Pop Culture Archives was established by John Anderson in 2014 engaged in vintage apparel sales on eBay. Originally named Kirby44, after his daughter, born months prior. John is a lifelong sports card collector, starting with his first pack, a 1987 Topps baseball rack pack. While engaged primarily in vintage apparel sales, Pop Culture Archives started engaging in consignment sales for other pickers of vintage apparel. Pop Culture Archives also started to engage in consignment sales with local sports card retail stores. Pop Culture Archives would sell collectibles for those stores in Pop Culture Archives areas of expertise, vintage apparel, hats, pennants, ticket stubs, posters, and photos. During this time, the owner sold the bulk of his card collection to fund the vintage apparel and consignment business. However during a return trip from the National Sports Collectors Convention in 2017, it reignited a desire not only to start engaging in the trading card hobby again, but it was also decided that planning to open a retail store would commence.
2030 Silver Lake Road Northwest
New Brighton, MN 55112
United States
I stopped in today for some Pokémon cards and I have never been so pleased with an experience. The staff was incredibly helpful and welcoming. They took the time to explain products to and we had a pretty conversation about the shirt I was wearing. I will definitely be stopping in again, I am happy I found these guys
I came in here today for the first time and I was welcomed in by the owner. He’s very informative and knowledgeable on the card game. I sold some cards and he gave me more than I expected, for a card shop of course! They pay really well and their prices are VERY fair! I would consider this a hidden gem, as I didn’t even know about until recently. I’ll probably be here weekly selling cards or buying cards, but overall, great and clean space with an amazing owner. Will be back!
Pop Culture Archives is an awesome hidden gem. It’s a chill, laid back shop that welcomes all collectors from expert to newbie. I asked Willy (Billy) probably 50 questions about almost every Pokémon card product in that place and he knew it all. My FIRST time there, I ended up buying a mix of a few cool Pokémon card boxes and… Lugia V! Of course I had to go back to brag and the guys were almost as excited as I was. 😂 Two weeks later, on a whim I stopped by again. I decided to grab an ETB and one single booster pack of Shining Legends because I had never seen one before and that little blue Mew was calling me… A Mewtwo GX!? I almost cried. (At this rate, my next visit I’m pulling a Moonbreon.) They have a variety of the new stuff, cool old stuff you haven’t seen in a long time, and something in every price range!
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