LOVE this place!! The best record store in Baltimore, in my opinion. Anytime I have friends or…read morefamily in town that are musically interested, I'll take them here and they are always grateful and impressed. In addition to records and CDs they have such a perfect selection of gift like items and an enormous, amazing selection of great gifts! Finally, the staff is extremely nice, down to earth, outgoing and helpful! They have a wide range of new and used items with really reasonable prices! Highly recommend!!

I had the most epic vinyl shopping spree at The Sound Garden in Baltimore - I'm talking vinyl…read morelover's paradise! They've got a nice selection of tunes from every genre imaginable. The store was so organized, and the staff were super chill. It was hoppin' in there, so I'm pretty sure this is the spot to score vinyl, CDs, and other cool stuff at great prices. Bonus points: they'll even buy your old vinyl! Merch, fun vibes, and all the tunes if you're in Baltimore, you gotta roll check out this joint!

This is a spectacular gem for an area as dreary as Baltimore suburbia. The building itself is…read morelocated on what would have become the mainstreet of Essex, and is situated near a museum and monument. The facade is usually decorated, and is extremely charming. It always gives me a fuzzy feeling to look at the displays in the window. As for the inventory, it's fantastic. There are a variety of genres and media formats available, and, yes, there are comics. I appreciate how eccentric some of the items are, which included an album from Evelyn Evelyn (something I thought not possible). The staff is very pleasant, but they will become rightfully upset if you plan to loiter (which has become/is an issue). I fell victim to this as a kid, mostly because the store is seriously friggin' cool.

Amazing store and staff was friendly and helpful. I was surprised at the selection of comics,…read moregames, and collectibles.

This is a great game store. They have events every night, a huge play place, and a good selection…read more It's also incredibly clean and very spacious. Their board game library is still growing, but it's of a pretty good size already. They also have wargaming tables, and are making new terrain all the time. I can't comment on that too much, since I don't play. They also have painting space.

It's my opinion that places of business should carry a degree of professionalism. My last time in…read morethere, the person I understand to be the owner was very outspoken about his politics. Personally, I got into the hobby as a way to escape a lot of those tensions. I have shopped at critical hit games for a couple years, have gamed there on several occasions. Never once heard an uttering of political rhetoric from employees or staff. That's the way it should be. If I know your political affiliations (whatever they may be) 5 minutes after stepping foot in your store, you're doing it wrong. Haven't been back since and tell people I know to stay away. I go out of my way to stay away from this place.

Took my 13yo yesterday. At every other card shop we've been to, the staff has been kind, helpful…read moreand encouraging with kids but this guy just ignored him. They didn't have any hockey cards and there wasn't much else to interest him. I'm eight months pregnant and they wouldn't let me use the restroom. Totally lacking in common courtesy and basic human decency. Worst card shop we've ever visited.

Been coming here since they opened, cool vibes and friendly staff! They buy higher then most other…read moreshops within a hour radius, they price things out and let you decide, no pressure what so ever. Plenty of selection of sports and pokemon cards and host great events for the community pretty regularly! My personal favorite shop in the area 100%!!

Very pleased, great and friendly customer service shop, seems to be family run and perfectly sits…read morenext to a double tree hotel (I badly had to pee from my hour drive out from Gaithersburg in rush hour traffic.) I called the shop earlier in the day and spoke to Phil, he gave me a great initial impression, very friendly and told me they're on the 2nd floor of the quadrant and can be a bit difficult to find. He also advised a flood had occurred, they're still open and operational, but if the hallways look weird, don't be alarmed. Lol I highly recommend doing a quick Google search on the map to see the general idea of where to go. Once parked at the double tree, simply walk to the left of the building, you'll see a sign for events meeting place and a sign for a radio station, go past the station for the 2nd door and you'll find a set of stairs. Once you go up the stairs, walk down the hall and it should be the first door on the right. Suite #215 The reason for my visit was to get a second opinion on my uncle's stamps. I received them about 20 years ago and they'd been sitting in bags in storage ever since. Trying to navigate eBay with coins or stamps is a whole nother ballpark and figured I should go to the best! As expected, the collection isn't really worth more than $25 for about the 2700 ish cancelled stamps. But it was nice to have Phil recognize that I was the one that called, treat the album well, and give me an honest answer. While I was at the shop, I believe his son, Victor walked in and apologized in regards to the album being of low value. We also had a great conversation on other collectibles, such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, Sports cards, video games and the like. I've been searching for ages for a shop or at least someone willing to allow me to bring in the 3-4 monster boxes of sports cards I have. I got a firm "bring them in, we'll take a look". Today's venture wasn't just about getting an appraisal for my stamps, it was more about, where can I go for future guidance with collectibles. Compared to my recent visit with Maryland Stamps and Coins (Bethesda), Geezer's Tweezers is absolutely what I was looking for. I 1000% recommend this business and will be looking forward to my next visit! Thank you so much Phil and Victor for the pleasant experience!

This business conned me!!! They lied to me saying my stuff wasn't authentic. At the time I…read moreinherited a book from my great uncle with Mark Twain's autograph in it, the guy at this business lied and said it was a fake autograph that it was stamped. I did my research mark twain never used stamps for his autograph please these people lie and they rip you off and try to tell you your stuff is fake!!! Beware!! I wish I could get my book back

I can't recommend this place enough ! My boyfriend and I have been twice so far and both times were…read moremet with super friendly and knowledgeable staff. This will be my go to for cards !

So I've sold a decent bit of things to pops directly to the guy I'm guessing not the owner to come…read moreand find out that his prices he showed were not legit and the 10+ unopened topps donruss collector edge ect from 1983 unopened 1985 unopened 87 88 89 91 90 85 puzzle 77 78 football portrait card foils everything unopened in box with plastic wrap were not 10$ or oh they aren't really worth that much I'll take the 85 86 87 88 and the 2 puzzle box from 91 they are only a few bucks 60$ I'll do 80 if I get the superbowl pack and the cartoonist post card from 88 which he showed me were 2$ roughly after some long research found out more like 10-18$ each was 14 of them in mint total sale 80$ real value including sales I've viewed him make unopened box 40$-25$-125$ just 3 I've seen postcards ebay 12$ each Why bs customer and lie about value i have a huge collection thank God you didn't see my international jordan foil or my older 1965-70 non junk wax or the 2k non junk football 1970-77 complete sets BELOW SHOWS QUALITY OF WHAT HE BOUGHT SAYING WAS NOT WORTH ANYTHING REALLY ... BTW SBB BUYING WOULD HAVE GOTTEN UNOPENED BOX FOILS FOR 615 PLUS MY ANGER .

I was highly impressed by the illustration art books at Atomic Books! A great find! This location…read moreis easily accessible as it is on the Falls Road corridor.

If you're looking for a great selection of books and comics, in addition to an on-site bar, Atomic…read moreBooks may be your destination. Located in the Hampden section of Bmore, Atomic Books would easily satisfy the inner book nerd in you (*raises hand...). Upon entering, the ambiance was chill with music playing over the speaker with just enough volume to not get in the way of perusing the incredible book collection. The books are sectioned according to genre, which makes for ease in looking for a specific topic. They have a magazine section as well with titles you won't find in an ordinary newsstand (a magazine titled "Bomb"?.... I'm impressed). The cost of the books varied, but was not so to bust your budget. They also have a selection of comic books in addition to t-shirts and items with the Atomic Books logo. The staff were pleasant and customers who came in seemed to be locals supporting a great small business. I liked that. And don't forget I mentioned a bar....located in the rear....serving adult libations. Can you imagine yourself purchasing a favorite book and settling in at one of the seats in the bar sipping on your favorite drink? Or playing the video game back there? I could and would have...if I had the time! All in all, a cool neighborhood bookstore/bar to chill out, grab a book, and a drink.

I have shopped at this store a few times when I visit the area. Always find something I like. the…read moreowner is a great guy and willing to work with you on price. I recommend to anyone who likes comics with a happy owner.

I went here looking for silver age comics. While they had many comics of more recent vintage, they…read moredidn't appear to have any substantial amount of older comics. The prices I saw were a bit on the higher side but not outrageous. I think there's a benefit to being able to examine comics by hand rather than trust ebay descriptions. Friendly staff and an interesting basement with a wide assortment of less well known comics. Worth a visit if you are interested in more recent issues.