Grosnor Distribution Inc. LAST VERIFIED: August 7, 2026

Grosnor Distribution Inc. is a Canadian distributor of trading cards and collectibles, founded in 1989 and based in Brampton, Ontario, where it operates a 50,000-square-foot warehouse with a walk-in cash-and-carry showroom. It describes itself as Canada’s leading trading and game card distributor — a self-description — and is an authorized hobby distributor carrying sports cards, collectible card games including Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh, action figures and toys, board games, collectibles supplies from Ultra Pro and Dragon Shield, licensed merchandise, and memorabilia. It publishes a retailer network, a staff directory, and a toll-free line, 1-800-268-9066 — unusually thorough disclosure for this trade.

This is trade-only distribution: retailers must request a dealer account and sign in for pricing and ordering, and the record notes a dealer pre-order system rather than open minimum quantities. Shipping is Canada-wide via FedEx, Canada Post, and Canpar with online tracking, and local customers can buy at the Brampton cash-and-carry showroom. Card payment is accepted. Dropshipping is not supported, and no minimum order value is stated. The Dealer’s Lounge adds weekly pre-orders, CGC grading services, and rewards products for account holders. Prospective stockists should apply for a dealer account and confirm order minimums, allocation practices for hot products, and payment terms during onboarding.

Grosnor presents as a well-documented, established distributor: thirty-five-plus years of operation, a physical warehouse and showroom, named staff, authorized-distributor status, and structured dealer services like pre-orders and CGC grading. The record lists no red flags. Caveats are the ordinary frictions of hobby distribution: pricing is invisible until a dealer account is approved, allocations on high-demand card products are decided by the distributor, the leading-distributor claim is its own, and dropshipping is unavailable — this model suits stocking retailers, not arbitrage sellers. Coverage is Canada-focused, which limits relevance for US buyers. For Canadian game and card stores, this is one of the safer-looking suppliers in our dataset.