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    Play It Again Sports vs Real Deals on Home Decor

    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.

    Play It Again Sports2026 FDDReal Deals on Home Decor2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Play It Again Sports

    $346,300

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    $144,350

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Play It Again Sports

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Play It Again Sports: 17, Real Deals on Home Decor: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Play It Again Sports

    $346,300
    Total Estimated Initial Investment: $346,300 to $459,700.
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    $144,350
    TOTAL 15 — $144350
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Play It Again Sports

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    7%
    Royalty 1 — 7%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Play It Again Sports

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

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    1.5%
    Marketing Fund — 1.5% — 1.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    45
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    −2
    Calculated: 47 at end of 2023 → 45 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Real Deals on Home Decor

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

    Play It Again Sports

    1988
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    2006
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Real Deals on Home Decor

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Real Deals on Home Decor
    Franchised (44 locations) — revenue and other measures
    $10,529
    other weekly gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40

    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.

    Play It Again Sports vs Real Deals on Home Decor: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Play It Again Sports or Real Deals on Home Decor?
    Play It Again Sports: $346,300 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Real Deals on Home Decor: $144,350 (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 Real Deals on Home Decor. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Play It Again Sports and Real Deals on Home Decor disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Play It Again Sports has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 location groups; Real Deals on Home Decor has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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