The most commonly listed specialty statewide is Magic: The Gathering (18 of 31 shops), followed by Pokémon (17), Sports cards (16), and Comics (14). 2 shops say they buy collections.
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Dungeon's Gate Games & Books is a card shop trading from North Ankeny Boulevard in Ankeny, Iowa. Categories recorded against Dungeon's Gate Games & Books are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Disney Lorcana. Comics also appears on the record. It runs in-store events. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. A phone number and an official website at dungeonsgate.com are both on the listing. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Disney Lorcana · +1 more
Empire Cards is a card shop in Des Moines, Iowa, on Hubbell Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, and grading. On the services side, it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 7pm. empirecards.world is on file as the official website; no phone number is recorded. 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 · Sports cards · +1 more
The Kraken's Crate is a card shop on West 4th Street North in Newton, Iowa. Categories recorded against The Kraken's Crate are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Disney Lorcana. The Kraken's Crate also runs in-store events. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. Contact details on file are a phone number and krakenscrate.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.
Empire Cards carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, sports cards, and grading from East Main Street in Ottumwa, Iowa. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 7pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at empirecards.world. 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 · Sports cards · +1 more
Hi-5 Comics and Cards is a card shop on Northeast 66th Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. On the trading card game side it lists Pokémon and Disney Lorcana; on the sports side, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage, grading, and comics also appear on the record. Hi-5 Comics and Cards also runs an online store. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. 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.
Empire Cards is a card shop on Beaver Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering, and the sports categories are sports cards. Grading also appears on the record. Empire Cards also runs in-store events. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 7pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and empirecards.world. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Sports cards · +1 more
Tempest Games carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh! from Edgewood Road Northwest in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 9pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and tempestgames.net. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Dungeon's Gate is a card shop in Ankeny, Iowa, on Northeast Trilein Drive, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, and comics. On the services side, it runs in-store events. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday shown as closed. A phone number and an official website at dungeonsgate.com are both on the listing. The same table shows that it stays open as late as 10pm and 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.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Disney Lorcana · +1 more
Gamers is a card shop trading from 2nd St Suites in Coralville, Iowa. Pokémon is the only category recorded against it. It runs an online store. It is listed as open Sunday, 10am to 9am. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at gogamers.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Quest Haven Books & Comics is a card shop trading from North 1st Avenue in Winterset, Iowa. It is listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Comics also appears on the record. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at questhavenbooks.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.
Mayhem Collectibles carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, sports cards, grading, and comics from Lincoln Way in Ames, Iowa. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 8pm. A phone number and an official website at mayhemcomics.com are both on the listing. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Card Vault carries Pokémon, One Piece, sports cards, and vintage from 70th Street in Urbandale, Iowa. Contact details on file are a phone number and cardvaultdsm.com. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections and opening hours, so this page does not claim to. 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.
Gamers carries Pokémon from Southeast Delaware Avenue in Ankeny, Iowa. The listing adds that it runs an online store. Published hours are 10am to 9am, Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and gogamers.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data. The source facts used for this published listing were last checked on 2026-08-17.
Game Central carries Pokémon from Brady Street in Davenport, Iowa. Contact details on file are a phone number and playgamecentral.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. The source facts used for this published listing were last checked on 2026-08-17.
Coulee Cards and Gaming is a card shop trading from Wiley Boulevard Southwest in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On the trading card game side it lists Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!; on the sports side, sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage also appears on the record. It buys collections and runs in-store events. Published hours are 10am to 8pm, seven days a week. A phone number and an official website at couleecards.com are both on the listing. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Pokémon · Sports cards · Magic: The Gathering · +5 more
Rodman Comics is a card shop trading from South Ankeny Boulevard in Ankeny, Iowa. It is listed for Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering. Comics also appears on the record. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at rodmancomics.com. Still missing from the record: whether it buys collections and opening hours. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Mayhem Collectibles Inc carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana, sports cards, grading, and comics from University Avenue in Clive, Iowa. The listing adds that it runs in-store events. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 8pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and mayhemcomics.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.
