I drive past this place every day and finally decided to stop in after recently getting back into card collecting. Was out of it for a few years but I’ve been buying packs again for about 3 months, so I have a pretty good idea of what current retail pricing looks like. The prices here were honestly insulting. Several products appeared to be priced at roughly double—and in some cases close to triple—what I’ve seen and purchased elsewhere. The biggest example was an Optic Mega Box priced at $160. The same product was on Amazon for $66. I asked what made their $160 box different and was told it was some sort of special version unique to their store with different exclusive inside. That explanation did not make much sense to me and came across as a boldface lie and an attempt to justify an enormous markup. Charging a premium is one thing. Local card shops have overhead, and I completely understand paying a little more to support a local business. But there is a very big difference between paying a reasonable local-business premium and seeing products priced at 2–3x higher. After seeing the pricing and hearing the explanation I was given, I lost confidence in shopping here and left without purchasing anything. Personally, I would strongly recommend comparing prices online or with other local card shops before buying sealed products from here. The one positive thing I will say is that they appeared to have a pretty decent selection of inexpensive individual, ungraded cards in the under-$5 range. Unfortunately, I didn’t stay long enough to dig through them because they had already convinced me this was not somewhere I wanted to spend my money. For collectors getting back into the hobby: do your homework before buying here. Based on my experience, I will not be back...
Fan Cave
Fan Cave is a trading card shop in Indianapolis, Indiana. They specialize in mixed TCG and sports-card inventory.
A local home for collectors.
Beckett 'Card Shop of the Week' feature; known for free Saturday breaks and kids' events.
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Really enjoyed our visit! The owner is super cool and knowledgeable. I didn't leave feeling like I got ripped off. And he gave us a few sharpies for our trip to see the Fever tonight (auto seeking).
I live on the southside and I want so badly to support my local shop, but the prices are just too crazy.! Walked in and saw Topps Chrome Football mega box for $170. Retail is $70 I understand supply and demand but I drove 15 miles to another shop and got a box for $93. Make em affordable fellas, we’d love a good shop on the southside
This is my second time coming this comfy and comfortable place. First time I came and sold my baseball collection. And this time I came to sell my Pokemon collection. Parker is a very nice young man. He gave me a good price on my Pokemon collection. I will definitely will be coming back to make my purchase in the future here . Check out fan cave. Beautiful place in Indy.
This is a great shop It has a little bit of everything and everything is reasonably priced I would recommend this place for any collector. Not sure how long it has been around but it is definitely a nice environment and staff was very helpful in any questions I had I will be doing business again.