Leicester Card Show

29/05/2026

The card gods have spoken!!! 😂🙌🏻

This is your sign to buy your tickets to the Leicester card show
Saturday 13th June
2 Knighton Ln E, Leicester LE2 6LU
We can't wait to see you
Who’s coming? 👀👇🏻

Get ready to swap, collect, and chat all things cards at the Leicester Card Show 6!

28/05/2026

🚨 HOW TO SPOT A FAKE POKÉMON CARD 🚨

Fake Pokémon cards are EVERYWHERE right now 👀
Here’s how to tell if your card is real or fake before you buy, trade, or rip packs 👇

❌ 1. Weird Fonts
If the text looks too bold, blurry, stretched, or the HP/font feels “off” — huge red flag.

✨ 2. No Holo Pattern (or a bad one)
Real holo cards have clean patterns and texture.
Fake cards often look:

* too shiny
* rainbow all over
* flat with no texture
* glittery like cheap foil

🎨 3. Colors Look Wrong
Compare with a real card online.
Fakes often have:

* darker backs
* faded colors
* oversaturated fronts
* blurry printing

📏 4. Card Feels Thin or Plastic
Real Pokémon cards feel sturdy and matte.
Fake ones can feel:

* flimsy
* waxy
* super glossy
* plastic-like

🔍 5. Spelling Mistakes
Easy giveaway 😂
Watch for:

* “Pokimon”
* wrong attacks
* missing accents
* weird energy symbols

💡 6. Too Good To Be True?
If someone is selling:

* booster boxes for £20
* stacks of rare cards cheap
* sealed products with ripped plastic

…it’s probably fake 😬

🃏 BONUS TIP:
Real modern ultra rares usually have texture you can FEEL with your finger.

27/05/2026

Happy Wednesday!!! Fancying trading your unwanted cards? Pop to Triple C every Wednesday trade night 6pm-8pm

26/05/2026

We love the card community and over the years we have met some amazing vendors, Who have not only gave us a good deal but went out of their way to help.
Who do you want to give a SHOUT OUT too? tag them below to let them know you appreciate them 🙌🏻

26/05/2026

PUT IT IN YOUR DIARIES 13.06.2026
AYLESTONE LEISURE CENTRE
LEICESTER CARD SHOW 6

25/05/2026

☀️Happy bank holiday everyone!!! Hope your weekend is full of sun sea and cards 😂☀️
Just under 3 weeks untill our next card show!! (13th June) We hope your as excited as we are 😁🙌🏻

19/03/2026

EARLY BIRD AND GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR LEICESTER CARD SHOW 6. THE LAST SHOW WAS A GREAT DAY OF BUYING, SELLING AND TRADING AND THE COMMUNITY CAME OUT IN FORCE TO PICK UP THEIR GRAILS.
100 TABLES OF POKÉMON, SPORTS CARDS, ONE PIECE, DRAGONBALL Z AND MAGIC THE GATHERING.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leicester-card-show-6-tickets-1984729183415?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

08/02/2026

WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING DAY WE HAD YESTERDAY, OUR LOCAL POKÉMON, ONE PIECE, MAGIC AND SPORTS CARDS COMMUNITIES CAME OUT STRONG. MYSELF AND KAYLEIGH WANT TO JUST SAY THANKYOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME ALONG, HELPED OUT AND VENDED. BEFORE THIS SHOW I WAS VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE SHOW WAS WITH THE AMOUNT OF SHOWS THAT THE CARD SHOW CALENDER NOW HAS (THERES 8 SHOWS THIS WEEKEND ALONE) BUT YOU ALL PROVED ME WRONG AND FOR THAT IM SO GRATEFUL FOR. THANKYOU FOR THE KIND WORDS, THE WONDERFUL SUPPORT IVE BEEN SHOWN AND BEING THE GREATEST COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. HERES TO NEW FRIENDS, OLD FRIENDS AND LEICESTER CARD SHOW...THANKYOU