Southern Boulevard mainstay near Southern Park Mall dealing in sports singles, sealed wax, Pokemon and a rotating shelf of Hot Wheels and oddball collectibles.
Southern Boulevard is Youngstown's retail spine on the south side, and Boardman Sportscards has held a spot on it for years. The shop is owner-run in the old-school sense: the person behind the counter is the person who bought the inventory, and he is usually mid-hunt for something specific a customer asked about last week.
The mix is broader than the name suggests. Sports cards are the base — baseball, football and basketball singles, sealed boxes, and a vintage shelf — but Pokemon has a real presence in the case, and Hot Wheels and assorted collectibles fill out the rest of the floor. That combination makes it a reasonable stop for a household with more than one collector in it.
The 4.0-star average is honest about what this place is. It is not a polished retail experience and the layout rewards people willing to dig. Reviewers who go in expecting a browsing store are sometimes underwhelmed; reviewers who go in with a want list and talk to the owner tend to leave happy. Prices are negotiable in a way that a mall storefront's are not.
Timing matters. Some directory listings still show a 24-hour schedule, which is a data error worth ignoring — the real hours run 10AM to 6PM Tuesday through Saturday, with Monday and Sunday closed. Call the shop before driving over if you are coming any distance, since a one-person operation occasionally adjusts.
Parking is on-site off Southern Boulevard, a few minutes from Southern Park Mall. If you are working a Youngstown card shop circuit in a single afternoon, this pairs naturally with Youngstown Sportscards on Boardman-Poland Road about five minutes away.
