Card Exchange

I’ve been going here on and off since I was 13 and I’m 24 now. The owners are awesome and run a great store and events. Love it!

My son loves this place — and there are several other choices between home and there that are more convenient. They have a very large inventory and their prices are much lower than places like Target and Fred Meyer. They beat most every local card shop on price, too. They host weekly Magic games as well. The Card Exchange can’t be beat.

Kiddo has a classmate that is into Magic The Gathering cards. I did a useful Unilocal search earlier and found there’s an independent business that sells such items and very close to home. We’ve driven past The Card Exchange a gazillion times since it’s along Hwy 99/​Aurora plus close to the Seattle-​Shoreline city border.
The kiddo and I stopped in after school to pick up something for his friend’s birthday present. We noticed that there is a fairly large gaming area in the separate business next door. The other side was the main business area, however, upon entry we weren’t acknowledged or greeted at all, just one counter person with another customer. All I can say, there are lots and lots and lots of cards — various sports and gaming.
We went all the way towards the end of the shop, found various MTG card sets, and then suddenly another person pops out from an office area. The kiddo honed in on two sets that would be appropriate for his friend’s gift, next we scanned for where the cash register might be, and then this person finally acknowledges us and completes this transaction.
In/​out, great. However…
Not expecting to be BFFs, but goodness, no neighborhood feel or customer service warmth at all. At least local baristas or grocery store clerks make some sort of effort. Maybe I should have just drove to other Seattle neighborhood businesses like The Dreaming in the University District or Card Kingdom in Ballard instead (both also listed via Unilocal).
Or not support this indie at all and dropped green at the Fred Meyer (aka Kroger) further north on 185^th/​Aurora. Walking back to the parking lot, the kiddo and I essentially both commented on our retail experience. The lack of customer service warmth, not quite to that extent as described earlier by Tessa W.‘s post, but it was off putting nevertheless.
Best summed up by the kiddo «it was okay, but not a place I would frequent.» Not a great impression for a mom and son’s first visit to The Card Exchange. Glad they have a specific clientele and business niche that feels otherwise.
FYI — No returns, just exchanges on unopened items allowed for similar items.

I really like The Cad Exchange, they have a great selection of new and old sports cards as well as (in a totally different section), magic the gathering cards and tournaments, as well as other CCG’s. Their prices are super competitive. I especially like to come here for Friday Night Magic & pre-​releases, there are always skillful and knowledgeable players that attend regularly. Another big plus to FNM here is they sell drinks and snacks on premises. All in all GREAT PRICES, they’re family owned, and they always have fresh stock, I always like to see that.

I was looking to sell my Pokemon cards and so I called to verify if they were willing to buy them. Lady on the phone was rude when I didn’t realize they charged to appraise (found out later that this practice is common, excuse me lady for not knowing), etc. I went in anyway just to see if I could possibly get anything. Great selection, this place is an emporium of of shiny cards! I felt like a kid in a candy shop going in here. But once again the service was really quite off-​putting: he didn’t even look through all my cards and neither did he show any common courtesy by returning my thanks for your time. Keep in mind that I have many holographic cards some that are first edition, many Japanese-​only releases, shadowless, and promo cards that are all im excellent condition. They had a group of holos on display, and of those first edition holos they had, they did not have some of the first ed. holo cards I was offering. Sure my holo Charizard from the base set wasn’t first edition, but I had others; my collection is rather small and that it’s not the best, but it is good. (Maybe they had more in the back?) I understand that this business is very tough financially and that you had an event next door, but please spare me your patronizing attitude and actually acknowledge my business — I may not be a big time collector, but I am a customer like all the rest. I went to World of Collections in Edmonds and while he didn’t buy any of them either (for more legitimate reasons), the owner was SO much more affable and gracious. I don’t think I will come back to Card Exchange after that. They have a wonderful selection (unopened Pokemon base set packs?!? Childhoooood) and a great tournament space, but the service… not very effective…

I have played in card shops up and down the west coast. Card Exchange is one of the best. It’s common that shops have a niche in the MTG community; they are for savvy players, or the more casual. Card Exchange manages both.
They hold FNM at 7PM — witch makes it easier to make events if you work — they also hold a draft and STD at the same time.
Magic aside they have a great shop next door to their dedicated game room. Their main shop is full of new and older CCG’s, Sports cards, sporting memorabilia (so you can remember all your loosing Seattle Teams past losses?).
The people that work their are also nice and helpful. If you are looking for a new shop, this is the one :).

Okay… This is by far the best customer service I have seen in a card store in this area. This family owned business is legit. The prices for the stock they have here is by far the lowest in the area.
They cater to the young and the old. they hold good priced events. They is no inflation of pricing here. I will continue coming here for my MTG needs!
Thanks for providing great customer service!!!

I love this place. Absolutely! Need and collector heaven. Always getting good deals on cards, and always happy to bring my business here. Better prices on nerd cards then any other store within miles.
You can find anything card related you could want here. They even carry 1^st series magic the gathering cards.
I highly recommend this shop to anyone in the market.

This place is card collectors heaven! It has a pletora of collectable sports cards, and many collectable card games such as Magic the Gathering. I recently started buying Magic The Gathering cards again after a 10 year hiatus and the prices for a box is cheaper than any other place in Seattle — $ 90.00 for a box!!! The location is bit far from me but the store is conveniently located on Aurora so access to it’s location and directions are easy. The people who work there are really nice and I would highly recommend checking them out!

Great store and fantastic customer service! Prices are extremely fair and they don’t gouge you or nickel and dime you. Thanks and I will be returning! Love hard working mon and pop shops!

I heard about this place from some of my friends that live in the Northgate/​Greenlake area.
Awhile back i signed up and prepaid for the Gatecrash: pre-​release event here but was unable to attend. I sent an email to the shop and they were happy to give me store credit.
I came by to visit for the first time the following week to see what i can buy with my store credit. Turns out this place has the CHEAPEST MTG Booster boxes than anywhere else i have been, and i’ve been to many places. This shop has prices that are about %20 cheaper than most card shops in Seattle. DEALS!
They also sell other collectible cards like yu-​gi-​oh and sports cards. I don’t really care for that stuff so i didn’t really look hard but from what i saw it looked like there was a wide selection.
The man that works there is super friendly, but the lady not so much. She’s not very sociable but who cares they got DEALS!
They also have a room next door which is set up with many tables for trading card game events. I haven’t been to any of them but there’s a calender on their website which has all the times and events.
This shop is also online! Live out the state? That’s ok! they’ll ship to you! Live in the area but don’t feel like driving there to see what they have? That’s ok! Look online, make your purchase and pick it up from the store!
Overall this place is pretty fun if you live in the north end of Seattle. I’ll definitely be going there often to buy things.

Having just moved to Seattle, and having just gotten back into the hobby of sports card collecting after being out of it for about 20 years, I struggled to find a good card shop. It was hit and miss. Some were basically jewelry stores that happened to also sell some cards, some just didn’t have much in the way of variety. Then I stumbled into Card Exchange.
I was immediately greeted by Ryter, the owner. The store was full of a ton of various singles, boxes, packs and memorabilia yet still looked clean and organized. I was like a kid in a candy store. Ryter was very welcoming as has been everyone else in the store every time I go back. It’s a family business so you’ll see the same people each time and they’re great about remembering you.
The prices are competitive with the card market these days and if I were to open my own card shop, this would definitely be a place I’d model it after. While I’m not into gaming cards, I do know that they have a huge section for Yugioh, Magic, etc and they have a whole separate room next door for tournaments and such.
There is only one other card shop I’ve found in town that has earned my business. That one’s on the south side. When I’m down there, I go there but when I’m on the north side, I’ll always be found stopping into Card Exchange. It’s a great place to be and it’s run by a family that is passionate about the hobby. I wish I could give 8 stars out of 5.

Terribly inconsistent customer service. They have no problem completely ignoring customers. A simple acknowledgment of a customers presence goes a long way. When you don’t even say hi and walk to the back room hauling cards and such, you leave a lasting impression. I was about to spend a bunch of money on cards and supplies today, now Ill never go back as this was not the first time. World of Collections in Edmonds is much much better. They actually appreciate their customer base. That’s my new go to place to spend my hard earned dollars.

I haven’t been here since I was about 14, but I’ve had many good times here. I only came here for Yugioh cards, but they had all sorts of trading cards and collectible cards. I used to love going there every weekend for the Yugioh tournaments. I never won, but it was fun to play anyways and funny to watch the kids who acted like they were one of the characters from the cartoon.
I grew out of that quite some time ago, but every now and then I think about stopping in the card shop to see what’s new. I never do though…

I’ve been around this store for more than a decade. Huge selection and reasonable pricing on packs and cards. Highly recommend!
Great success has come from packs at this store, as I tend to get pretty lucky when I get the hobby bug. Ryter (sp?) is a great shop owner with incredible knowledge of all hobbies and is very kind.
Make sure you have some free time when you visit, as the assortment of sports and non-​sporting hobbies is dazzling.