My real rating would probably be 4.5 stars, but that's not an option on Yelp, so I rounded up. Anyway...
The dude who runs this store is really cool, in a nerdy kind of way. He's VERY enthusiastic about his products and knows just about everything about every item in the store, of which there's thousands, at least. The vast majority of his products are in good shape, everything that I knew about myself was authentic, and the prices were generally better than you'd find on eBay or Amazon.
One thing for first time customers to keep in mind is that he does care a lot about everything in his store, so he probably won't let you touch stuff until he knows you well enough to know that you're willing to buy something. Some might see that as bad customer service, but I just see it as the store owner asking that you respect his property while it's still his property. A lot of the stuff he has is both fragile and surprisingly valuable, so if you're not the type to complain about jewelry stores keeping everything behind glass, then I don't think you have a leg to stand on here.
Just be cool with the guy, and he'll be cool with you. He'll also show you some of his rarer stuff if you go in there and buy from him semi-consistently. The last thing I remember buying from him was a Majin Buu toy (the fat, fun version), and he showed me some of his other Dragon Ball stuff that he had stored away. I ended up also buying toys for King Kai and his monkey, Bubbles. Did I spend more than I should have? Yeah, probably. Do I regret my purchase? I don't know. I'm too busy thinking about how much I like Dragon Ball.
Much as I like the store and its owner, I do have a couple of little problems. The big one is that he doesn't take credit cards. I understand that there's various fees and other complications that come with getting that set up, and there are ATMs right next to the store, but that's just enough of an inconvenience for me that I don't really bother going in unless I have a lot of cash on me already. Another problem is the store hours. Not the actual hours that he operates it, by the way, but the hours that are posted on the entrance to the store. The hours that are posted might actually be referring to the hours that he's not there, because I checked there a few times to see if he was open before passing by at like midnight after a late shift at work and seeing that he was open. Once I discovered through sheer luck that he was open at night, there was no problem and I made sure to go in on days that I worked late. No problem with going in late, especially since I prefer to be up at night, if possible, I just think it'd be a good idea to post accurate hours of operation. He'd probably get a lot more customers, then.
Regardless, if you're into video games, anime, cartoons, comics and classic fantasy and sci-fi movies, and you want someone who actually likes that stuff trying to sell it to you, then this is a fantastic store. Just remember to check in after 7 or 8 pm. read more