Cape Fear Games

What Cape Fear Games does

Cape Fear Games is a single-location specialty retailer of trading card games (TCGs) and hobby games, headquartered at 4107 Oleander Dr, Ste D, Wilmington, NC, with a nationwide e-commerce storefront. The business serves individual TCG players and collectors — ranging from casual deck-builders to competitive tournament participants — across the major collectible card ecosystems: Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece, and Riftbound: League of Legends, with additional Digimon sealed product. Ancillary categories include tabletop/board games, role-playing game accessories, and a separate disc golf equipment line. The company operates as an authorized Wizards of the Coast Internet Retailer, lending brand legitimacy in the Magic community.

The technical foundation is a Crystal Commerce-powered e-commerce platform that supports a full catalog with advanced multi-criteria search, an in-browser deck builder tool, educational Card Guide and Condition Guide resources, and an integrated buylist (collection-purchase) workflow. The store is open 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Monday-Saturday and 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM Sunday, and the company runs organized play events including Friday Night Magic and other tournaments that drive community foot traffic and recurring singles sales.

Cape Fear Games is a privately held, independent operator with no disclosed parent company, no institutional investors, and no funding rounds. Revenue is generated entirely through direct-to-consumer channels across five primary streams: trading card singles sales, buylist/collection purchases (cash or store credit, with store credit priced approximately 20-30% above cash), sealed product sales, supplies and accessories, and custom orders. The 20-employee business has not disclosed financials, M&A activity, or leadership changes, and its growth strategy to date has centered on broadening the TCG catalog across newer publisher ecosystems and adding complementary hobby verticals.

Name

Cape Fear Games

Legal name

Cape Fear Games

Website

https://capefeargames.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cape Fear Games is a Wilmington, NC-based specialty retailer and e-commerce operator selling trading card singles, sealed products, and accessories across Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece, and other TCGs, serving individual collectors and competitive players.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trading Card Game Retail

NAICS

Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

Collectible Card Games (CCG/TCG) Retail (CRALAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gaming Collectibles, Merchandise & Toys Retail (CRACAFAI)

Keywords

• Trading card games
• Collectible card singles
• Sealed booster products
• Tcg retail store
• Card gaming accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trading Card Singles Sales: Retail sale of individual collectible trading cards from multiple TCG ecosystems including Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece, and Riftbound. Revenue generated through direct sales of individual cards at marked-up prices from wholesale/buylist acquisition costs.
2. Buylist/Collection Purchase: Store purchases trading card collections from customers at cash or store credit rates, then resells acquired inventory. Store credit offers higher value ($37.70 credit vs $29 cash for Cavern of Souls) incentivizing store credit use.
3. Sealed Products: Sale of sealed booster boxes, packs, and other sealed TCG products from various trading card game sets.
4. Supplies and Accessories: Sale of card sleeves, protective cases, binders, and other trading card accessories and supplies.
5. Custom Orders: Bespoke ordering service for specific cards or products not currently in stock.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cape Fear Games is a brick-and-mortar hobby store and online retailer that sells individual trading card game singles, sealed booster products, and card gaming supplies across multiple major TCGs (Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece, Riftbound, Digimon). The company complements retail with a buylist service that purchases customer collections for cash or store credit, custom ordering for hard-to-find cards, and an organized play event program (including Friday Night Magic and tournaments).

Product overview

Cape Fear Games is a physical retail store and e-commerce platform specializing in trading card games (TCGs) and collectible card games. The company operates as an authorized Wizards of the Coast Internet Retailer. Its product portfolio centers on individual card singles across multiple TCGs including Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece, and Riftbound (League of Legends), complemented by sealed products, gaming supplies, and ancillary tabletop gaming. The company also offers card-buying services, tournament events, custom orders, and disc golf products. The business model combines brick-and-mortar retail at 4107 Oleander Dr, Ste D, Wilmington, NC 28403 with online e-commerce capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Magic: The Gathering Singles Individual Magic: The Gathering trading cards spanning decades of sets from Alpha/Beta through latest expansions including Universes Beyond crossovers, sold individually to players and collectors.
• Pokemon Singles Individual Pokemon Trading Card Game cards across all series from the Original Series through Scarlet & Violet, including promos and graded cards.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Singles Individual Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards from boosters, structure decks, collector tins, and tournament packs spanning the game's entire history.
• Disney Lorcana Singles Individual cards from the Disney Lorcana trading card game, featuring Disney character-based gameplay.
• Star Wars Unlimited Singles Individual cards from the Star Wars Unlimited trading card game by Fantasy Flight Games.
• One Piece Singles Individual cards from the One Piece trading card game, featuring cards from various booster sets.
• Riftbound: League of Legends Singles Individual cards from the Riftbound trading card game based on the League of Legends universe.
• Digimon Sealed Products Sealed booster packs and boxes from the Digimon trading card game.
• Trading Card Supplies Card protection products including sleeves, binders, deck boxes, and other accessories for trading card game players.
• Custom Orders Special ordering service for customers seeking specific cards or products not currently in stock.
• Card Buylist Service Service to purchase customers' trading card collections, offering cash or higher-value store credit in exchange.
• CFG Events (Tournaments and Gaming Sessions) Organized tournament and gaming events for trading card game players including Friday Night Magic and other competitive play events hosted in-store.
• Table Top Games Non-collectible tabletop gaming products including board games, role-playing games, and accessories.
• Disc Golf Disc golf equipment and accessories sold as a separate product category from the core trading card business.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crystal CommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationCrystal Commerce provides the e-commerce platform powering Cape Fear Games' online store, catalog, inventory management, and checkout systems. The platform enables the full-featured shopping experience including advanced search, deck builder tools, and buylist functionality.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• eBay: eBay is a broad online marketplace where a significant share of secondary-market TCG singles are sold by individual and small-business sellers, competing with Cape Fear Games for singles buyers and pricing benchmarks.

Direct peers

• Miniature Market: Miniature Market is a large online retailer carrying TCG singles and sealed product, board games, miniatures, and tabletop hobby supplies — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' combined singles, sealed, and tabletop assortment.
• TCGplayer: TCGplayer is the largest online marketplace for trading card singles across Magic, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and other major TCGs, offering catalog browsing, price tracking, and seller tools — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' online singles catalog and advanced search experience.
• Troll and Toad: Troll and Toad is a hobby retailer offering TCG singles and sealed product across multiple games alongside other collectibles — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' multi-TCG retail and ancillary collectibles model.
• ABU Games: ABU Games is an online retailer focused on Magic: The Gathering and other TCG singles, with catalog browsing and competitive pricing — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' online singles retail focus.
• Star City Games: Star City Games is a major TCG retailer combining online singles sales, sealed product distribution, tournament/event hosting, and content publishing — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' combination of retail, buylist, and event programming.
• Cool Stuff Inc. Cool Stuff Inc. is an online hobby retailer with a strong TCG singles and sealed-product catalog alongside board games and tabletop — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' broad singles, sealed, and tabletop offerings.
• Card Kingdom: Card Kingdom is a leading online retailer specializing in Magic: The Gathering singles, with buylist services, sealed product sales, and a strong reputation in the competitive Magic community — directly comparable to Cape Fear Games' core Magic singles and buylist business.
• ChannelFireball: ChannelFireball operates an online TCG singles store alongside competitive content and tournament coverage — closely comparable to Cape Fear Games' mix of singles retail and competitive community engagement.

Regional players

• Face to Face Games: Face to Face Games is a major Canadian TCG retailer operating online singles sales, retail stores, and competitive event programming — comparable to Cape Fear Games' retail-plus-events model but serving a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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