Mad Cards and Collectables

Mad Cards and Collectables is a family-owned trading card game and collectibles store at 8600 Glenwood Ave #160 in Youngstown, Ohio. It carries Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana and Flesh and Blood, and it keeps a large play space for games, tournaments and casual meet-ups. It suits both competitive players looking for singles and collectors who want to sell or trade a collection.

What's on the shelves

The shop stocks Magic: The Gathering alongside the five games above, and its categories also run to Riftbound, Shadowverse, Sorcery, Union Arena, MetaZoo and Kryptik. Singles and rarities are selected with both competitive players and collectors in mind, and the selection is updated constantly. Sealed product includes booster displays, prerelease packs and commander decks for recent Magic sets, among them Lorwyn Eclipsed, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel's Spider-Man and Star Trek, with Star Trek available for preorder. Disney Lorcana product from the Hyperia City set is sold in store only, as are some other sealed items.

Beyond cards, the store sells dice, supplies, toys, apparel and its own line of Mad Cards t-shirts. Tournament sign-ups are handled in advance.

Events and play space

The play space is the center of the store, set up for tournaments and casual play. Events run regularly across a range of trading card games. No fixed weekly schedule is confirmed, so it is worth calling ahead to confirm what is running before making the trip.

Buying and trading

The store buys collections and takes trades under a fairly detailed set of rules:

• A valid photo ID is required for every buy and trade, and anyone aged 15 or under must be accompanied by an adult.
• Collection appraisals cost $25, and an appraisal is good for 24 hours because prices move. A re-appraisal after that carries the same $25 fee.
• Large collections may need an appointment for appraisal.
• Offers are based on current market value. Buys over $100 can be paid by check, PayPal or Venmo.
• Trades are valued at current market prices, and equal-value sideways trades are not done.
• Trades on cards from a new set begin 7 to 10 days after release, once prices settle.
• No buys or trades happen on new set release days, when the store is at its busiest.

Orders, shipping and returns

Singles and clothing can be shipped. Sealed product is currently not shipped and is offered only to customers who shop in the store, though an order that includes sealed product and needs shipping carries a 5% fee. Orders can be picked up in the store or delivered.

Trading cards cannot be returned, so orders are worth checking carefully before they are placed. Other items can be returned in original, unused condition, and the customer pays return shipping unless the item arrived damaged.

Hours and getting there

The store sits in Suite 160 at 8600 Glenwood Ave in Youngstown. Opening hours should be confirmed by phone before a visit.

The local scene

Several other card and game shops sit within about 2.5 miles, which makes a multi-stop trip easy. Tangora's Sports Cards is 2.2 miles away in Youngstown. ICG Hobbies & Games Boardman in Boardman Twp, Gamer Lounge and Great Phoenix Trading Company in Youngstown are each about 2.3 miles away, and All American Cards and Comics in Boardman is 2.5 miles away. For a bigger floor, the Sports Card & Pokémon/TCG Show is about 60 miles out, with its next date on October 30, 2026.