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    Mobility City vs Play It Again Sports

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    MCMobility City2026 FDDPlay It Again Sports2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Mobility City

    $240,350 – $539,800

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Play It Again Sports

    $346,300

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Mobility City

    Not available

    Play It Again Sports

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    Mobility City

    $2,000

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Mobility City: 75, Play It Again Sports: 17). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Mobility City

    $240,350 – $539,800
    Total Estimate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Play It Again Sports

    $346,300
    Total Estimated Initial Investment: $346,300 to $459,700.
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Mobility City

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Play It Again Sports

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Mobility City

    $2,000
    Royalty for unopened Satellite Showroom
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Mobility City

    1%
    Brand Development Fund — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Play It Again Sports

    5%
    Advertising Maximum amount is — 5 — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Mobility City

    51
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Mobility City

    +17
    Calculated: 34 at end of 2023 → 51 at end of 2025

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Mobility City

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Mobility City

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Play It Again Sports

    1988
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Mobility City

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    MCMobility City
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Columbus, OH Operational Franchise Outlet, open for the entire 2025 calendar ye…
    $1,443,303
    other Gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — St. Louis, MO Operational Franchise Outlet, open for the entire 2024 calendar y…
    $1,256,385
    other Gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — St. Louis, MO Operational Franchise Outlet, open for the entire 2025 calendar y…
    $747,255
    other Gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    +72 more groups in the full report
    Play It Again Sports
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Opened 2023
    $315,061
    other Opened2023 Salesrange low
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Opened 2024
    $832,601
    other Opened2024 AverageGrossSales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Salesband$1,000,001 - $2,000,000
    43 percent
    other Salesband$1,000,001 - $2,000,000 MetAvgpercent
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    +14 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Mobility City vs Play It Again Sports: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Mobility City or Play It Again Sports?
    Mobility City: $240,350 – $539,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19); Play It Again Sports: $346,300 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mobility City. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Mobility City and Play It Again Sports disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Mobility City has reviewed Item 19 figures for 75 location groups; Play It Again Sports has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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