Fantasy Sports Cards

Downtown Bakersfield family shop buying and selling Pokemon, sports cards, and graded slabs — open seven days with Saturday morning hours.

Fantasy Sports Cards has been a downtown Bakersfield fixture on 21st Street for years, run by Juan Martinez and family. The storefront sits between Eye Street and F Street, easy to spot with the row of glass cases visible through the front window holding graded slabs, vintage rookies, and modern Pokemon ex pulls.

The shop carries the full spectrum of sports cards — baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and hockey — across modern Topps, Panini, and Upper Deck releases as well as vintage wax. Pokemon TCG is the other major lane, with sealed product, singles, and a buy counter that handles bulk and singles trade-ins.

What makes this Bakersfield card shop stand out is the buy-side. Juan and the team are active buyers and will pay fair market on sports cards, slabs, and Pokemon collections. PSA and BGS submissions are handled in-house, with periodic group submission windows that save members on grading fees.

Hours run Tuesday through Sunday, with Saturday opening early at 9 AM for the weekend collector crowd. Mondays are closed for buying and inventory. The same storefront also hosts Chase's Pokemon Fan Club Fantasy in suite 5, so on a single visit you can hit both sports cards and a Pokemon-focused operation under one roof.

Reviews are mixed when it comes to high-value sports card consignment, so for big-ticket vintage sales it pays to get a second opinion. For everyday buying, selling, and trading of sports cards and Pokemon, the shop is a reliable stop with deep neighborhood roots.