Pokémon · AK

Pokémon card shops in Alaska

Pokémon card shops with singles, sealed product, and league play — plus what to look for in a shop's stock, pricing, and event schedule.

Video Game Depot
Closed
2610 Spenard Road, Point MacKenzie, AK 99503
Video Game Depot is a card shop on Spenard Road in Anchorage, Alaska. It is listed for Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Vintage also appears on the record. Video Game Depot also buys collections. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 9pm. A phone number and an official website at videogamedepotak.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 · Yu-Gi-Oh! · Vintage
Grand Slam Toys & Games
Closed
1420 Mill Bay Rd Ste A, Kodiak, AK 99615
Grand Slam Toys & Games is a card shop trading from Mill Bay Road in Kodiak, Alaska. The single category on the listing is Pokémon. The record carries opening hours for every day of the week, closing as late as 10pm. A phone number and an official website at grandslamtoys.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

What to look for

Sealed-only shops are retail. Singles are where a shop demonstrates it understands the market and where players and set collectors are served.

Current sets should be at or near normal retail. Heavy markups on in-print product usually mean the shop is pricing scarcity that is not there.

The rest is on the pokémon page, along with the questions worth asking before you hand over a collection.

How to find a card shop worth the drive
Most people pick a card shop by distance. Distance is the least useful thing about a shop. Here is what to check instead.
Buying sealed vs singles: which one actually gets you what you want
Opening packs and acquiring cards are two different hobbies that happen to use the same product. Knowing which one you are doing saves a lot of money.
Card grading explained: PSA, BGS, CGC and SGC compared
Grading is a third party's opinion of condition, sealed in plastic. Which third party you pick changes what the card sells for — sometimes by a multiple.