The Secrets Behind America's Largest Card Shop

This guy has a really healthy business attitude to running his card shop.

This guy is a humble business genius. I really admire how feet to earth is his mindset and the respect he shows his clients and employees.

The thing that stuck with me was when he said that if you love cards, it doesn't matter, if you cant share it with someone. After getting back into the hobby after 30 years with my little nephew, we have been visiting the LCS and its fun to open a box and show everyone an autograph or relic we pulled. Our LCS has one large table with maybe 10 nice leather chairs around it and there are complimentary sleeves and top loaders to encourage the community building part of the hobby.

I randomly got the chance to see this place right before this video was posted. I was blown away at how awesome it was! Great video!

Owners like this are what make a good card shop. I enjoy talking with owners like this who are passionate on thier product.

Just stopped in here for the first time recently. The store is amazing! Shout out to them for providing a place like this to their community!

He has a really good attitude. Wish him the best!!!

There is a lack of third places in general for people to go to. This guy is actively creating a space for the community to come together which is a really beautiful thing.

I think this new style of interviewing business owners has been really good and really authentic to your channel’s ethos. I think it would be a really cool idea if you were to add a bit of your own spin to it. Something like gamehunting at their stores or opening a pack of cards like you did with the Pokemon. Something a bit extra that would make it a bit more dynamic could add a good aspect to the videos.

love how your expanding you content recently and making extra quality stuff

I'm a local and hadn't realized this shop was that big. I had sold a lot of video games and vintage toys and lego sets to this place in the last couple of years. The owner even (through employee) bought a sealed pokemon red from me for more than a fair price being told it was for him to keep which I liked. I try and visit once a week. The games have been plentiful and priced as he said, moderate and fair to where it is. I'm on a budget, so when I see one that's up I will affirm, they do adjust values to be fair to you given the rates change but also the condition that matters too. I was always amazed walking in seeing the stunning amount of cards, but I missed the boat on Magic and Pokemon. Anytime I've wanted to learn this I just can not figure the game out, the turns, what and when to do, and how one card and just smack down the opposing side so easy, wish I could learn but hand to hand would be needed there.

This guy is pretty smart! As someone who’s lived thru the baseball card crash, I really hope his market and store thrives thru all the ups and downs. Totally gonna swing by next time I’m in town

What a fantastic store! The owner seems like a super passionate person too. I wish I had a store even half the quality of this near me!

I knew you were KY based and waiting for this collab to happen! TTD has been my go to spot for anything and everything yugioh related for such a long time. Glad you got to chat with Alex. He’s such a pillar of the community.

If I ever go to Kentucky, I will be going here! Love non-snobby card shop owners.

This guy has a great business sense and this was a great interview. I live over 4 hours from this store and this honestly makes me want to make the drive to see this awesome store

This is an amazing interview you have done. Shop owner here for the last 10 years, and I found myself nodding along to everything this man said. Loved his insight, expertise and general love of the hobby and life he has made. What a fantastic interview. Thank You for sharing it. Anyone that is considering starting a new business should watch this, especially if it is in the collectables space.

We need to support stores like this and stop supporting big companies like GameStop

30:42 hits the right spot! 👊

This was a really good interview. The owner had a great business mentality and did a good job of explaining and answering the good questions that were asked. Very impressive store!