Collectible Tags

New Hampshire's first Pokemon-only shop, running singles, slabs, and nightly rips out of a Suite 300 space on Elm Street in downtown Manchester.

Elm Street picked up something New Hampshire had never had when Collectible Tags opened in 2025: a card shop that does Pokemon and essentially nothing else. No sports wall, no board game shelf, no Warhammer corner. The Suite 300 space is given over to singles binders, sealed product, and a run of glass cases holding graded slabs and the vintage pieces that actually justify a drive downtown.

The singles depth is the pitch, and the shop is not shy about claiming the largest Pokemon selection in New England. What that looks like in practice is a lot of set-by-set organization, a solid vintage case for WOTC-era material, and enough graded inventory to compare copies side by side before committing. One Piece TCG has crept in as a second line, but Pokemon cards Manchester collectors want are the reason the doors are open.

Noon to 10pm, seven days a week, is an unusual schedule for a card shop and it changes the crowd. Afternoons skew toward families and kids trading at the tables. After about 7pm it turns into the trade-night version of itself, with weekly TCG tournaments and a monthly trade night that draws players in from Bedford and Hooksett. The shop also travels, setting up booths at regional card shows and Collectacon stops.

Staff get named in reviews more than most shops manage, Dana in particular, which tends to mean the counter conversation is doing real work for people who are new to grading or unsure what a card is worth. If you are bringing in a collection, that is the person to ask for.

Downtown parking applies, so use the Elm Street garages or metered spots rather than circling. The suite number matters here: it is a third-floor space, not a street-level storefront, so head inside and up rather than looking for a window display.