Generations Card Shop

Generations Card Shop is a trading card store at 540 S Hwy 27, Unit C, in Minneola, Florida. It carries Pokémon, Garbage Pail Kids and sports cards, and it keeps long afternoon and evening hours six days a week. The store opened in November 2023 and is a family operation: the name refers to the three generations of the family involved in getting it started.

What's on the shelves

The store stocks several kinds of trading cards rather than a single game. Pokémon and sports cards are the core of the selection, and Garbage Pail Kids sit alongside them, a less common find at a local card shop. A collector who wants to browse across categories in one visit is the natural customer.

History

The shop opened on November 18, 2023, when its owner was 17 years old. He has been around trading cards his whole life: he began collecting Pokémon cards at age 5, going treasure hunting with his dad and keeping his collection in excellent condition. Later he learned that his grandfather had owned a card shop in his own earlier days, and the two spent time talking trading cards and what it takes to run a hobby shop.

In 2022, the owner, his dad and his grandfather decided to open a card shop together. His grandfather died in September 2022, before the plan was realized. The owner kept going, and the store that opened a little over a year later carries the family idea in its name.

Events

The store has branched into hosting shows. The Lake County Card Show, held on Saturday, August 22 at Minneola City Hall, was the first show the shop put on in Minneola. Vendor table requests are taken for shows, so dealers who want to set up at future events can ask about a table.

Hours and getting there

The store is in Minneola on South Highway 27, in Unit C. Hours run later on weekdays and Saturday than on Sunday, which makes it workable after a standard workday.

The local scene

Several other hobby shops sit close by in Clermont, all within a few miles: Windu's Comics & Collectibles (0.7 miles), Cozy Dragon Games (0.8 miles), Gastly Ashley Trading Co. (1.7 miles), Comic Controllers (1.8 miles) and Coliseum of Comics (2.3 miles). That makes the area an easy one for a multi-stop afternoon of card and game shopping.

Farther out, the Grail Kingdom Card And Collectibles Show is about 19.6 miles away, with its next date on November 1, 2026. The Midweek TCG Card Show, about 40.9 miles away, follows on November 4, and the Tampa Bay Sports Card Show, about 54.2 miles away, also runs on November 1. The Game City Trade Show At Volusia Mall, about 59.7 miles away, has dates on October 31 and November 7.