Launching in Melbourne

Tap.
Rip.
Repeat.

Pack Pods brings the trading-card experience to the places people already are - modern, cashless vending machines stocked with the sealed products collectors actually want.

Pack Pods trading-card vending machine stocked with card packs

What is Pack Pods

Your local
trading-card stop.

Pack Pods installs modern vending machines stocked with popular trading-card products - so picking up a pack no longer means a trip to a specialist card store.

Convenient

Placed where people already gather.

Cashless

Tap to pay. No coins, no queue.

Carefully selected

Products people actually want.

Regularly restocked

Monitored and refilled by us.

Multiple TCGs

Several games and collectibles.

How it works

Three steps between you and the pull.

  1. 01

    Find a Pack Pod

    Located in convenient, high-traffic destinations.

  2. 02

    Pick your pack

    Browse a rotating range of trading-card products.

  3. 03

    Tap. Rip. Repeat.

    Pay contactless, open on the spot, come back for the next drop.

Our products

Something worth pulling.

Illustrative foil trading-card packs
Illustrative Pokémon style trading-card pack

Pokémon

Booster packs and small sealed products.

Illustrative Magic: The Gathering style trading-card pack

Magic: The Gathering

Play boosters and collector-friendly formats.

Illustrative One Piece style trading-card pack

One Piece

Popular anime TCG releases.

Illustrative Sports Cards style trading-card pack

Sports Cards

Basketball, football and Australian sports.

Illustrative Other TCGs & Collectibles style trading-card pack

Other TCGs & Collectibles

Emerging games and seasonal drops.

Pack artwork shown is illustrative only. Product availability varies by Pack Pod, and the range will keep evolving based on what customers actually buy. Pack Pods is an independent retailer and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any trading-card publisher or brand.

For venues

Turn unused floor space into something people love.

We place professionally branded machines in universities, entertainment venues, cinemas, sporting facilities and other high-traffic locations. Pack Pods handles the operational work - you provide the space.

Pack Pods provides

  • Installation and setup
  • Stock and restocking
  • Remote monitoring
  • Servicing and support

The venue provides

  • A small indoor floor space
  • Access to power
  • Standard venue access

New passive revenue opportunity

No inventory management

Minimal staff involvement

Professionally maintained machine

An engaging amenity for visitors

Small physical footprint

For suppliers

Built to grow with our partners.

Pack Pods is building a scalable vending network and is looking to establish long-term relationships with Australian trading-card distributors, wholesalers and suppliers.

Work With Pack Pods
Recurring inventory requirements
Ongoing, repeatable sealed-product orders as the network grows.
Multiple product categories
Several TCGs and collectible lines across each machine.
Data-driven decisions
Sales data from each machine informs what we reorder.
Room to scale
Additional locations planned beyond the initial rollout.

About

Built for the next generation of collecting.

Pack Pods is a Melbourne startup built around a simple idea: trading cards should be available where collectors already spend their time.

We combine the accessibility of modern vending with the excitement of opening trading-card products.

We are beginning with Melbourne and intend to expand based on successful locations and customer demand.

Contact

Let's talk.