Collective's Corner

Collective's Corner is a Pokémon-only card shop in Omaha, and its West location sits at 7051 S 181st St. The shop stocks Pokémon singles from affordable commons and uncommons for deck building to high-end singles, with the largest selection of Pokémon card singles in the Omaha Metro area. It suits collectors who want depth in one game, players who want a weekly league night, and anyone with a Pokémon collection to sell.

What's on the shelves

The stock covers Pokémon cards from all eras and price points. Beyond singles, the shop carries graded cards, sealed product and a range of Pokémon merchandise, along with a few non-Pokémon items. Pokémon is the only game the store carries.

Buying and trading

The store buys Pokémon singles, graded cards and sealed product, paying 60% cash or 70% store credit based on current market pricing. The shop can be flexible on higher-end items. It does not buy sports cards, Yu-Gi-Oh! or any other trading card game or collectible.

Appraisals can be booked as appointments for people who don't want to wait in line, and walk-ins are still taken, depending on availability and how long a seller is willing to wait. A few practical rules apply to appointments:

• Cards should be out of binders and top loaders beforehand, though valuable cards can stay in top loaders.
• Anyone 15 or more minutes late loses priority if others are waiting.
• Payouts are made by Venmo or cash, with cash only when available.

Weekly play

A Pokémon Professor is on hand to help newer players learn the game and build a deck, and a monthly trade night runs at the West location on the last Sunday of the month, from 4 PM to 7 PM.

Store policies

The shop buys at fixed rates, so a seller can estimate an offer before arriving. The store's distributor, AllPokeTCG, is a partner but a separate business. The shop does not price match AllPokeTCG on sealed product and cannot field questions about orders placed with that company.

Hours and getting there

The West shop is in the area of 180th and Harrison.

Second location

Collective's Corner also runs a Benson location at 7008 Maple Street, at 72nd and Maple just east of Benson. It keeps the same hours as the West shop and holds its own league night on Wednesdays, from 6:30 PM to 9 PM, with its trade night on the first Sunday of the month. The shop also hosts occasional events for Nebraska Pokégirls, a community for buying, selling and trading Pokémon cards, at both locations.

The local scene

Several other card and game stores sit within a few miles of the West shop. Dragon's Lair Comics & Games is 2.6 miles away, Local Makers Collective is 3.3 miles away, Omaha Sports Cards is 3.9 miles away, and a second Dragon's Lair Comics & Games and Game Central are each 4.3 miles away. Since Collective's Corner deals only in Pokémon, sellers with sports cards or other games will want one of those stores instead.