémon · One Piece
914 Curtiss St, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Sports · Pokémon
- MinMaxGames
1 S Park Ave, Lombard, IL 60148
Magic · Pokémon
808 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Sports · Pokémon · Sealed · Supplies
- Only Gamez TCG & Collectibles
122 Hawthorn Ctr Unit 711, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Pokémon · Magic · One Piece · Supplies
477 Irving Park Rd, Bensenville, IL 60106
Pokémon · One Piece
- Running to the Rip
2979 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL
Pokémon · Graded · Sealed · Supplies
2180 Oakland Drive, Unit C, Sycamore, IL 60178
Sports · Pokémon · Magic · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Supplies
1002 Geneva St., Shorewood, IL 60404
Sports · Magic · Pokémon · Vintage · Sealed · Supplies
- The Hobby Box
4589 Route 71, Oswego, IL 60543
Sports · Sealed
529 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Sports · Pokémon · Sealed
15032 S. Des Plaines Street, Plainfield, IL 60544
Lorcana
229 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115
Magic · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · One Piece
- Tim's Baseball Card Shop
4549 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Sports
7122 Ogden Ave, Berwyn, IL
Pokémon · Magic · Yu-Gi-Oh! · One Piece · Supplies
- Top Cut Comics
5600 N 2nd St, Loves Park, IL 61111
Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Magic · One Piece · Lorcana · Sports · Supplies
- Top Cut Comics - Loves Park
5600 N 2nd St, Loves Park, IL 61111
Pokémon · One Piece · Lorcana · Magic · Sports · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Supplies
829 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015
Sports
- Top Shelf Sports Cards
359 S Randall Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
Sports · Pokémon
4500 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265
Magic · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Supplies
- Trade Oak Park
163 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
Sports · Pokémon · Supplies
3223 N Prospect Rd, Peoria, IL 61603
Sports · Pokémon
What to know about Illinois card shops
Most Illinois card shops are in Chicago and the suburbs around it, from the North Shore and the northwest suburbs out to the western and southwest suburbs. Downstate, shops are spread between the larger towns, so it can be a drive between them. Sports cards and Pokémon are the two things most of these shops carry, and some are game stores where trading card games make up most of the shelf.
Some shops buy collections or handle grading submissions, and a few run weekly events. Where a shop publishes those details on its own site we show them. Hours change, especially around release days and holidays, so call ahead if you are making a special trip.
If you are selling, bring your cards organized and know the recent sold prices before you walk in. Shops have to buy below market to stay in business, so the offer will be lower than what the card sells for online. That is the price of a fast, local sale.
Upcoming Illinois card shows
- Sat, Oct 249 AM to 3 PMHidden Treasures Pokemon TCG & Sports Card ShowHoliday Inn & Suites · Carol Stream
- Sports
- Pokémon
- TCG
- Sat, Oct 249 AM to 2 PMPokemon and TCG at the StationCrystal Lake Train Station · Crystal Lake
- Pokémon
- TCG
- Sat, Oct 249 AM to 3 PMTCG JamTCG Jam Fox Valley · TOCA Soccer Center · Aurora
- TCG
- Sat, Oct 242 PM to 7 PMHeart of Illinois Sportscard & Collectible ExpoBloomington Interstate Center · Bloomington
- Sports
- Sun, Oct 259 AM to 2 PMSports Cards and More ShowOrland Park Civic Center · Orland Park
- Sports
- Sun, Oct 259 AM to 3 PMTCG JamTCG Jam Fox Valley · TOCA Soccer Center · Aurora
- TCG
- Sun, Oct 2510 AM to 4 PMCard KingsLakehurst Event Center · Waukegan
- Sun, Oct 2510 AM to 4 PMTCG Vendor VerseYorkville American Legion · Yorkville
- TCG
Questions
- How many card shops are in this Illinois directory?
- 39 shops with 41 storefronts are listed. Each has a street address; shops with a full profile link to their own page.
- Which Illinois card shops buy collections?
- These shops say they buy cards or collections: AAA Coins & Collectibles (Arlington Heights), Galactic Trading (Chicago), Hadley's Cards & Coins (Springfield), Mint Memorabilia (Lake Zurich), Pixel And Packs (Bensenville), The Baseball Card King (Shorewood), The Sandlot Sports (Glen Ellyn), The Wandering Dragon (Plainfield), There's Fun In Store (DeKalb) and Top Cut Collectibles (Berwyn).
- Where can I drop off cards for grading?
- Shops that list grading submissions (PSA, BGS, CGC or SGC): Collection House Cafe (Schaumburg), Mark's Card Shop (Downers Grove), Mint Memorabilia (Lake Zurich) and Top Issue Sports (Deerfield).
- Do any shops hold trade nights?
- Yes: Cabbages and Kings Games (Tuesday game night 6:00-8:00, Wednesday night Casual Commander 6:00, Star Wars Unlimited 7:00, Thursday casual Lorcana, Friday Night Magic 6:00, Saturday casual gaming / open play), Castle Perilous Games & Books (Friday Night Magic, Pokemon League Saturdays, Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament Saturdays, One Piece Casual Play Wednesdays), CT's Hobbies (Friday night magic, Tuesdays D&D, Wednesdays board game), Galactic Trading (Mon: One Piece Standard Constructed 6pm, Wed: Magic: The Gathering Commander Night 5pm, Fri: Gundam Standard Constructed 6pm), Hidden Treasures (Pokemon Trade Night), Top Cut Collectibles (Mon: Yu-Gi-Oh! Edison 6PM, Beyblade X 6PM, Gundam 6PM; Fri: Pokémon Standard 6PM, Riftbound 6PM; Sat: Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys 2PM, One Piece League 3PM, Yu-Gi-Oh! Edison 6PM; Sun: Pokémon Weekly 1PM, Weiss Schwarz 1PM, One Piece League 2PM, Hololive 3PM) and Trade Oak Park (Friday-Sunday, check calendar for Trade Nights).