Excellent store. Worthy of a visit. Excellent online presence as well. Not sure what some of the…read morenegative comments were really about. Exchanging hobby electronics to a store in 2026 is a ridiculous expectation. The manufacturers carry that burden.

Kudos to Lombard Hobbies! Last December I made a purchase from this business. It was promptly…read moreshipped but the delivery service, UPS, delivered my purchase to a different address. I filed a claim with UPS who did an investigation but failed to retrieve my item. After also contacting Lombard Hobbies, they replaced my purchased item at no cost. Their handling of this matter is greatly appreciated and I definitely will purchase from them again based not only on their quick and fair handling of my situation, but also for their prices which are lower than some of the other online hobby stores.

the strangest thing happened over labor day weekend; I came here and walked inside, announced…read moremyself, walked around a little more and took some pictures, waited a little because I had my box stock Mazda with me and wanted to go roundy round for a while because I like that sort of thing unless there's wing cars on the track (IYKYK) but I never saw anybody... maybe they were in the process of getting robbed or burgled and I just missed it? regardless, it's an interesting if not unique set up. there's a big flat track occupying prime real estate as you walk in and a big old king sprawled across the back half of the store with a parts shop and pit areas where they fit. I saw a straight line down the far side (there's almost always a straight line for the 100% GO FAST!! crowd) funny thing about these places, they're way funner if you listen more than talk; more often than not the guy running it is a professional...

We worked with Mike to coordinate a surprise birthday party for our 5 year old who's obsessed with…read morecars. Mike was super easy to work with and pricing was very reasonable to host a 2 hour party for kids. The main track can be dialed back so that the kids won't send the cars off the track. Mike (one man team) did a great job of rotating the kids in for races and even had a separate area for those not racing to send hot wheels care down an inclined race track to pass time while they awaited their turn. Overall the event was a success. We were able to bring in pizza from next door for food. I have pretty fond memories of my dad taking my brother and I slot car racing when we were kids so it was a really cool to be able to share the same experience with my son and his friends. 'Til next time, cheers!

I just experienced my first and last time in the store. The card selection was a bit overpriced,…read morebut the real disappointment was in the way that fellow card players have shown themselves to be a toxic and a loudmouthed community. One player in particular went out of his way to more or less yell that people playing a particular deck are "pieces of $hit.". Well needless to say I have far better things to do on a Saturday night then be verbally berated. I won't be back to this store and will actually be reporting them to riot games.

Make sure you clarify how you want your cards handled. When inspecting my cards, they took cards…read moreout of toploader and sleeves without asking. They also will rub their fingers over the surface of the card for an unknown reason. I hope they will be more careful in the future when handling expensive cards, including when pulling the card out of the toploader. They handed the man-handled card back to me raw. They had a great selection of modern and older sealed product. The computer was a awesome and can look up cards for sale. They "dont do foreign languages" for trade in

I've been buying from Kevin almost exclusively since 2018. He is fair in buying and selling, an old…read moreschool honest guy...never any problems. He will give you a break on premiums as a frequent or long time customer. He also runs the monthly coin show in Countryside, IL every 2nd Sunday of the month where dealers compete for your business. Kevin is a great guy to do business with!

Thank you Kevin! I mustered up the courage to go into this shop, despite having a pretty fierce…read morefear of dogs. (I'd read in other reviews that this coin shop has a dog onsite and the dog greeted me at the door with leaps & barks as I stood looking inside.) Kevin was the best. He offered to put the dog in another room, but I decided to be brave. Kevin helped me feel right at home in the shop and around his lovely pup, Morgan, as he quickly appraised my coins. The shop is bright and very tidy & welcoming. I was in and out in about 10 minutes and happy with the amount I received for my 10 Morgan silver dollars. I would definitely come back if I have other coins to sell. Easy street parking. Cute downtown Elmhurst location with loads of shops and restaurants nearby. I'm so glad I read the Yelp reviews (very positive ) and decided to give this shop my business today.

My bf and I dropped by last night just to browse since we were in the area and were glad that we…read moredid! This store had a pretty good selection of board games and supplies. Kyle was super helpful with recommending cool games for us to try out in the future based on our interests and and we ended up taking a game home that night which was cool and exciting for the both of us. We appreciate the friendly vibes and would love to come back one day for game night!

This is a hobby shop / gaming store in LaGrange Illinois. My buddy shops here on occasion and so we…read morestopped in as I love these types of products as well. For people like us there are just so many things to see. They have games of all different types including some for younger people. My friend found Bob's burgers Monopoly and was considering buying it when they found some dungeons & dragons products that they wanted more. It was a tough decision but Bob's will be the next visit there. I was impressed with the varied collection of games and products that they had. In the end I only made a small purchase, a pack of Magic the Gathering Universes Beyond / The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle Earth booster cards. I don't play the game but I do enjoy the artwork. This is totally the store that would be a danger for me if I lived up here. I would probably be in shopping once a week. A very worthwhile visit.

Whether traveling to pick up product in person or ordering on line it has always been an easy great…read moreexperience. In house the staff is extremely knowledgeable about their products and have advised me beyond my expectations. Devon and Mike are my favor people there for servicing my purchase needs. Have been using them for over 5 years and hopefully will continue using them until I retire my business.

I really appreciate the knowledgeable and friendly staff here who will always help and offer…read moreadvice. And they made it so easy to call in orders and pick them up throughout covid, but it's great seeing them in store now too.

Me and my kid loved itHe was so friendly and he told me all the good things. about the cards. The…read morebest.

Great store! If any questions about a specific product or just the hobby in general Steven, the…read moreowner, is incredibly knowledgeable and actually takes the time to talk to you as opposed to just rushing a sale. Along with many miscellaneous hard to find sports related items there is a good variety of non-sport as well. Definitely worth stopping in and taking a look.

If you want games that come in boxes, this place seemed to have a great selection…read more I would not bother to go there for Pokemon cards due to bad binder behavior. No sleeves !!! I have spent a ton of money on expensive full art or classic cards.... I would never shop here for Pokemon. My son got 1 card in pretty crap /well-played condition for about a dollar. I have been to plenty of hobby stores and never have seen cards organized the way they have it set up. No sleeves. Many cards in one binder slot. Service was odd we waiting for someone to get out of the bathroom for about 5 minutes before being helped.

Great selection of games arranged nicely so you can easily see the main games and all their…read moreexpansion packs / themed spin-offs. The prices are competitive, at times even beating the price that you'll find on Amazon for the same item. They also pack an impressively complete selection of items for the size of their shop, stacked from wall to wall with items to buy that cover everything from cards to social games to collectibles to board games and more! Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area, or if you're looking for a great place to find gifts for birthdays or the holidays.

I called regarding some die cast, and the employee speaking to me was incredibly rude and short,…read morebut not until he realized he wasn't interested in what I had, of course! I work in retail and wouldn't dare yelling thank you in the middle of a potential customer's conversation and then hanging up. Im sorry but that deserves a 1 star review. Maybe your employees should be a little more cordial. Hobby shops are a dying breed these days and acting like that certainly won't help you stay in business.

Passing by, the store looks to be no longer in business. There was white paper over the windows.read more

A few years ago, I saw a friend post a picture of a store with an insane Jellycat selection, so I…read moremessaged her and had to know where, and she told me about Fairytales in downtown Lombard. I have since probably purchased over 20 Jellycats from here, it's my favorite way to do so because I love supporting a local business and this shop is genuinely just the best. Outside of Jellycats, I've gotten Hello Kitty Blue Sky Ceramics, an Allen designs clock, Christmas ornaments, a lazy Susan, and baby gifts. Although I don't live in the area, anytime I'm out towards Oak Brook I ALWAYS make sure to stop by Fairytales to see what's new. Unfortunately due to the immense popularity of Jellycats, their stock has declined significantly which is a bit of a bummer, but it seems to be out of their control from my understanding. Everyone I've interacted with here has been incredibly sweet, I've done waitlist orders (I was able to get the large snow dragon jellycat this was as well as some of the rare Christmas ornaments!), and I've done a few online pickup orders as well. Each time my items are packaged beautifully and I feel so special walking out with the super high quality, beautifully branded Fairytales bag. Downtown Lombard truly has a gem, if it was closer to me I'd frequent a lot more, but it just makes my trips even more special when I do get to stop by.

Love this store! Friendly staff and owners. Huge selection of collectables and knowledgeable…read morestaff. Love shopping and attending Nora Fleming events! Stop by you wont regret it!!