Chicago, IL

Card shops in Chicago, Illinois

CardShopMap lists 7 shops for collectors searching in Chicago, Illinois: Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo, Gamers World, Made the Grade Certified Collectibles, Prism Games, The Midtown Group, and Timeless Toys, plus 1 more listing. Across these listings, category tags include sports cards, Magic: The Gathering, comics, and grading, and service tags include buys cards, online store, events / tournaments, and grading submissions. Of these shops, 3 publish opening hours, all 7 publish phone numbers, and all 7 publish official websites. By listing count, sports cards on 4, Magic: The Gathering on 3, and comics on 2 carry each category tag. On the service side, buys cards on 2 and online store on 2. For planning a visit, 2 publish Saturday hours and 2 are tagged as buying cards. Before driving, confirm hours and availability with the shop — details can change.

Verified shops: 7
Other listings: 44
Complete listings: 7
Upcoming events: 0
Data imported: Aug 17, 2026

How many card shops are in Chicago?

CardShopMap lists 7 card shops in Chicago, Illinois, 7 of them with a full address, a way to get in touch, and at least one published category. 2 listings publish opening hours; the rest are worth a call before you drive over.

The listings with the most detail are Prism Games at 2874 North Milwaukee Avenue, which lists Magic: The Gathering and One Piece, Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo at 5550 North Broadway, which lists Magic: The Gathering, and Timeless Toys at 4749 N Lincoln Ave, which lists Sports cards.

The most commonly listed specialty across the market is Sports cards (4 of 7 shops), followed by Magic: The Gathering (3), Comics (2), and Grading (2). 2 shops buy collections, 1 runs in-store events, and 1 handles grading submissions.

No Chicago events are on the calendar right now. These listings were compiled from public sources and last imported on Aug 17, 2026. Send a correction if something here is out of date.

5 of the most complete Chicago listings, at a glance.
Shop	Carries	Open right now	Phone
Prism Games2874 North Milwaukee Avenue	Magic: The Gathering and One Piece	Closed	(773) 644-3722
Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo5550 North Broadway	Magic: The Gathering	Closed	(773) 728-3656
Timeless Toys4749 N Lincoln Ave	Sports cards	Closed	(773) 334-4445
The Midtown Group30 N La Salle St Ste 2250	Comics, Magic: The Gathering, and Sports cards	Hours unknown	(800) 411-3341
Windy City Sports Cards2045 W Grand Ave Ste B Pmb 223035	Sports cards, Baseball, and Football	Hours unknown	(847) 220-8796

Showing 2 of 2 shops matching your filters (7 in total).

Made the Grade Certified Collectibles
Hours unknown
3822 N Ridgeway Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
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.
Sports cards · Grading · Comics
The Midtown Group
Hours unknown
30 N La Salle St Ste 2250, Chicago, IL 60602
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

Other listings in Chicago, Illinois (44)

These listings have a complete address and contact method but have not yet been confirmed against the shop’s own website or an owner claim, so they are not counted above. How listings are verified.

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Which Chicago card shops buy collections?

2 of the 7 Chicago shops listed on CardShopMap say they buy cards: Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo and The Midtown Group. Call ahead — what a shop buys and what it pays change week to week.

Which card shops in Chicago publish opening hours?

2 Chicago listings publish opening hours: Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo and Timeless Toys. Hours come from public sources and can change, so check the individual listing before you drive over.

What can you do at a card shop in Chicago?

Across the 7 listed Chicago, Illinois shops, the services that appear most often are buying collections (2 shops), an online store (2 shops), in-store events (1 shop), and grading submissions (1 shop).

How were these Chicago shops chosen?

Each listing’s name, address, and at least one contact method were confirmed from the shop’s official website, owner update, or another public source. Ordering is organic; sponsored slots are labeled separately. 7 listed shops, 7 of them complete enough to act on. Read the full gate.

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These listings were imported from public sources on Aug 17, 2026 and are not individually re-checked. Send a correction or claim the listing if it’s your shop.

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