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.
Fantasy Book Inc is a card shop trading from East Main Street in Belleville, Illinois. It is listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece. Comics also appears on the record. It runs in-store events, and flags itself as beginner-friendly. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at fantasybooksinc.com. 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.
Number 1 Fan Sports Cards carries sports cards from Cermak Road in Berwyn, Illinois. Contact details on file are a phone number and number1fansportscards.com. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections and opening hours, so this page does not claim to. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is 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.
Stooges Comics & Collectibles is a card shop trading from East Lake Avenue in Peoria, Illinois. comics is the only category recorded against it. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 8pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at stoogescomicsandcollectibles.com. Still missing from the record: whether it buys collections. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
State Line Sports Cards is a card shop trading from North US Highway 45 in Grayslake, Illinois. The single category on the listing is sports cards. Contact details on file are a phone number and statelinesportscards.com. 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.
Top Cut Collectibles is a card shop trading from Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois. It is listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and One Piece. Comics also appears on the record. It buys collections and runs in-store events. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 9pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at topcutcollectibles.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Affinity For Gaming carries Magic: The Gathering from Berkshire Drive in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 11pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and affinityforgaming.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
The Sports Card Zone is a card shop trading from Sharp Drive in Shorewood, Illinois. The Sports Card Zone spans both halves of the hobby: Pokémon and One Piece in trading card games, and sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball in sports. It runs an online store. Contact details on file are a phone number and thesportscardzone.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.
