Shops that rent areas to trade/ battle are fairly successful in San Diego. My son participates in Magic, Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh. You pay $5 to play.
Post covid, this shop is packed. Literally no sports cards whatsoever and they have lines to get in.
https://tcsrockets.com/
My favorite local sports card shop that's been there since the early 90s has basically transformed into a modern era refractor show room. One section of overpriced vintage. Everything else is shiny and colorful. They do card pack openings where you pay for a card slot. You literally pay to blindly get a card out of an unopened pack. If its a 10 card pack, they will sell 10 slots starting at .50-$5 a slot depending on the pack. I can't hate them for reinventing themselves to the modern market but it's not for me. Nothing like spending a $1 to get a 2021 Topps Wade LeBlanc.
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