Lincoln

118 N 14th St, Lincoln, NE 68508

A Novel Idea Bookstore has sold used, rare, and out-of-print books from a two-level shop near the University of Nebraska–Lincoln since 1991. Alongside roughly 50,000 titles, it carries puzzles, tarot, and gifts, plus role-playing game books and graphic novels, with free lot parking.

5800 Arbor Rd, Lincoln, NE 68517

Aardvark Antique Mall fills a 25,000-square-foot building off Interstate 80's Exit 405 on Arbor Road in Lincoln. Roughly 600 booths and cases, run by 250 vendors, hold furniture, glassware, toys, coins, and other collectibles, with stock changing as dealers restock their spaces.

137 S 9th St, Lincoln, NE 68508

Bluestem Books has sold used and out-of-print books on South 9th Street in Lincoln since 1984. Owners Pat and Scott built the stock through decades of estate sales, auctions, and book fairs across North America and Europe, specializing in Nebraskana and Great Plains history.

320 Court St, Beatrice, NE 68310

C & L Baseball Cards grew out of a 1987 garage sale and now trades from a storefront in Beatrice, carrying a Wizards of the Coast store ranking. Its shelves hold sports cards, Magic: The Gathering, comics, Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks and vinyl records.

2423 11th St, Columbus, NE 68601

Cottonwood Antique Mall has traded in Columbus since 1996 under owner Dennis Yates. The mall's vendor booths sell furniture, home decor, coins, and other collectibles, and an on-site cafe gives browsing shoppers a place to rest between rows of antiques and vintage finds.

1713 O St, Lincoln, NE 68508

Dial Up Games sells used and retro video games, consoles, and DVDs from its Lincoln store. It is one of three locations, with sister branches in Omaha and Grand Island, and also repairs consoles, ships orders by mail, and hosts occasional in-store events.

6100 O St # 220, Lincoln, NE 68505

EntertainMART's Lincoln store buys, sells, and trades used movies, CDs, and vinyl records alongside video games, comics, toys, and other vintage collectibles. The branch serves as a local outlet of the regional used-media chain for Lincoln shoppers trading in their old media.

130 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508

Francie & Finch Bookshop has sold new and used books from downtown Lincoln, at 130 South 13th Street, since 2017. The shop curates local and international authors, hosts events and signings, sells audiobooks, and runs its own art gallery inside the store.

3219 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502

Gauntlet Games has operated in Lincoln for 20 years, its gaming community tracing back to two earlier local shops. Half retail and half play space, it stocks board games, trading card games, RPGs, and miniatures paints and tools, and hosts weekly leagues at its tables.

305 N Park Ave, Fremont, NE 68025

Junktion Flea Market is Fremont's only year-round indoor flea market, gathering vendor booths of antiques and collectibles under one roof. Shoppers browse vinyl records, coins, tools, furniture, and other secondhand finds across the market's rows of individual dealer stalls, restocked as vendors rotate their goods.

140 N 1st St # A, Lincoln, NE 68508

Mad Viking Comics stocks new weekly comic releases and back issues from its Lincoln storefront. The shop also carries CGC- and CBCS-graded books, Hot Toys figures, and other collectibles, and lists no phone number, taking customer contact by email and social media instead.

6891 A St #104, Lincoln, NE 68510

Rainbow Comics, Cards & Collectibles opened its Lincoln store in November 2016. It stocks sports cards, Pokemon, and Magic: The Gathering singles alongside new comic books, with fresh releases arriving weekly for regular collectors and readers who return each week for the newest issues.

2840 S 70th St suite 11, Lincoln, NE 68506

Toys From The Past 2 fills an 8,800-square-foot building on South 70th Street in Lincoln, the second of the chain's two locations. It buys and sells vintage and new toys, statues, model kits, and retro video games, including Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Transformers.

145 S 9th St, Lincoln, NE 68508

Trade-A-Tape Comic Center has traded on South 9th Street in Lincoln since 1975, among the city's longest-running comic shops. It stocks more than 200,000 back issues, including golden and silver age key issues, alongside new weekly comics and graphic novels.

2425 O St, Lincoln, NE 68510

Vintage Village Antique Mall fills a roughly 5,000-square-foot building on O Street, a few blocks east of downtown Lincoln. More than 60 dealers sell antiques and collectibles inside, and the mall offers free lot parking, gift certificates, and occasional in-store events.