The Chasers Card and Collectible Exchange Show is a Naperville collector event built around buying, selling, trading, and browsing cards in person. The June stop gives Chicago-area hobby fans a compact local show with sports cards, Pokémon, gaming collectibles, memorabilia, and a low-cost walk-in admission setup.
Hosted at Chasers Laser Tag, the show also has a built-in family angle that is different from a standard hotel ballroom or convention-center card show. The venue is already known for laser tag and arcade play, so collectors can make the event part of a broader Saturday outing instead of treating it as a quick stop and leave.
A Full Day of Cards & Collectibles
The show is promoted as a place to buy, sell, trade, and collect, which makes it useful for several different kinds of collectors. If you are looking for sports cards, the show floor should be a good place to compare singles, ask about player lots, dig through boxes, and inspect condition before making a deal. For Pokémon collectors, an in-person show can be especially helpful for checking centering, surfaces, sealed items, binders, and kid-friendly pickups without relying only on online photos.
The flyer also calls out gaming collectibles, memorabilia, and more, so the mix should not be limited to one corner of the hobby. Expect a broader collector-market feel, with TCGs, pop-culture collectibles, display pieces, and other mixed hobby items likely to appear depending on the vendor lineup. As always with local shows, specific inventory can vary from table to table, but that variety is part of the appeal.
For collectors who like to negotiate, a show like this gives you more room to talk through bundles, trades, and condition than a single online listing does. You can compare copies side by side, ask vendors what else they brought, and see whether a card fits your collection before committing. That matters for raw singles, slabs, sealed product, memorabilia, and lower-cost pickups alike.
More Than Just a Card Show
The strongest hook for the June Chasers Card and Collectible Exchange Show is that it sits inside a family entertainment venue. Chasers Laser Tag describes itself as a Naperville laser tag park with a 5,000-square-foot, two-level arena, multiple laser tag styles, and an arcade where games pay out e-tickets for prizes. That makes the show easier to pair with a family day, especially for collectors bringing kids who may want more than card tables.
The event keeps attendee admission simple: walk-ins are listed at $1 per person, and kids 12 and under are free. A separate VIP Experience is listed for players ages 6 and up and includes entry, unlimited laser tag, a $5 arcade card, and early entry. The show flyer also notes Battle Patch member perks tied to unlimited laser tag, so collectors who already visit Chasers may want to compare the regular and VIP options before arriving.
Because early entry is listed separately, the first hour matters most for collectors who want first look at fresh cases, bargain boxes, or newly stocked binders. General admission still gives plenty of room to browse, but early access can be appealing when a show has limited space or when you are hunting specific teams, characters, eras, or price points.
A Show for All Levels of Collectors
Beginners can use the Chasers Card and Collectible Exchange Show as a low-pressure way to learn what different cards look like in person. Seeing raw cards, graded slabs, sealed packs, and mixed collectibles side by side helps newer collectors understand pricing, condition, scarcity, and presentation in a way that is harder to pick up from a screen.
Casual collectors can treat the show as a focused hunt for affordable singles, local team cards, favorite Pokémon, gifts, or trade bait. Since the show is not framed as a massive convention, it may be easier to move through the room, revisit tables, and compare prices without feeling rushed. Families can also make use of the venue's arcade and laser tag options if they want the card show to be one part of the day.
More serious collectors can still get value from a local show like this. In-person browsing is useful for checking corners, surfaces, print lines, slabs, labels, and overall eye appeal. It also creates opportunities to talk with vendors about inventory that may not be visible online, whether that means a box behind the table, a PC card they might move, or a future show where they plan to bring more material.
Final Thoughts
The Chasers Card and Collectible Exchange Show is shaping up to be a practical and family-friendly day for collectors in Naperville, Chicago, and the surrounding suburbs. If you attend, let the organizer or other attendees know you found the show on Card Show Dex, and stay tuned for more upcoming events across Illinois.
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