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Toy & card shops in Anaheim, CA
Anaheim-area shops sell trading cards, board games, models, plush, puzzles, trains, RC and LEGO, with tournaments, open play and classes.
The Fad Index · updated 2026-10-30
What's hot, and where to find it.
We measure which toys and cards are actually rising, then point you to the independent shops that stock them. No listicles, no fake reviews — quoted facts and real numbers.
Chiikawaup 126% in 90 days
What's moving in the last 90 days
Changes in public interest over the last 90 days. Interest is not sales; the methodology page says exactly what it measures.
| Subject | Category | Stage | 90-day change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiikawa | Plush | At high | +126% |
| NeeDoh | Squishy toys | New | +55% |
| Transformers | Action figures | At high | +35% |
| Bakugan | Battle toys | Rising | +21% |
| Action figure | Action figures | Rising | +18% |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game | Trading cards | At high | +12% |
| My Little Pony | Dolls | Holding | +10% |
| Disney Lorcana | Trading cards | Holding | +9% |
Toy & card shops by city
56 city guides, built from verified shop data. Each shop page says where every fact came from.
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Toy & card shops in Austin, TX
Austin has toy shops, a toy lending library, hobby shops, and tabletop and card game stores.
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Toy & card shops in Los Angeles, CA
Shops in and around Los Angeles list board games, trading cards, RC models, crafts, plush, comics, puzzles, and toys.
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Toy & card shops in Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix-area shops cover toys, plush, puzzles, crafts, trading cards, board games, models, comics and game events.
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Toy & card shops in Seattle, WA
Seattle-area shops include toy stores, game and hobby shops, and collectibles shops with plush, puzzles, trading cards, models, and LEGO.
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Toy & card shops in Tampa, FL
Tampa-area shops for tabletop games, trading cards, toys, anime figures, coins and watersports gear.
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Toy & card shops in Orlando, FL
Orlando-area shops sell toys, plush, trading cards, models, crafts, RC goods, LEGO, and games, with tournaments, repairs, and events.
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Toy & card shops in Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City-area shops cover board games, trading cards, models, puzzles, plush, RC, crafts, comics and toys.
Shops worth the trip
Independent stores with confirmed details, not directory scrapings.
CollectiblesTampa, FL
American Rare Coin
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Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games is a hobby and gaming store in St. Petersburg that sells miniatures, trading cards, board games and Gundam mode…
Hobby shopSt Petersburg, FL
Critical Hit Games
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Durdle Zone
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Hobby shopSaint Petersburg, FL
Elite Watersports
Elite Watersports is a kiteboard shop and watersports lesson center in St. Petersburg, Florida. The store carries water sports gea…
Hobby shopAiea, HI
Fabric Mart
Hawaii Fabric Mart is a fabric shop listed with "Store Locations & Hours" and a contact line of "Questions? 1 (808) 488-8882 / Ema…
Hobby shopAiea, HI
Flags N' Things
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