My kids have recently become obsessed with Pokemon cards so we stopped by to lk at cards and buy some sleeves/card holders. The employees were super friendly and my kids were thrilled with these mini Pokémon holders (see photo.). I know nothing about cards but this place has a great selection, friendly service, and its local (support small local businesses!!!!) read more

Showtime Cards - These little books hold about 60 cards (1 per page) - cute and handy and my kids love them! - Hobby Shops Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Sold my baseball cards to Showtime Cards and had a really positive experience. George, the owner, was honest, knowledgeable, and straightforward. He gave me a fair price and made the entire process easy and stress-free. No pressure, no lowballing--just a professional and transparent transaction. I'd definitely recommend Showtime Cards to anyone looking to buy or sell cards. Customer for life. read more

Much like many other reviewers have noted, dealing with George feels less like a legitimate business transaction and more like participating in a case study on how not to run a business. Prices are inflated well beyond market value, communication is conspicuously absent, and accountability appears to be optional. I participated in an online card break over a month ago and, despite prompt payment on my end, have yet to receive the cards, or even a meaningful update. At this point, the operation resembles less a retail business and more a slow motion test of how long a customer will wait before accepting they've been taken for granted. If professionalism, transparency, or basic follow-through matter to you, this is a store best avoided altogether. There are plenty of legitimate operators in the hobby, this simply isn't one of them. read more

Horrible for business. DO NOT SELL THERE! Waited 2 hours for the owner to show back up after being told it would only take maybe an hour. The owner finally shows up knowing Im awaiting to sell a lot or most cards to him. He proceeds to hang with buddies at the front desk or snack for the third time in the back office. Guy was a complete tool and is a reason why the hobby gets a bad wrap. Offers horrible percentages of cards he can sell next day and wont trade new sealed product. COULD NOT BE MORE OF A GOLD DIGGER. After dealing with that and having him pick out the cards he wanted I did him the courtesy of finding all prices for him because of course he was also too lazy to do that. My family waited in the car for OVER 4 hours with his knowledge of that to try and super low ball my cards. Then when I give him an offer he responds nvm I dont want to buy at all. WoW what a POS. Hope he continues to fail in his business so other families can avoid shops like this in the future. BTW refused to honor the topps mvp buyback as well. So dont go there. Waste of time, patience and lacks respect and lacks dignity. Would not be surprised if he weighs packs and only sells crap ones. Guy is clearly struggling with having integrity. -another patron the same day read more

Fair, personable, and professional. Will be doing business with George again, highly recommend Showtime Cards!

This is my new go to for collectible cards. The staff is always engaging and friendly. They all have a true love for collectibles whatever it may be. Whether it be sports cards, trading cards or comics they have the best prices. Also the best place to get good value in trades. read more

Stood inside completely ignored for 20 minutes, place was empty. My 4-year old son wanted to trade his Pokemon cards and he started crying when the employees were ignoring him. Will not come back. read more

Friendly staff, reminds me of NJ. Easy in & out if you go on a weekday. Solid selection, but was limited on our last visit & cash is best. We stop at this shop at least once a month or whenever in tucson. We do not buy single cards or participate in breaks, but store has both. read more

The owner George will try to manipulate any deals made in his favor and will gaslight you in an attempt to make you take the deal. There is a young lady working on the TCG side of the store that will also offer you the lowest percent on sealed trades as well as singles. Every employee in the shop will give you a different percentage than the other making negotiations confusing. Ben is the only employee at the shop that you should deal with when trying to make trades or sell your items. The man actually takes his time to go over everything with you but aside from that you should steer clear of anyone else offering assistance. All in all this is the last LCS you should give your business to. Tucson TCG is the equivalent of people buying out toilet paper during covid so that they can sell it at a 500% mark up. read more

hustlers trying to squeeze every penny. don't come in here as a new person in the hobby they will sell you a card at 120% all boxes are priced higher then average too read more

If you buy and sell you should have a purchaser everyday you are open .I was told by a employee the day before that someone would be there. I go in and am told sorry. So I am going to say sorry. Will never recommend. read more

Great shop with great service! Got a $25 dollar booster box with 6 packs and got 3 hits! Also did the Chip Chase and got 3 more hits! Five stars, definitely coming back! read more

Have driven up & down Speedway and never realized that this gem was there. I have visited a few of the shops in Tucson during my visits to the area, but somehow missed this one. Glad, I finally found it. I was greeted as I walked in the door, and had a little banter with the Staff about different forms of heat (dry, wet etc.) while I walked around the store. Plenty of space divided between Sports, Comics and Gaming with tables on one side and mainly sports on the other side. I have many hobbies which include comics & sports so the combination appeals to me. The Comic side (what I was primarily looking at on this visit) was well represented with new stuff, wall stock and my favorite old stuff to include the $1 Bins (the best finds). The young lady working on the comic side was super friendly and informative about what the shop had (pointing me towards the $ Boxes). She also suggested that I could move the boxes over to the tables if needed or take a chair to the boxes. Which was great for this old guy as the back acts up when digging through long boxes. I found some good stuff (comfortably) including one that has eluded me for awhile. I also found a bobblehead head for $5 on the clearance table which combined with my comic finds made for a good day. While checking out the young lady offered individual bags/boards for only 15cents each which was great as I am traveling. She was so awesome, I managed to overlook the fact that she was wearing a Dallas sweatshirt - LOL Overall a great stop for me and I will visit again my next trip to Tucson. read more

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In need of a trustworthy card shop that will help you but more importantly cater to kids? You come no further, this business is a 10 star rating. I've been coming here with my kids for years and ofcourse buying myself. Live in Tucson? New to Tucson or just stoping by , this is your place for cards and memorabilia. Ask for George or Max! read more

I would highly recommend this place. Very cool people and very good cards. If you like sports cards come here for some fun!!

Great store, friendly staff, excellent selection. Told employee I was looking for some basic Pokémon cards (for my 4 and 9 year olds) and helped me go through the options of what they had to get the best bang for the buck. Kids loved them! read more

George is an awesome guy!!, Bend over backwards to help you out with anything you are looking for and cut you the best deal!! read more

Showtime Cards - Hobby Shops Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Cool spot to find some treasures. The staff is down to earth and know what they're taking about. Try out the "Chip Chase" if you're feeling lucky! My son loves this place. read more

Over-priced. Unqualified and ignorant staff. A dishonest, manipulative, and outright sleazy owner. I'm absolutely astonished that this piss-poor excuse for a retail store has somehow been affiliated with Beckett in any official way. Do not support this dreadful institution or the one it shares a name with in Tempe, AZ as, though there is no shared ownership, they admit to working together and the experience is offensively bad at both. Don't visit this store expecting assistance with grading or valuing collectibles. Don't visit this store expecting to be helped in any way while attempting to shop, unless you're friends with an employee. Don't visit this store expecting they will offer competitive, or even reasonable pricing on collectibles. Don't visit this store expecting a clean and organized store. Don't visit this store. read more

Some of the nicest people I have ever met! I ended up coming here at 630 and staying for hours. They treat you like a friend the first day you come in. I am not from here and who knows when I will be back but if I lived here I would end up spending an inordinate amount of money just cause this is the place to just hangout. I will be back next time I am here! read more

This place is great, something for everyone. The folks that George(the owner) employs are fantastic & knowledgeable & there are lots of great cards to take home, & I seem to learn something new about the hobby every time I leave that shop, which is awesome. read more

These guys are absolute scumbags. my son had cards we had not only looked up ourself, but took to 2 other card vendor/ dealers well the first two had an appraisal for about 20 cards all together in the 2600.00 range both were within 200.00 of each other. These "guys" were at 200.00 to buy them all I was disgusted by the way they would even degrade a child's hobby but also try and rip of a kid someone who enjoys the same hobby these people do and they try and make its seem like it's a lot of money and tell him he can get this or that with his money. it made me sick so I just left and went to the north side of town to a great and Honest shop and sold the cards for 600.00 below value for his honesty. the young sandlot boys in the front know nothing and I wish it was not like that but it was very unfortunate I encourage everyone to think twice before coming here because you will leave with a low....amazingly low offer that will try and be justified. cheers read more

I quit shopping here over twenty years ago when it changed from a baseball card shop to a day care. There was always tons of loud children running around. Recently out of shear necessity i returned and lots has changed! Unfortunately not good change, barracks language used by employees in front of public. I actually saw one of the employees writing on a sports card with a black sharpie!! HMMMMM read more

Came in completely by accident as I saw their sign outside even though they aren't listed as a comic shop on Yelp. Robert was friendly, helpful and so professional. The store has good selection of new comics and some good deals on their back-issue selection and some prices that were a touch higher than I prefer, but weren't overboard. Great sports memorabilia and sports cards too. read more

This place is amazing. I have a student who is really into Yu-Gi-Oh card dueling. From the first tournament he attended, he was welcomed with open arms and had wonderful interactions with people there. He loves going and I enjoy the venue as well. What's great is that he doesn't have to feel like an outsider because he is a new player. Everyone, especially Zach, has made him feel at home and helped him to hone his skills. Love this place! read more

I come here to game several times a week! I love it! George and the guys are great, they have or everything you need or are happy to get it!!! Great place!!! read more

Great gaming space! Helpful staff! Growing comic selection! Sportsball stuff!

I keep trying to like this place. I spend a lot on comics every week. Every once in a blue moon I go here thinking "This time it will be better." I just wish that was true. After avoiding the place for months I went in. Could not get anyone to help me in the first place. Then at the register I was told that one of the issues I took off the new rack was $15 not the cover price. I declined to buy it. I did buy several variant covers as well as regular covers as per their policy. I checked out and left. Then when I got home I noticed I was paying more for both variant and regular covers and items I asked on the price cost more than I was told. I called to complain and was told that it was the fault of the price scanner. Which makes no sense because I asked. For me it is not worth the trip to go back again. read more

Zach used to hook me up with the Yu-Gi-Oh cards and he would teach me the best strategies and he was such a funny cool guy I love going down there as a kid and he makes everyone feel welcome I highly recommend it five stars read more

Very friendly and carries all of your products that you're looking for. They have supplies to protect your cards, price guides, packs, boxes, single cards and other sports memorabilia. This is my go to in Tucson. read more

Really spacious store, with a bunch of products fully stocked on the shelves. Huge gaming and comic area which makes this an ideal tournament location. I hope I can come game sometime! read more

clean well lit. knowledgeable staff. lots of variety of products! been known to bend rules about release dates, so if you want their releases on the release date, they sell and open them before release, so talk to them prior. Avoid playing here without an elite collection, not casual gameplay at all here so noobs can miss this place. read more

This place has both sports and game cards, plus a lot of other items for sale. Priced reasonably, maybe a little less than Amazing discoveries, but they don't have as much board games as amazing discoveries. They do have a decent selection of magic cards, and sell them cheaper than most places. They host tournaments frequently for many different games, with a decent crowd. read more

This is the best place in town for all of your cards and collectable needs. They have everything from sports cards and memorabilia to magic the gathering with some comics and related collectables. I have been coming here for about 7 years. The owner George is fantastic and treats costumers like friends. His staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. This shop is my home away from home and I look forward to every visit. read more

I went here to look through the Magic the Gathering commons/uncommons boxes in the back of the store. Normally the bulk commons and uncommons SHOULD be .10c and .25c respectively. I've purchased cards here numerous times and have never encountered any issues before until today. As I brought my cards to the counter the employee proceeded to individually look up each card through the computer instead of honoring the normal prices for the cards. I spent over 2 hours of my valuable time finding these cards. Essentially, I am doing their job sorting through their boxes and finding decent cards without being payed. As a collector, this is a huge turn off for card shops such as this. I used to buy packs and singles here but now I'll be taking my business elsewhere. read more

This is my third time going to this place. Since my first trip I've felt welcomed by all the employees. They always seem to be in a great mood and they spend as much time with me as I need them to answer my questions. I've pulled some great cards and every time they all seemed to be really excited at seeing what's inside the packs/boxes and even happier that the customer is the one that got the great cards. I will keep going back to this place until I'm given a reason not to......I don't think that will happen! read more