Banicards

Trading Card Retailbanicards.de

Company typePrivate
Founded2023
HeadquartersVellmar, Germany
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2C
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

Banicards firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Banicards
Legal name: Banicards
Website: https://banicards.de
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2023
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Banicards industry classification

Industry

Product category: Trading Card Retail
NAICS: Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912)
SIC: Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)
akta.pro primary industry: Collectible Card Games (CCG/TCG) Retail (CRALAGAC)
akta.pro secondary industries: Non-Sports Trading Cards Retail (TCG/Entertainment) (CRALAGAB), Sports Trading Cards Retail (CRAMAOAA)

Keywords

Trading card retail
Collectible card games
Tcg online store
Card grading services
Live box breaks

Where Banicards is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Vellmar
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Banicards business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

Trading Card Product Sales: Retail sale of trading cards from One Piece TCG, Pokemon TCG, Dragonball, Disney, Star Wars, and other card games. Products include booster boxes, displays, and single cards.
PSA Grading Services: The store offers PSA grading services for trading cards, allowing customers to have their cards professionally authenticated and graded.
Collectible Figures: Sale of collectible figures from various anime and entertainment franchises.
Gift Ideas (Geschenkideen): Sale of gift items and merchandise suitable for collectors and fans of trading card games and anime.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Individual product pricing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Banicards product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Banicards is a German retail business (online storefront and physical store in Vellmar) that sells trading card game (TCG) products across multiple franchises including One Piece TCG, Pokemon, Dragonball, Disney, Star Wars, and sports cards, along with collectible figures and gift items. The store also provides PSA professional card grading services and hosts daily live box break streams on the VOGGT platform to drive community engagement and sales.

Product overview

Banicards is a German online retail store specializing in trading card games and collectibles. The company operates a multi-category e-commerce platform that sells products across multiple TCG franchises including One Piece TCG, Pokemon TCG, Disney Cards, Dragonball Cards, Star Wars, and Sportscards. The product portfolio includes sealed products (booster boxes, displays), single cards, figurines, promotional cards, and gift sets. Additionally, Banicards offers a Live Box Breaks service conducted via VOGGT streaming platform, and a PSA Grading service for professional card authentication and encapsulation. The company maintains a physical retail location in Vellmar, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

One Piece Trading Card Game Trading card game products featuring the One Piece anime franchise, including booster boxes, display cases, and single cards. Targeted at One Piece TCG collectors and players.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Trading card game products featuring the Pokemon franchise, including booster boxes and single cards. Targeted at Pokemon TCG collectors and players.
Disney Cards Trading cards featuring Disney characters and franchises. Targeted at Disney collectors and fans.
Dragonball Cards Trading cards featuring the Dragonball anime and manga franchise. Targeted at Dragonball collectors and TCG players.
Star Wars Cards Trading cards featuring Star Wars franchise characters and themes. Targeted at Star Wars fans and collectors.
Sportscards Sports trading cards featuring athletes and sports themes. Targeted at sports card collectors.
Sonstige TCG (Other Trading Card Games) Other trading card games not covered by the main brand-specific categories. Targeted at collectors of various TCG franchises.
Promokarten (Promo Cards) Promotional cards from various trading card game franchises. Targeted at TCG collectors seeking limited and promotional items.
One Piece SLAPS (Einzelkarten / Single Cards) Individual single cards from the One Piece Trading Card Game, sold as singles. Targeted at One Piece TCG collectors seeking specific individual cards.
Figuren (Collectible Figures) Collectible figurines and action figures featuring anime and gaming characters. Targeted at collectors of anime and gaming merchandise.
Geschenkideen (Gift Ideas) Gift ideas and gift sets for trading card game enthusiasts. Targeted at gift buyers for TCG fans and collectors.
Live Box Breaks Live streaming service conducted almost daily on the VOGGT platform where customers can watch sealed product being opened live and individual packs/cards are sold or assigned to participants. Targeted at TCG collectors seeking entertainment and access to sealed-product openings.
PSA Grading Service Professional card grading service through PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator). Cards are submitted by customers for authentication, grading, and encapsulation. Targeted at TCG collectors seeking professional authentication and valuation of their cards.

Companies that use Banicards

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Banicards technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Banicards partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is offered as a payment method in the Banicards online shop, allowing customers to pay via PayPal or PayPal Express checkout.
VOGGTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVOGGT streaming platform hosts Banicards' live box breaks almost daily, allowing customers to participate remotely in product openings. This partnership drives customer engagement and sales.
Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanicards maintains social media presence on Facebook and Instagram for brand visibility, community engagement, and marketing purposes.

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Banicards competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

401 Games: Canadian hobby retailer selling TCGs, board games, miniatures, and mini live-break programming — comparable omnichannel TCG retail model to Banicards, though in the Canadian market.
Cardmarket: Europe's largest TCG/CCG marketplace, headquartered in Germany (and Belgium); offers multi-game trading card listings across the same franchises Banicards carries (One Piece, Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc.), serving the same German-speaking and pan-European collector audience.
Total Cards: UK-based specialist retailer of Pokémon, One Piece, Magic, and other TCGs; runs both an e-commerce storefront and live-breaking streams — closely mirroring Banicards' combined Shopify + live break model.
Troll and Toad: Long-running US online TCG/CCG retailer with multi-franchise sealed product, singles, and collectible inventory — directly comparable e-commerce-led TCG retail model to Banicards' Shopify storefront.
Chaos Cards: UK-based specialist TCG retailer carrying Pokémon, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Magic, and other major TCGs with both sealed and singles inventory — directly comparable product mix to Banicards but serving a UK/English-speaking audience.
Magic Madhouse: UK online retailer of Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, and other TCGs alongside board games and hobby product — comparable breadth of TCG/hobby catalog and e-commerce-first distribution.

Regional players

PhantastischTCG: Germany-based online TCG specialist focused on One Piece TCG, Pokémon, and other anime card games — direct regional overlap with Banicards on product mix, language, and German customer base.
Drachenshop: Germany-based hobby/games retailer covering tabletop, TCGs, and miniature games — comparable German-language hobby retail footprint to Banicards' domestic market, though with broader non-TCG assortment.

Broad incumbents

Card Kingdom: Established US-based TCG specialist (Magic: The Gathering focus with adjacent games) running a sizable e-commerce plus live-event operation — broader and more mature version of the omnichannel TCG retail model Banicards is building.

Emerging players

Card Trader (Europe): Europe-focused online TCG marketplace for singles and sealed product across multiple games; competes for the same cross-border European collector wallet as Banicards' Shopify storefront.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Banicards financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Banicards leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Banicards funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Banicards M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Banicards

What does Banicards do?

Is Banicards a public or private company?

Banicards is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Banicards founded?

Banicards was founded in 2023. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Banicards based?

Banicards is headquartered in Vellmar, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Banicards make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Trading Card Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are PSA Grading Services, collectible Figures and gift Ideas (Geschenkideen).

Who are Banicards's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are 401 Games, Cardmarket, Total Cards, Troll and Toad, Chaos Cards and Magic Madhouse. Regional players are PhantastischTCG and Drachenshop. Card Kingdom is listed as a broad incumbent. Card Trader (Europe) is listed as an emerging player.

Does Banicards have an API?

No public API is recorded for Banicards.

What industry is Banicards in?

Banicards's product category is Trading Card Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRALAGAC, Collectible Card Games (CCG/TCG) Retail, with a secondary code of CRALAGAB, Non-Sports Trading Cards Retail (TCG/Entertainment). Its NAICS code is 45912 and its SIC code is 5945.