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Hey all...  Just wondering for all those collectors in the Ottawa area, what card shops do you have?  I'm heading that way this weekend, so part of my trip is to stop in to see what you have there!  Thanks!

Game Breakers is your best option.

I stopped into Out of the Box for the first time and found that it is 90% Gaming.

And if you still find reference to a store in Pembroke, forget it. It's closed.

I know 'Game Breakers' on Baseline is still in business, though I haven't been there in the last year.  There's also 'Miraj Trading' on Carling and 'Out of the Box' on Robertson in Bell's Corners.  In what area of the city are you planning to be?

Thanks Kari!

We are there for a hockey tournament at the Sensplex in Kanata and the Sensplex on the east side of Ottawa. 

Game Breakers (780 Baseline Road) has the largest selection of singles by far, but most of it is stored in a back room and there is very little actually on display in the store. Great if you going armed with a want list; not so much if you are just going to browse.

Miraj Trading (1564 Carling Avenue) has the largest selection of unopened product, including numerous hockey boxes going back to the early 2000s. Not a lot of singles but a few quarter boxes and dollar boxes that are okay to flip through.

Sports Card Corner (716 St Joseph Blvd in Gatineau) has the largest selection of hand-collated complete sets I've ever seen anywhere (all hockey, of course). They don't have nearly as many singles as Game Breakers, but what they have is much better organized and easier to browse.

Out of the Box Collectables (1826 Robertson Road) has more unopened product than Game Breakers but a whole lot less than Miraj. But their dollar boxes are usually a whole lot better than the dollar boxes at Miraj.

Neither Miraj nor Out of the Box do any vintage at all, in case you would be looking for older stuff.

Thanks for all the information. Now I have to plan this out so I can try and get to them all. 🏎

When I was living in Ottawa, I liked to visit Jim's Sport Cards on McArthur Ave, but it is closed now. Game Breakers has a decent selection, but they are too firm on prices and they tried to rip me off last time. Never returned there. Sport Card Corner is ok. I went there once, because they didn't existed when I was in town. They have older cards and they seem to have a good inventory, but my success for my hard to find stuff was limited there. I would probably more successful with mainstream sets commons and I would definitely give him a second chance.  

Thanks for the info... 

Who buys their stuff on eBay or Amazon, like penny sleeves, 3x4 top loaders cardboard boxes, etc....