Poke-Collect

Poke-Collect is a Pokémon card store at 181 Hughes Road, Suite 5, in Madison, Alabama, with a Magic: The Gathering singles selection alongside. The store sells sealed product, singles and graded cards from the shop and ships orders nationwide, and it buys collections too. It suits Pokémon collectors who want one stop for vintage, modern and Japanese cards, and anyone with a stack of cards to sell.

What's on the shelves

Pokémon is the core. The stock runs from sealed product (booster boxes, booster packs, collections and Japanese sealed) to singles split into vintage and played, English, Japanese, high-end and budget tiers, plus graded cards. Plush, figures and blind boxes sit alongside the cards, and the accessories range covers sleeves, top loaders, card storage and grading supplies.

Magic: The Gathering is carried as singles, with pre-order Magic products available. Riftbound singles and other trading card game sealed product round out the range. Digital mystery packs, mystery boxes, bags and slabs are also sold; the digital packs are final sale and cannot be cancelled or refunded.

Selling cards to the store

The store buys Pokémon singles and sealed product, and the process is built for volume. Sellers build a list, submit it, and get a decision within 24 hours. An approved offer holds as long as the cards arrive within 14 days, either mailed in or dropped off at the Madison store. Payment comes after inspection, with no fees, as store credit or PayPal. Store credit always pays more than cash, and English singles over $5 carry a 5% bonus on either payout. A sell list must total at least $20.00.

Bulk is counted by category rather than card by card: hits are priced per card, while commons, uncommons, holos and reverse holos are priced per stack of 100. Everything must be Near Mint, sorted by language (English or Japanese) and packed in separate stacks of 100. PSA, BGS, CGC and TAG slabs are accepted too, priced from recent sold prices for the exact grade, and slabs with cracks, chips, deep scratches, broken seals or damaged labels are declined and returned. Cards declined from buylists are donated to the Sunday Learn To Play events.

Store policies

Pre-orders are paid in full at the time of purchase. Pre-order cancellations are possible until distributor orders come due, and cancellation requests made within 24 hours of placing an order carry a non-refundable 10% fee. Returns are accepted within 30 days for unopened items in original packaging, with a 10% return fee.

Local pickup orders are ready in one to two business days, and the store sends an email when an order is ready. Pickup takes a valid photo ID that matches the name on the order, plus the confirmation email or order number, and orders must be collected within 30 days or they are cancelled and refunded. Someone else can collect an order if the store is told in advance of their name and the order number.

A free daily giveaway is drawn every night, with a monthly giveaway on top. The Collector Coins loyalty program earns coins on every order across four tiers, redeemable for packs, booster boxes, supplies and discounts.

Hours and getting there

The store sits at 181 Hughes Road, Suite 5, Madison, AL 35758, and is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Friday and Saturday carry the late hours, which suits anyone coming after work.

The local scene

Madison has several other game and card shops within a short drive. Raging Gazebo Comics & Games is about 1.5 miles away and Alabama Game Exchange about 1.9 miles. Gamers Paradise is roughly 3.5 miles out, JC's House of Cards about 3.8 miles, and Haven Comics Etc about 3.9 miles.