Owner of Slabbed Sports Cards in West Chester Twp. says Pokémon cards hot right now; store also carries sports and Magic cards

In 2019 Steven Wahl was selling sports cards out of his basement and with some patience, persistence and online auctions his business grew.

Nearly five years later he was able to open Slabbed Sports Cards, a sports and game trading card store in West Chester Twp.

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

“We carry every sports card you could think of,” said Nicholas Kaiser, General Manager at Slabbed. “Baseball, basketball, football, soccer, WWE, UFC, WNBA and literally anything you can think of we probably have. We focus on cards from 2015 and newer.”

Slabbed buys cards, sells cards and trades cards from the location on Tylers Place Boulevard.

“We want to be a family friendly, fun environment and support the community,” Kaiser said. “Our store is extremely clean and has a modern feel to the store. Some stores feel old, but not ours.”

When you enter the store you’ll see glass cases displaying a variety of cards including Pokemon, Magic and others in addition to the sports cards.

Credit: Nick Graham

“You’ll be greeted with a smile,” Kaiser said. “When people enter they are typically overwhelmed and not used to seeing so much inventory. We have nine cabinets displayed, four wall displays and then the back corner of the store is nothing but cards, basically floor to ceiling.”

There are benefits to shopping at a local card shop over a larger box store or some online sites.

“The advantage to card shops in sports cards is hobby boxes,” Kaiser said. “Hobby boxes are much more expensive but hobby boxes have guaranteed autographs or memorabilia cards which you can’t get at other places.”

Even with the rising popularity of sports cards, the most popular cards right now are Pokemon.