Card Merchant Takapuna is a trading card and board game shop at Unit C, 15 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. The website lists trading card game sets, including One Piece and Pokémon products, and board games. Reviewers say the shop runs Friday magic nights, tournaments and trading sessions. The website says Pokémon releases have been first come, first served on release day. It also reports that a play area was flooded and closed in May 2026 after a pipe burst. Foil single cards on the website are listed from $35 to $282 as at 2026.
Reviewers mention the helpful staff most often, and say the shop has good prices and a range of events. One reviewer found a hard-to-find card stand, and the staff gave them one of their own for free. Another reviewer is unhappy about hygiene, saying staff have eaten in front of customers without cleaning their hands, and that new products have arrived with greasy fingerprints. Retrospace is the other collectibles store within a kilometre, at 0.0 km away. Of the two nearby with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than Card Merchant Takapuna.