Wicked Treasures Trading Cards

Southgate Circle shop with a room devoted entirely to Pokemon, plus sports wax, Lorcana, and One Piece for Sarasota collectors.

Wicked Treasures started in Cumberland, Rhode Island back in 2017 and opened its Sarasota location in May 2024, bringing a New England card-shop sensibility to Southgate Circle. The layout is the first thing regulars mention: there is a dedicated Pokemon room, separate from the main floor, which turns browsing into something closer to a proper dig than a glance at one glass case.

Out front, the inventory spreads across sports wax, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, and supplies. Sleeves, toploaders, and binders are stocked at real quantities rather than a token peg of accessories, which is why local players treat it as a restock stop. Sports cards run modern-heavy with a rotating slab case, and the shop buys and sells both singles and sealed.

The staff question comes up in reviews on both sides — some visitors have found the room quiet, others report being greeted immediately and asked twice whether they had questions. The consistent thread across a 98-review average of 4.5 is that the selection and the organization hold up: clean cases, labeled binders, and prices marked rather than negotiated on the spot.

Hours are refreshingly simple for a Sarasota card shop. Eleven to six Monday through Saturday, eleven to five on Sunday, every week. That seven-day schedule makes it the most reliable drop-in option in the city, especially for visitors staying near Siesta Key who do not want to gamble on a Thursday closure.

Southgate Circle sits just off Tamiami Trail near Southgate Mall, with plenty of lot parking. It is a good first stop if you are working a Sarasota card shop route, since you can gauge current market pricing here before heading south to the Tamiami Trail shops.