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.
Titan Games carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Disney Lorcana from South Neil Street in Champaign, Illinois. The listing adds that it runs an online store. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 8pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and titangames.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
GriffoNest Games is a card shop in Woodstock, Illinois, on Cass Street, listed for Magic: The Gathering and Disney Lorcana. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at griffonest.com. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections and opening hours, and the listing does not guess. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
The Gaming Goat is a card shop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on Forest Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and sports cards. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Published hours are 10am to 8pm, Sunday. A phone number and an official website at thegaminggoat.com are both on the listing. 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.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +3 more
The Gaming Goat is a card shop in Dekalb, Illinois, on East Lincoln Highway, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and sports cards. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Published hours are 10am to 8pm, Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and thegaminggoat.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +3 more
Wild Growth Games is a card shop on Main Street in Highland, Illinois. It is listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Wild Growth Games also runs in-store events and runs an online store. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. A phone number and an official website at wildgrowthgames.com are both on the listing. 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.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more
Gamers World Old Orchard is a card shop in Skokie, Illinois, on Old Orchard Ctr, listed for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at gamersworldchicago.net. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections and 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.
The Bandits Hideout is a card shop in Freeburg, Illinois, on Marketplace Drive, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Contact details on file are a phone number and thebanditshideout.com. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections and opening hours, and the listing does not guess. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +1 more
Conspectus Gaming carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and vintage from West Jefferson Avenue in Effingham, Illinois. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Opening hours are published for Wednesday to Saturday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at cogclub.games. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · One Piece · +2 more
Cosmic Collectibles and Games is a card shop in Mattoon, Illinois, on Broadway Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and vintage. On the services side, it runs in-store events. A phone number and an official website at topdeck.gg are both on the listing. Nothing on file covers opening hours, and the listing does not guess. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +3 more
Realms of Gaming carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana from Edwardsville Road in Troy, Illinois. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Published hours are 2pm to 8pm, seven days a week. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at realmsofgaming.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Magic: The Gathering · Pokémon · One Piece · +1 more
Gamers World is a card shop in Aurora, Illinois, on Fox Valley Ctr, listed for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Contact details on file are a phone number and gamersworldchicago.net. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections and opening hours, and the listing does not guess. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Gamers World Woodfield is a card shop trading from Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. The trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Contact details on file are a phone number and gamersworldchicago.net. Still missing from the record: whether it buys collections and opening hours. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from 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.
