CardShopMap lists 80 card shops in Illinois. 18 Illinois markets have enough listings to publish a local directory page, and 38 more are still being built out.
Statewide, 31 of the 80 listed shops publish opening hours, 72 record at least one category, and 80 link an official website. The listings sit in 56 towns and cities.
The markets with the most listings are Chicago (7 shops), Effingham (3 shops), and Belleville (2 shops).
The most commonly listed specialty statewide is Pokémon (38 of 80 shops), followed by Magic: The Gathering (33), Sports cards (31), and Comics (25). 11 shops say they buy collections.
9 upcoming events are on the Illinois calendar. These listings were compiled from public sources, most recently on . Suggest a shop in Illinois we have missed.
Comic Buying Center is a card shop on East Park Avenue in Libertyville, Illinois. On the trading card game side it lists Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering; on the sports side, sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage, grading, and comics also appear on the record. Comic Buying Center also buys collections and runs in-store events. It is listed as open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. On the same record, Saturday is listed but Sunday is not. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
The Midtown Group is a card shop in Chicago, Illinois, on North La Salle Street, listed for Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, grading, and comics. On the services side, it buys collections and runs an online store. Contact details on file are a phone number and midtowncomics.com. Nothing on file covers opening hours, and the listing does not guess. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Comics · Magic: The Gathering · Sports cards · +1 more
Broken TCG is a card shop in Troy, Illinois, on South Main Street, listed for Pokémon, One Piece, sports cards, and grading. On the services side, it runs an online store. Published hours are 5pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Sunday, and it is shown closed on Monday and Tuesday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at brokentcg.com. The same table shows that both weekend days are listed. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Made the Grade Certified Collectibles is a card shop trading from North Ridgeway Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The sports category on the listing is sports cards. Grading and comics also appear on the record. It handles grading submissions. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at made-the-grade.com. Still missing from the record: opening hours. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Wayward Geek is a card shop in Minooka, Illinois, on West Mondamin Street, listed for Magic: The Gathering, grading, and comics. On the services side, it runs an online store. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at waywardgeek.com. Nothing on file covers opening hours, and the listing does not guess. Card trading here was confirmed from the shop's own site rather than assumed from its name, though the address itself comes from imported place data.
Seven Out Cards and Collectibles is a card shop trading from Oakland Drive in Sycamore, Illinois. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the sports categories are sports cards. Grading also appears on the record. It buys collections. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Saturday, and it is shown closed on Sunday and Monday. Contact details on file are a phone number and sevenoutcards.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +2 more
Top Shelf Sports Cards Elgin is a card shop trading from South Randall Road in Elgin, Illinois. Top Shelf Sports Cards Elgin spans both halves of the hobby: Pokémon in trading card games, and sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball in sports. Grading also appears on the record. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at topshelfsportscards.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
CardShopMap publishes a local directory page for 18 Illinois cities: Chicago (7), Effingham (3), Belleville (2), Berwyn (2), and Carol Stream (2), and 13 more.
Which Illinois card shops buy collections?
11 of the 80 Illinois shops listed on CardShopMap say they buy cards: Baseball Card Connection, Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo, Comic Buying Center, The Baseball Card King, and The Old School Game Vault, and 6 more. Call ahead — what a shop buys and what it pays change week to week.
Are there card shows or events in Illinois?
9 upcoming events are on the Illinois calendar right now.
