This place is like a small museum, library, and store rolled into one…read more The walls are lined with not-for-sale vintage consoles and collectibles in original packaging. Fun place to walk around. Good selection of used games for a number of systems, and the proprietor will usually buy games back for not too much less than his selling price. Pretty good selection of accessories, too. Helpful and friendly proprietor. Once, I asked him for an HDMI cable, and he was out of new ones, so he gave me an extra one he had for free. They also have turntables and some great vintage records. Highly recommended store.

Pretty cool place! Lance is really nice and willing to look through your cards if you are trying to…read moresell them. Pending transaction, waiting on Lance to sort through our cards.

Great local collectibles store. Nice owner and great items! Would recommend to anyone interested in…read morethis kind of thing. Definitely a small town diamond in the rough.

They have a very good collection of games and consoles, but the prices and returns are outrageous!…read moreI bought a PS4 about a year back, so this console was no where near new, and it was 250 dollars used. Which isn't horrible, but the controllers were a whole different level of stupid. They were heavily used, had bad stick-drift, and they cost 50 dollars! I could buy a PS5 controller for around 65 dollars. Over the amount of time that i had the PS4 i bought 17 games for a total of a little over 150 dollars. so that brings the total up to 500 dollars! i went to return it recently and they gave me 120 dollars. for all of it and some other consoles such as 2 Xbox 360's and 7 controllers and games and a Wii with 3 controllers and about 20 games each. 120 dollars. I will likely never come back unless i am buying games.

Games Universe in Mequon: Sellers Beware!…read more I went into Games Universe in Mequon to sell more than 1,000 Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards. I was told the cards would be scanned individually and priced at 50% of TCGplayer. That sounded reasonable. Before going in, I personally scanned every card using CollX to get an idea of the collection's market value. CollX estimated the collection at more than $500, so based on Games Universe's stated 50% buying rate, I expected an offer somewhere around $240-$250. After approximately 24 hours, they called and offered me $64. That works out to roughly 6 cents per card. These were not worthless cards. The collection consisted primarily of vintage commons and mostly unplayed cards that had been in my possession for more than 20 years. There were dozens of cards in the $1-$3 range and nine copies of Seething Song that they themselves valued at approximately $11 each, and a Pokémon Blaziken V that I had valued at around $28. When I went into the store to discuss the offer, Conor explained their system in a condescending manner. I started by asking about the nine Seething Songs. He confirmed they valued them at $11 each--$99 worth of cards. At 50%, those nine cards alone should have represented roughly a $50 offer. According to their $64 total offer, that would leave only $14 for the other 1,063 cards. That was when I knew something was seriously wrong and the experience felt extraordinarily deceptive and predatory. If a store tells customers their cards will be individually evaluated and purchased at 50% of market value, an offer that amounts to roughly 6 cents per card raises serious questions. I have been buying, selling and playing Magic for approximately 30 years. I explained that I was the sole owner of these cards and that they had been in my possession for more than two decades. Conor's response was that none of that mattered to him and that he didn't need to "hear my credentials." It didn't need to become confrontational. It could have simply been a conversation about the cards and the offer. Instead, Conor's increasingly aggressive and condescending tone became particularly troubling as it became clear that I was not going to accept what I felt was an attempt to take advantage of the uneven leverage they apparently believed they had over me. Once I decided to take my cards back, and therefore take the potential profit from those cards away from the store, the entire transaction went sour and the interaction became increasingly unprofessional. Conor became agitated and verbally aggressive, making comments I won't repeat here. I took my cards and left. When I got home, I scanned the collection myself using the TCGplayer app. The results were eye-opening: 1,011 Magic cards: $401.26 61 Pokémon cards: $49.83 Total TCGplayer value: $451.09 Games Universe offered me $64. By their own stated 50% buying guidelines, that collection should have generated an offer of approximately $225.54. Instead, they offered me $64--roughly 28% of what their own buying policy would suggest and only 14% of the total TCGplayer value. The numbers don't lie. I walked in expecting a legitimate card-selling experience based on the terms they gave me. I walked out with my cards because I no longer trusted the process. Maybe there is an explanation for their $64 valuation. If so, it should have been transparent and obvious from the beginning. What I experienced was a massive disconnect between the buying process they described and the offer they actually made. If you are considering selling cards at Games Universe, do your homework first. Know your cards' value, get multiple offers, and don't blindly trust a stated percentage of market value. I will never step foot in that store again. I gave Games Universe an opportunity to conduct an honest and professional transaction, and in my experience, they destroyed whatever trust could have existed. For me, that's the end of the story and the end of my business with Games Universe.

Asked several times about One Piece Box Prices. 500 years in the future @ Game Universe: $175,…read moreonline: $115-125. Same thing with OP-06, Wings of the Captain. Purchased a box on TikTok for $130. TCGPlayer had it for $145-160. Asked front desk... $264. Looking for one piece cards, avoid this shop

Service is excellent from the worker & owner. They do feel…read morewelcoming. So much selection, most are vintage. Anything you need they have it! Gloria & Jon will take good care of you with kindness. Value is good. Thank you for the LOVE. Highly recommended to visit them. I'm able to find a gift for my fiancé's bday.

Called asking about availability of an item. Person said they had some of what I was looking for. I…read moresaid I was on my way, would stop in. I walked in found the items, store person said hello, just then another person walked in. He greeted her, asked how he could help her and proceeded to do so, completely ignoring me like I was invisible. Apparently doesn't need my business. I left, as I was walking out he turned attention to me asking if there was anything I wanted to see. (Really dude?) I simply said no, apparently I was invisible and left. Wow, just wow

A very friendly local shop with a large amount of collectibles. I love coming here when I'm looking…read moreto sell some games or cards and buying some single Pokémon cards or packs. There's a little of something for everyone here. I usually see the same staff faces and they're always helpful and welcoming. If you're a collector at any level, definitely stop by. I believe they even had a couple labubus if that's what you're looking for!

We love going here getting our fix with Pokemon cards & basketball & football cards!…read more Cards are organized in boxes & in good condition. They have a wide variety of options. They have 2 long tables. Friendly owners.

I was recently in Madison for a comic convention and decided to bring some video games with me that…read moreI wanted to sell because, in my opinion, Madison has a better retro video game scene than Milwaukee. The only store close to where I was that was open before 11am was Quicksave Games, so I drove the extra distance to Fitchburg to check them out. I knew the general value of my games going in and was pleasantly surprised at the amount I was offered in trade. I ended up finding a couple PS4 VR games that I had been searching for and they gave me a little cash too to cover the remainder of the trade value. The games I found were reasonably priced based on their Price Charting value. The store has an excellent selection of both retro and current games. I was impressed by finding video game guides as well. If you need console/controller repair or swapping out dead batteries in video games, those are services they offer. I'm glad I made the decision to stop at Quicksave Games and would do so again if the opportunity arises.

This place is a hidden gem in Racine. I can't really think of many other places here that sell what…read morethey do. Not only do they sell merchandise, movies, and current-gen video games/consoles, they also sell games and consoles from all different generations. Anything from the Nintendo 64 to PS2 to Xbox 360. There is a pretty decent game selection as well. In-store console repair is offered, items can be custom ordered, and they accept trade-ins for cash or store credit. Prices are very reasonable. Sometimes you'll get the cold shoulder upon walking in, but the couple that runs this place will usually warm up. I even went in the weekend after Black Friday and was offered a coupon on my purchase. Overall, you can't go wrong by at least stopping in and seeing what is offered.

Despite the size of the store has quite a large selection of both vintage Newark games and games to…read moreplay

I've been coming here since 2018/2019. The owner is a great guy who will always take the time to…read moretalk to every customer who comes in. They have great board games, magic the gathering, and Pokémon product all for a great price. I would highly recommend coming here and checking out the store. There's a second store in DeKalb IL as well.

This store is right by my favorite laundromat, so I decided to take my son over to check it out…read more For those of you unaware (not that I'm an expert or know anything of substance about it) there's a card game called Magic (the Gathering) and people who enjoy it can play for hours on end, completely content and completely engaged. The reason we came here was that my son is learning to play Pokemon, which (if you're also unaware) is a card game with more simple rules for younger audiences to play for hours on end, completely content and completely engaged. We were hoping to find some Pokemon cards for purchase, and to see if anyone was playing. We found a small selection of Pokemon products, but were completely astonished by the overwhelming catalog of Magic cards, sets, posters, mats, and several tables with several players engaging in their favorite pastime. I commented to one of the co-owners, Justin, on how cool this place was and how I didn't know anything about Magic, but could appreciate the passion that these players had around the game. Justin politely excused himself and brought me several decks of Magic cards and handed them over! He let me know that they give out free starter packs for people who are trying to see if they like the game or not. It was just a sampling of what some call "cardboard crack", Justin told me. He invited us back to play any time, and even promised to hold the last Pokemon starter set for my son to purchase after saving his allowance. This is how you run a small business : focus on something you love, your passion... show customers how much you love it... and share it! There's a huge selection of other games and accessories, but we'll be back for the Pokemon cards, and maybe an engaging game of Magic.

Living nowhere near this place, I'll most likely not be back, but I had a very positive experience…read morehere. The owner was very nice, and the wide selection of old and new video games dating back to Atari 2600 could have kept me occupied for hours. I was able to find two games I had been looking for for a while, both at prices at or better than I had seen anywhere else.

Good selection of retro video games and very fair pricing. The owner was easy to negotiate with…read morewhen selling items to him too. Definitely a place to come back to.

This is a great little shop for the collectible card gamer. The staff at Robin's Nest is very good…read moreto first time gamers and they've arranged for plenty of opportunities for Magic, Pokemon and YuGiOh players to get together and play in sanctioned events. Also an excellent local resource for single cards. All that's keeping this store from achieving a 5-star rating is their store hours which aren't conducive to people who work during the week - we're only really able to shop on Friday Nights and Saturdays. Also, strict policies keep away kids trying to sell cards and people who aren't there to participate in tournaments, so if you're going to just watch, forget it. Plan to spend the $5 whether you have a tournament deck to play or not.

Unprofessional business. Won't honor prices listed in store or on any other reputable market…read morepricing database. Will adjust your prices at the register based on current "for sale" listings on eBay. It does not feel like a business run to promote this hobby. Solid selection but probably because of the pricing lol