Stark Trading Co.

Stark Trading Co. is a card shop at 809 TX-327 in Silsbee, Texas, carrying Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering. It pairs a Magic product counter and tournament nights with card grading services and pregrading submissions, which makes it a practical stop for players and for collectors with cards to evaluate.

What's on the shelves

Magic: The Gathering is the store's most developed line. Stock includes booster boxes, pre-release kits, starter decks, storage boxes and sleeves, and new releases are carried as they come out. Restocks of Magic product arrive weekly, and availability and pricing can shift from one product launch to the next, so popular items can move quickly.

Pokémon is carried alongside Magic. Graded cards are also part of the offering.

Grading services

Grading is a distinct part of the business here. The store offers card grading services with grade reports for submitted cards, and it also takes pregrading submissions, a step that lets a collector have cards looked over before committing them to full grading.

Magic tournaments

Magic: The Gathering tournaments are held at the Silsbee location and are open to players of all skill levels, from regular competitors to casual players. The play windows run on two days.

The store also registers vendors for trade shows.

The local scene

Silsbee sits in the Southeast Texas corner of the state, and the nearest hobby options are a short drive away. Rolling Video Games Southeast Texas/East Texas Party Rentals is in Lumberton, about 5 miles off. In Beaumont, roughly 15 miles away, the cluster includes Sundance Collectibles, GameOn Beaumont, Gameon and Hobby Shop Remote Control. For a player in the area, Stark Trading Co. is the Silsbee-side option for Magic nights and grading submissions.