San Mateo, CA · Sports Cards

Sports Card Shops in San Mateo That Buy Cards

11 local buyers across San Mateo — including Session Zero LLC, Game Kastle (Redwood City) and What's On Second Sports Cards — pay cash for used sports cards. Average buyer rating 3.1★ across 3,498 Google reviews. Pick your device below to compare local offers.

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Serving San Mateo, Belmont, Redwood City, Colma, Hayward, San Carlos, Atherton and more

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11 local buyers in San Mateo · 5 sports · tap one to see who buys it.

Baseball Cards

Sell Baseball Cards

Topps, Bowman, Panini, vintage

Football Cards

Sell Football Cards

Panini, Topps, Select, Prizm

Basketball Cards

Sell Basketball Cards

Panini, NBA Hoops, Donruss

Hockey Cards

Sell Hockey Cards

Upper Deck, O-Pee-Chee, SP

Soccer Cards

Sell Soccer Cards

Topps, Panini, Match Attax

Local Buyers — 11 buyers in San Mateo

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★ 1.8 (1,800)
Mon 7am–9pm · Tue–Fri 12pm–9pm · Sat–Sun 12am–11:59pm
2207 Bridgepointe Pkwy, San Mateo, CA 94404
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★ 5.0 (9)
1940 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA 94002
3 mi away
GameStop
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Only buys cards graded by PSA
★ 4.2 (286)
Mon–Thu 11am–7pm · Fri–Sat 11am–8pm · Sun 11am–6pm
350 Southland Mall, Hayward, CA 94545, USA
13 mi away
Cash
P
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★ 3.9 (61)
Mon–Fri 1pm–7pm · Sat–Sun 10am–7pm
1322 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063
7 mi away
W
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★ 4.8 (80)
Mon–Fri 11am–7pm · Sat 11am–6pm · Sun Closed
221 2nd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
NotADev
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★ 5.0 (2)
3150 S Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94403

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Where they are

Where San Mateo’s 11 card buyers are

Grouped by the town on each buyer’s Google address; distance is from the center of San Mateo.

San Mateo, within 5 mi of the center 4
  • What's On Second Sports Cards under 1 mi · 4.8★ (80)
  • PlayStation America 1.4 mi · 1.8★ (1,800)
  • NotADev 1.6 mi · 5★ (2)
  • Gator Games 2.4 mi · 4.5★ (259)
Belmont 2
  • Peninsula Sports Cards 2.7 mi · 4.8★ (69)
  • Session Zero LLC 3.4 mi · 5★ (9)
San Carlos 1
  • Merlion Games 4.6 mi · 4.6★ (89)
Redwood City 2
  • Game Kastle 6.7 mi · 4.8★ (653)
  • Planet Mix 7.0 mi · 3.9★ (61)
Colma 1
  • GameStop (Colma) 11.6 mi · 4.2★ (190)
Hayward 1
  • GameStop (Hayward) 13.0 mi · 4.2★ (286)
When to go

Weekend and evening hours

From the posted Google hours of the 8 buyers with a full week listed. Call before a long drive; hours change.

6open Sunday
  • Gator Games11am–6pm
  • Merlion Games12pm–8pm
  • Game Kastle10am–10pm
  • Planet Mix10am–7pm
  • GameStop (Colma)11am–8pm
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  • GameStop (Hayward)11am–6pm
4open until 8pm or later
  • Merlion Gamesuntil midnight
  • Game Kastleuntil midnight
  • GameStop (Colma)until 10pm
  • GameStop (Hayward)until 8pm
Who’s buying

Independent shops, chains and what else they’re listed for

9 independent2 GameStop

The most-reviewed independent shops are PlayStation America (1,800 reviews, 1.8★), Game Kastle (653 reviews, 4.8★) and Gator Games (259 reviews, 4.5★). 2 of the 11 are listed only for sports cards. Of the other 9, all 9 are also listed for trading card games; 2 are also listed for phones, smartwatches, computers, game consoles and tablets.

Compared with the Pokémon card shops in San Mateo: Peninsula Sports Cards and What's On Second Sports Cards are listed for sports cards but not for trading card games; Akiba HQ Anime & Gundam Store and HitSquad Trading Cards are listed for trading card games but not sports cards.

By type

Sports cards: who takes what

Which of the 11 San Mateo buyers list each type.

Baseball Cards

None of the 11 San Mateo buyers is listed for Baseball Cards yet; ask before you drive.

Football Cards

None of the 11 San Mateo buyers is listed for Football Cards yet; ask before you drive.

Basketball Cards

None of the 11 San Mateo buyers is listed for Basketball Cards yet; ask before you drive.

Hockey Cards

None of the 11 San Mateo buyers is listed for Hockey Cards yet; ask before you drive.

Soccer Cards

None of the 11 San Mateo buyers is listed for Soccer Cards yet; ask before you drive.

Before you go

Graded or rawPSA, BGS and SGC slabs are priced off recent sales. Raw cards are graded by eye.
Sort firstPull rookies, numbered parallels, autographs and vintage stars out of the commons.
ConditionCorners, edges, centering and surface decide what a raw card is worth.
Bulk1987–1994 base cards were overprinted and sell as bulk at best.
GameStopGameStop buys PSA-graded cards only.

San Mateo card buyers: questions

Which card shops in San Mateo buy sports cards?

San Mateo, within 5 mi of the center: What's On Second Sports Cards (0.8 mi), PlayStation America (1.4 mi), NotADev (1.6 mi) and 1 more; Belmont: Peninsula Sports Cards (2.7 mi) and Session Zero LLC (3.4 mi); San Carlos: Merlion Games (4.6 mi); Redwood City: Game Kastle (6.7 mi) and Planet Mix (7.0 mi). The full list, with hours and directions, is above.

Which San Mateo card shops are open on Sunday?

6 of the 8 with a full week of posted hours: Gator Games (11am–6pm), Merlion Games (12pm–8pm), Game Kastle (10am–10pm), Planet Mix (10am–7pm), GameStop (Colma) (11am–8pm) and GameStop (Hayward) (11am–6pm).

Which sports cards are worth selling?

Rookie cards of current stars, numbered parallels, autographs, vintage Hall of Famers and graded slabs are what shops pay for.