Football card shops

Football collecting is dominated by rookie cards, which makes it the most seasonal category in the hobby: interest and prices move with the draft, the season, and one player's Sunday. A shop that serves football collectors well is one that restocks and reprices, rather than one holding a case of last year's rookies at last year's numbers.

Listed shops: 203
States: 40
Cities: 180

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What to look for in a football shop

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Prices that have moved recently

Football moves fast. A case of rookie cards priced at their peak from two seasons ago is a shop that stopped watching.

Rookie-year distinctions understood

Which cards from a player's first year are the actual rookie cards, and which are later product, materially changes value. A shop should know without looking it up.

Parallel and numbering literacy

Modern football is a maze of parallels. A shop that prices a /25 the same as the base version is guessing.

Local team depth

Most shops carry more of the nearest franchise. Useful if that is your team, worth asking if it is not.

Ask before you buy

When did you last reprice the rookie case?
Do you carry teams other than the local one in any depth?
Do you buy modern rookies, and at what sort of level?

Shops tagged Football

Tags come from the shop's own site or an owner claim, never from a competitor's classification.

Centerfield Sports Cards
Closed
1672 E Sunshine St, Springfield, MO 65804
Centerfield Sports Cards is a card shop in Springfield, Missouri, on East Sunshine Street, listed for Pokémon, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, and grading. On the services side, it runs an online store. Published hours are noon to 6pm, Sunday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at centerfieldsportscards.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Baseball · +3 more
Comic Buying Center
Closed
624 E Park Ave, Libertyville, IL 60048
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.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +6 more
The Baseball Card King
Hours unknown
1002 Geneva St, Shorewood, IL 60404
The Baseball Card King is a card shop on Geneva Street in Shorewood, Illinois. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering, and the sports categories are sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage and comics also appear on the record. The Baseball Card King also buys collections and runs an online store. A phone number and an official website at shopbck.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.
Baseball · Sports cards · Pokémon · +5 more
Playmakers Sports Card, Memorabilia & Gaming
Closed
1940 N Lacrosse St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Playmakers Sports Card, Memorabilia & Gaming is a card shop in Rapid City, South Dakota, on North Lacrosse Street, listed for sports cards and football. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 8pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at playmakersllc.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Sports cards · Football
Playmakers Sports Cards, Memorabilia & Gaming
Closed
2200 N Maple Ave, Rapid City, SD 57701
Playmakers Sports Cards, Memorabilia & Gaming is a card shop trading from North Maple Avenue in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is listed for sports cards and football. It runs in-store events and runs an online store. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 8pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and playmakersllc.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Sports cards · Football
Hi-5 Comics and Cards
Closed
1220 NE 66th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
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.
Comics · Pokémon · Disney Lorcana · +5 more
Southern Legacy Sports Cards
Hours unknown
500 Amity Rd, Conway, AR 72032
Southern Legacy Sports Cards carries sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, and grading from Amity Road in Conway, Arkansas. The listing adds that it handles grading submissions. Contact details on file are a phone number and southernlegacysportscards.com. The record does not yet cover opening hours, so this page does not claim to. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Sports cards · Baseball · Football · +2 more
Cards and Comics Central
Closed
5424 Geary Blvd, Sausalito, CA 94121
Cards and Comics Central is a card shop in San Francisco, California, on Geary Boulevard, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, vintage, grading, and comics. On the services side, it sells cards over the counter. It is listed as open every day, noon to 6pm. A phone number and an official website at ebay.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.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +7 more
Waukesha Sportscards
Closed
4301 W Wisconsin Ave, Fox Crossing, WI 54913
Waukesha Sportscards is a card shop in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, on West Wisconsin Avenue, listed for sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, and grading. On the services side, it runs an online store. Opening hours are published for Monday to Saturday. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at wscsportswi.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Sports cards · Baseball · Football · +2 more
Coastal Sports Cards
Closed
109A N Main St, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Coastal Sports Cards is a card shop in Simpsonville, South Carolina, on North Main Street, listed for Pokémon, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, vintage, and grading. On the services side, it buys collections. Published hours are 11am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. A phone number and an official website at coastalsportscards.com are both on the listing. Also on the hours 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.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Baseball · +4 more
Upland Sports Cards
Closed
1623 N Mountain Ave Ste A, Upland, CA 91784
Upland Sports Cards is a card shop on North Mountain Avenue in Upland, California. On the trading card game side it lists Pokémon; on the sports side, sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage also appears on the record. It is listed as open Monday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and uplandsportscards.com. Also on the hours record: Saturday is listed but Sunday is not. 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.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Baseball · +3 more
Legendary Games
Hours unknown
8950 SR-52, Hudson, FL 34667
Legendary Games carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, baseball, football, basketball, and comics from SR-52 in Hudson, Florida. The listing adds that it runs an online store. Contact details on file are a phone number and legendarygames.org. The record does not yet cover 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.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +5 more
Alter Ego Comics and Games
Closed
2828 N Main St, Baytown, TX 77521
Alter Ego Comics and Games is a card shop on North Main Street in Baytown, Texas. Alter Ego Comics and Games spans both halves of the hobby: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece in trading card games, and baseball, football, and basketball in sports. Comics also appears on the record. The hours on file cover Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and alteregocng.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +5 more
Sportsamerica Sports Cards
Hours unknown
6 State Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Sportsamerica Sports Cards is a card shop on State Road in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Sportsamerica Sports Cards spans both halves of the hobby: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Disney Lorcana in trading card games, and sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball in sports. Comics also appears on the record. Sportsamerica Sports Cards also runs an online store. A phone number and an official website at sportsamericasportscards.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.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +6 more
O'Fallon Card Show
Hours unknown
1147 Tom Ginnever Ave, O'Fallon, MO 63366
O'Fallon Card Show is a card shop on Tom Ginnever Avenue in O'Fallon, Missouri. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece, and the sports categories are sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage also appears on the record. A phone number and an official website at ofalloncardshow.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 · One Piece · +6 more
Triple Play Sports Cards
Hours unknown
3816 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Triple Play Sports Cards is a card shop on South Western Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is listed for sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Vintage also appears on the record. Triple Play Sports Cards also runs in-store events and runs an online store. Contact details on file are a phone number and tpsc.net. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Sports cards · Baseball · Football · +2 more
Comics-N-Stuff
Closed
565 Fletcher Pkwy, El Cajon, CA 92020
Comics-N-Stuff is a card shop in El Cajon, California, on Fletcher Parkway, listed for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, and comics. On the services side, it buys collections and runs an online store. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 9pm. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at comics-n-stuff.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Comics · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +4 more
Malvern Card Show: Sport & TCG
Hours unknown
11 E Lancaster Ave, Malvern, PA 19355
Malvern Card Show: Sport & TCG carries Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, and vintage from East Lancaster Avenue in Malvern, Pennsylvania. malverncardshow.com is on file as the official website; no phone number is recorded. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections and opening hours, so this page does not claim to. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +4 more
Shoeless Joe's
Closed
6123 Bridgetown Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45248
Shoeless Joe's carries Pokémon, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, vintage, and grading from Bridgetown Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hours are published for all seven days, with the latest close at 8pm. Contact details on file are a phone number and shoelessjoescards.com. The record does not yet cover whether it buys collections, 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.
Pokémon · Baseball · Football · +4 more
Obicards
Hours unknown
1010 Lower Main St Ste B, Wailuku, HI 96793
Obicards is a card shop trading from Lower Main Street in Wailuku, Hawaii. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, and the sports categories are sports cards, football, and basketball. Contact details on file are a phone number and yo-cards.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.
Pokémon · Sports cards · Football · +1 more
DC Hobbies INC
Hours unknown
14141 5th St, Dade City, FL 33525
DC Hobbies INC is a card shop trading from 5th Street in Dade City, Florida. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Disney Lorcana, and the sports categories are sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Contact details on file are a phone number and dchobbiesinc.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.
Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +5 more
Lab 20 Sports Cards
Closed
16611 Russell St, St. Paul, VA 24283
Lab 20 Sports Cards carries Pokémon, sports cards, baseball, football, basketball, and vintage from Russell Street in St Paul, Virginia. The listing adds that it buys collections. Opening hours are published for Tuesday to Saturday. Contact details on file are a phone number and lab20cards.com. The shop's own website is what confirmed it trades cards; the address and contact details come from imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Baseball · +3 more
Shaffer's Trading Cards
Hours unknown
2849 Westbranch Hwy, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Shaffer's Trading Cards is a card shop on Westbranch Highway in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Sports coverage on the record runs to sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Grading also appears on the record. A phone number and an official website at stores.ebay.com are both on the listing. What the record cannot tell you is whether it buys collections and opening hours. 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.
Sports cards · Baseball · Football · +2 more
Venice Sports Cards & Collectibles
Closed
2357 Tamiami Trl S, Venice, FL 34293
Venice Sports Cards & Collectibles is a card shop in Venice, Florida, on Tamiami Trail South, listed for Pokémon, One Piece, sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball. Published hours are 9am to 6pm, seven days a week. Contact details on file are a phone number and venicesportscardsandcollectibles.com. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections, 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.
Sports cards · Pokémon · One Piece · +3 more

By state

States with enough listed shops get their own category page. Below that threshold, the shop profile or state directory is the more useful result.

By city

Myrtle Beach, SC · 4 shops
Jacksonville, FL · 3 shops
Anchorage, AK · 2 shops
Dallas, TX · 2 shops
East Stroudsburg, PA · 2 shops
El Cajon, CA · 2 shops
Florissant, MO · 2 shops
Forest Hills, MI · 2 shops
Las Vegas, NV · 2 shops
Lincoln, NE · 2 shops
National City, CA · 2 shops
O'Fallon, MO · 2 shops
Palm Desert, CA · 2 shops
Pompano Beach, FL · 2 shops
Rapid City, SD · 2 shops
Renton, WA · 2 shops
Sacramento, CA · 2 shops
Tampa, FL · 2 shops
Toms River, NJ · 2 shops
Vancouver, WA · 2 shops
Amarillo, TX · 1 shop
Amherst, NH · 1 shop
Asheville, NC · 1 shop
Ava, MO · 1 shop

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