Cowabunga Collectibles is chock full of awesome treasures floor to ceiling! Staff are friendly +…read moreknowledgeable, selection is broad and prices are good. Great place to buy or sell everything excellent from video games and anime figures to classic movies and movie props. Fun place to shop and spend time.

Sean is amazing! I have sold several things like video games and Pokémon cards several times now…read moreand every single time he has offered me top dollar for cash value on things. I will always go back to him specifically before anywhere else as Cowabunga has never let me down with undercutting what the things I had were worth and has always been transparent too! Five Stars.

Great store with a wide variety of titles/topics. Clean and very organized. Owner is very…read moreknowledgeable and helpful. Convenient parking.

Once I walked through the door I was greeted by a strong smell of incense. Walking down the narrow…read morestairs to the shop are retro 80's movie posters on the walls. The store is a bit small but it is fully stocked with used books, board games, retro video games and figurines. Friendly staff. Fair prices!

The owner was really nice and fair, and the store had a great selection at good prices. I went in…read moreto sell some of my games, and he gave me a pretty fair price without too much negotiating. Definitely one of the best gaming stores in Massachusetts.

Service was good, the owner was nice and always gives away bracelets and other store merch like it…read moreis candy. The selection is the definition of "a little bit of this and a little of that" because he is most likely to have games for the mainstream systems but the amount might be limited the more rare and niche it is but that is not the fault of the store. The value is a little over normal market price but that is okay compared to many other stores I went to which were more expensive. BUT the big problem I have with this store is the hours. I know the owner is having some medical problems but I think that these hours are way too short! I recommend moving the hours from 3-6 if you want to get the most customers in my opinion because you can get student customers who come from school after 2:00 and workers who finish their 9-5 jobs. But in conclusion the store is great but the hours is its biggest flaw.

This was the best video game store I've ever seen in my entire life because I love retro video…read moregames and and the disc resurfacer was amazing and I'm glad I came to the store because it was the best video game store ever!

The reviews mentioning the rude staff appear to be true, based on my experience…read more I called about asking for a console cleaning and trouble shoot for a console not receiving power, likely a very simple fix. They wouldn't accept the job since the console had been opened in the past citing 'liability' concerns. The receptionist was rude and condescending during the encounter. This was a trial run as I planned on giving them a lot of console work in the future but I will be going elsewhere. I called another repair shop shortly after and they said they would take the job no problem and were able to essentially diagnose the problem over the phone (a solution consistent with that I explained over the phone). Perhaps Replay'd should adjust their policies and their attitude towards potential customers as they never know what opportunities may be lying on the other line.

I came down from Winthrop a small suburb east of Boston (yes there's an east of Boston ) to visit…read moremy side of the family near cape cod. I heard a lot about this Bowser's Basement from Facebook and YouTube . Me My Wife Danielle and our Twins Lilly & Luke love the Super Mario Franchise. And me and my wife love playing video games together. (Eat your heart out rest of the male population you know how hard it is to land a wife that does gaming) So this place seems like the perfect place to stop by and see what cool stuff they got . I brought in a few WIi games to trade in and got a fair trade in of $50 credit for them . My Daughter Lilly loves the Princesses and immediately asked politely for a Cat Power up Princess Peach plush . One of my Son Luke's first words was "Bowser" Well we already have two Different Bowser plushes so I got him One of the Koopa kids . Fair price for how rare they are . I saw the YouTube video of the guy looking for a Morton Koopa junior plush only to see they had one and it was not for sale. Well they restocked Morton so I got one My wife bought me a very nice and glossy looking Super Mario bros 3 sign for me to hang in "The Dave Cave" All in All it was an excellent experience with a super chill and patient clerk. We will do this again most certainly.

Avoid this store if you're looking to buy games that actually work. I spent $50 on a game that was…read morecompletely non-functional, and when I asked for a refund, I was told they only offer store credit. Why would I want credit to buy another broken game? Terrible customer service and zero accountability. Shop elsewhere.

Notyour traditional arcade but mainly caters to the more serious gaming crowd. They have the…read moreInitial D cabs here which is really cool. Lots of used video games.... PS1 thru PS5. Same for Xbox and other systems, even handheld. If you're looking for a hard to find old disc game this is your place. They host tournaments as well. Alot of tvs setup for gaming competitions. The staff is knowledgeable, but some are aloof on their phones at times. Great place for some old arcade machines but mostly catering to Japanese style arcade with DDR and other similar machines. Pretty cool. A good way to kill time if you're into gaming. Not alot for a little kid to do but there is skeeball and such

Dirty, poorly organized, annoying, no service. Overpriced game. Felt like I had to shower after I…read moreleft. Check out Replay'd in Allston.

Nice little retro spot in the Warren area. Been here a few times, and there's a decent selection of…read moregames and movies. The owner is a pretty nice guy, offers cash / credit for trades that are decently reasonable. He doesn't seem to clean or test any of the inventory, but had a scenario where a game was defective and he let me swap it for something else. One thing of note is it's only open on weekends for a handful of hours, so just plan ahead if you want to check it out. Also make sure you have cash, as they don't accept card payments. Some decent prices on most games are generally around PriceCharting (owner always doublechecks on that if he didn't mark it up yet, but will give better prices than what's on there so that's great). Worth checking out if you're in the area!

Since we were in town on Valentines Day, the hubby and I figured to stop in and check out their…read moreselection of retro games after reading a few good reviews. While the store is tiny and a bit cramped, the owner seems to really pack in a ton of merchandise. Lots of used DVDs for $1, CDs, nicknacks and a tidy little corner of games. Game-wise, for the most part, you'll find plenty of the typical games circulating the retro market (lots of sports and children's titles) but we did manage to find a couple gems for a very reasonable and affordable price. (Especially after checking their market prices online shortly after.) The owner was super sweet and helpful even asking what type of games we were looking for. Since she rotates her inventory often I feel like if we were frequent customers in the area, we'd score some really great finds.

The only retro game store you'll ever need. Been going to game zone for a few years now, and when I…read morehave friends in town it's always one of the spots we hit. They have a massive, constantly rotating variety of games and a deep knowledge of so many systems. I often see rare games (like original Pokémon, castlevania, etc.) and coveted systems for sale. They happily repaired my Nintendo DS after I'd been refused by every technician in the NH/MA area. The repair was very cheap and done quickly and seamlessly. I am so thankful to have my DS working again- the lovely people at game zone made my week (: Salem would be missing without local, honest places like this. Highly recommend.

This spot is a little tight but it has a lot of ol' school merch. Against the wall there were a…read morebunch of consoles or their boxes from back in the day. Neo Geo,Atari,Dreamcast,Turbo Grafx 16,Nintendo,etc. That was pretty cool. They also had tons of video games for those consoles. This store def put me down memory lane.

I have been an action figure collector my whole life and this store was like heaven to me. Every…read morespace is covered top to bottom with rows and display cases of modern and vintage action figures and toys from various eras. The prices are reasonable and not egregious like some other stores I've been to. There are plenty of lose figures for really good deals and many are complete with their respective accessories. The staff I met were offered to get stuff from way up on the high shelves for me to look at and were patient even when I decided to put things back. I found a vintage Mighty Max figure from 1971 and one staff member helped me figure out what it was via a google lense search. If you are a collector of vintage or modern action figures/toys there's something here for you.

So I went today after being in the area for a birthday party and I'll start with the good since…read morethere isn't much good to be had here. The comic selection is pretty great like there's tons here that you could look for hours and there's also so many other things collectibles to find here So ends the good When I say this place is overpriced I'm not saying by a small amount this place is crazy OVERPRICED asking upwards of 10-15 dollars for non key Batman legends of the dark knight books even tho you can get almost the whole run for 2 dollars a book. The condition of the priced books is also Horrendous! 20$ keys were COVERED in spine ticks but had 60$ price tags on them "uncanny x men 138" for 60 dollars when it has more ticks than a stray dog is highway robbery Lastly they have a HUGE sign outside that clearly states "we buy sell trade comics, games, cards" yet when I asked the guy if he was interested in looked at the books I brought he said "sorry our guy only does business online". So put that on your sign then Just stay away from this place it puts scalpers to shame with its prices of beat up comics

I shop here often for used and obscure sealed vinyl. I never leave empty handed. Vinyl is…read morerefreshed every Thursday I believe. Always get a hello when entering the shop. Good prices and Rob is very helpful as is the entire staff. I've sold Beatle collectibles here over the years and have gotten a fair price for them. Highly recommend!

Great prices! We…read morestopped by on a whim. It was our little guy's birthday and a few weeks back he asked us to stop in a comic book store (he saw all the logo's of superheroes posted outside.) The Time Capsule happened to be in the area we were so we stopped in. Spacious. Clean. Array of different types of items. Great prices! (Check out that $1 bin of records!) We walked out with a venom action figure ($12) and a Little Golden book- Moana 2 ($6.)