Retroaholics

Belden Village Mall storefront pairing retro Nintendo, Sega and PlayStation stock with a Pokemon card counter, graded slabs and mystery-pack games.

Retroaholics moved into Belden Village Mall and brought two collector markets under one roof. Half the floor is retro video games — Nintendo, Sega, PlayStation and Xbox, from cartridge-era to current — and the other half is Pokemon. That means sealed product, singles under glass, graded slabs, and a wall of plush, figures, and collectibles that pulls in as many casual shoppers as it does dedicated collectors.

The mall location is a real advantage for visiting collectors. Unlike most card shops in the area, this one is open seven days a week with long hours: 11AM to 8PM Monday through Saturday and 11AM to 6PM on Sunday. If you land in Canton on a Sunday afternoon and everything else is dark, this is the door that is open.

Graded cards are a visible part of the business, and the shop runs mystery slab games with tiered pricing where you pay for a chance at a card in a stated value band. Read the terms before you play. The most detailed negative review on file describes buying a tier advertised at a $20 floor and pulling a $10 card, then getting no resolution at the counter. It is the clearest weak spot in an otherwise solid 4.4-star record across 66 reviews, and it is worth knowing about before you hand over cash.

Outside the mystery games, the buying experience is straightforward: fair sticker prices on singles, a decent sealed selection, and staff who can pull from the case without a wait. The shop also sells online, so you can check stock before driving over.

Belden Village Mall sits at the Everhard Road interchange in northwest Canton with free lot and garage parking. The store is inside the mall proper, so use mall hours as your outer boundary during holidays.