Yu-Gi-Oh! · IL

Yu-Gi-Oh! card shops in Illinois

CardShopMap lists 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! shops in Illinois. They are spread across 10 cities, including Aurora (1), Belleville (1), and DeKalb (1).

Listed shops: 10
Cities: 10

All shops in Illinois

Where can I buy yu-gi-oh! cards in Illinois?

CardShopMap lists 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! shops in Illinois. They are spread across 10 cities, including Aurora (1), Belleville (1), and DeKalb (1). Of those listings, 5 publish opening hours and 1 is tagged as buying cards. Beyond Yu-Gi-Oh!, they also carry Pokémon (10), One Piece (9), and Disney Lorcana (6).

Every listing links an official website and all of them carry a phone number. 5 listings publish no opening hours at all, so call those before you drive over.

No city carries more than one listed Yu-Gi-Oh! shop.

The listings carrying the most detail are The Gaming Goat at 477 Forest Ave in Glen Ellyn, The Gaming Goat at 229 E Lincoln Hwy in DeKalb, and Gamers World Old Orchard at 4999 Old Orchard Ctr in Skokie.

Compare every card shop listed in Illinois

Illinois cities with listed yu-gi-oh! shops.
City	Shops	Publish hours
Aurora	1	0
Belleville	1	1
DeKalb	1	1
Glen Ellyn	1	1
Mattoon	1	0
O'Fallon	1	1
Schaumburg	1	0
Skokie	1	0

The Gaming Goat
Closed
477 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
The Gaming Goat is a card shop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on Forest Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and sports cards. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Published hours are 10am to 8pm, Sunday. A phone number and an official website at thegaminggoat.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 · Magic: The Gathering · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +3 more
The Gaming Goat
Closed
229 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115
The Gaming Goat is a card shop in Dekalb, Illinois, on East Lincoln Highway, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and sports cards. On the services side, it runs in-store events and runs an online store. Published hours are 10am to 8pm, Sunday. Contact details on file are a phone number and thegaminggoat.com. 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! · +3 more
Gamers World Old Orchard
Hours unknown
4999 Old Orchard Ctr, Skokie, IL 60077
Gamers World Old Orchard is a card shop in Skokie, Illinois, on Old Orchard Ctr, listed for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. The listing carries a phone number and links the shop's own site at gamersworldchicago.net. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections and 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.
Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · One Piece · +1 more
Fantasy Books and Games
Closed
1977 W US-50, O'Fallon, IL 62208
Fantasy Books and Games is a card shop in O'Fallon, Illinois, on West US-50, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and comics. On the services side, it runs in-store events, and flags itself as beginner-friendly. A phone number and an official website at fantasybooksinc.com are both on the listing. Nothing on file covers opening hours, 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.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +2 more
Seven Out Cards and Collectibles
Closed
2180 Oakland Dr, Sycamore, IL 60178
Seven Out Cards and Collectibles is a card shop trading from Oakland Drive in Sycamore, Illinois. Trading card games on the listing are Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the sports categories are sports cards. Grading also appears on the record. It buys collections. The hours on file cover Tuesday to Saturday, and it is shown closed on Sunday and Monday. Contact details on file are a phone number and sevenoutcards.com. Confirmation that this is a card business came from the shop's own website; everything else is imported place data.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +2 more
Cosmic Collectibles and Games
Hours unknown
1402 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Cosmic Collectibles and Games is a card shop in Mattoon, Illinois, on Broadway Avenue, listed for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and vintage. On the services side, it runs in-store events. A phone number and an official website at topdeck.gg are both on the listing. Nothing on file covers opening hours, and the listing does not guess. 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! · +3 more
Five Star Sports Cards 618
Hours unknown
25 W Broadway St, Trenton, IL 62293
Five Star Sports Cards 618 is a card shop trading from West Broadway Street in Trenton, Illinois. Five Star Sports Cards 618 spans both halves of the hobby: Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece in trading card games, and sports cards, baseball, football, and basketball in sports. It runs an online store. A phone number and an official website at fivestarsportscards618.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.
Sports cards · Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · +4 more
Gamers World
Hours unknown
195 Fox Valley Ctr, Aurora, IL 60504
Gamers World is a card shop in Aurora, Illinois, on Fox Valley Ctr, listed for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana. Contact details on file are a phone number and gamersworldchicago.net. Nothing on file covers whether it buys collections and opening hours, 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.
Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · One Piece · +1 more
Fantasy Book Inc
Closed
1113 E Main St, Belleville, IL 62220
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.
Comics · Pokémon · Magic: The Gathering · +2 more
Gamers World Woodfield
Hours unknown
5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
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.
Pokémon · Yu-Gi-Oh! · One Piece · +1 more

What to look for

Rarity pricing that makes sense

Yu-Gi-Oh! rarities carry very different prices for the same card text. A shop that prices them all alike is guessing in both directions.

Somebody who knows the current format

Ask what is strong right now. A specific answer means the shop plays; a vague one means it stocks.

The rest is on the yu-gi-oh! page, along with the questions worth asking before you hand over a collection.