I love a good independent bookstore so I was excited to stop in to Market Block Books while in town…read morefor a work trip. I was searching for a local sticker for a souvenir, but I didn't see any at the bookstore. I did find some nice postcards for the city of Troy that I bought. They do have a bag surcharge so bring your tote bag. I loved the staff picks display right at the front door - lots of good options! The selection seemed to range from best sellers to local authors, kids' books, and more. The building is historic and unique, and I'm really glad I got to check it out.

Great book store location inside a corner brick factory in Troy. This book purveyor was packed with…read moreevery book, magazine, seats, pens & paper, journals, flyers, post cards and note pads you can imagine. The sections are organized by nature, poetry, marriage, history etc. This place is very bright and there are soft seats to sit in by the front windows. Needs a few more staff on site. Review: 5

Amazing customer service and very fair prices!! Sold some stuff to them and got a great price on…read morethe items alot of awesome stuff too

My husband wanted to look at comics to purchase and as a geek, this store was great to visit!…read moreAlthough my husband wasn't used to comic bins not being organized or in alphabetical order, which made him take hours to sort through them, I enjoyed looking at the rooms and all of the collectible memorabilia! For my patience and trouble, I was pleasantly surprised that the person minding the store graciously told me to take the pins I picked out for waiting so long! Ha! There's so much to see here if you're into anything geeky or nerdy, it's truly impossible to make a list ... so I took a bunch of pictures instead! Enjoy! Once again, Johnstown delivers with having a Main Street you truly can love -- one-of-a-kind shopping and cafes/restaurants!

What a fun place! I enjoyed visiting on grand opening weekend and then again at a less crowded…read moretime. They have a wide variety of items from all kinds of food and drink to household items and cosmetics. They also have figurines, cards and plushies. My son loves Japan so he especially enjoyed our visit. It's expensive and I spent over $50 on the first visit and they included a few freebies. Check it out!

This is a fun place. It's got almost a little bit of everything. Plenty of beverages, snacks, dish…read moreware, kitchen supplies and beauty aids, but it seems that toys take up about half of the store. The word has gotten out about the toys because many families show up. I grew up on Sanrio toys and Hello Kitty has always been one of my favs. You'll find plenty of Hello Kitty and friends merch but I've noticed that they've already run out of some items and not restocked. There's no staff on the floor to offer assistance. Since many of the products are not labeled in English, only Japanese, they really need more customer support. Also, please fix the token changer, which has been broken for several days. The entire front portion of the store is dedicated to machinery that only accepts tokens including the arcade-style claw machines and small toys /key chains dispensers. I saw people wandering through the aisles looking really confused since dozens upon dozens of machines in this section are unplayable if customers can't change their dollars into tokens. There's no one around to even explain that to them. I did, however, enjoy buying snacks. The spicy potato sticks may be my favorite. I look forward to trying the new foods they plan to bring in. I wish they could offer full meals. I mistakenly thought the store would look more like a Japanese version of H Mart which is Korean and truly has everything. Still, Ebisu's arrival to the Capital Region gives shoppers more variety and options, which is great.

Such a nice guy who runs the place. So patient with his customers and all around so genuine. Cool…read moreold school items and collectables.

Love this place! Nice selection of vinyl records, vintage and retro toys. Very cool. Will be back…read moresoon!

I am a frequent buyer at this venue. On one occasion, I sat down for a few minutes on a thick…read morerustic bench. The booth vendor confronted me, shouted loudly for me to " GET UP AND GET OUT ! " . I reported this to the shop owner, nothing done . On another occasion, this vendor shouted at me again for no discernible reason. Shop owner gave sympathy but no action. We don't know this vendor and never dealt with her before . So unacceptable !

Could spend all day going through the stacks upon stacks of treasures. A whole other floor we never…read moreeven got to! In response to another reviewer, 1 star seems a bit punishing when this place, like all antique shops, sell items AS IS. Cracks/ wear/ imperfections are the assumption, not the exception. If you're trying to fine perfect antiques then go to eBay auction. That's just common sense, no? Personally, I had a great experience. Side note- as a mom of small children, this place is definitely NOT for kids. Beautiful breakables everywhere!

This is the best game/card store in the Albany Area…read more Incredibly nice staff that help you with whatever you need. They have a very large selection of video games and compared to other stores around, they have good prices. I've found a few games there that I haven't seen at other stores in my over 10 years of video game collecting. Definitely stop by and check out this shop if you collect games or cards.

Despite the name sounding more like a special "mushroom" place, this turned out to be a neat little…read morenew and used video game store. Unlike some places (cough... cough... Gamestop) I felt welcome upon entering and wasn't treated like an idiot (though some of my questions surely would have landed me in that category). I wanted a new Nintendo Switch 2, had several old systems to sell, and wasn't quite sure of my options. They were super helpful, gave me what I considered a good price on my used trade-ins, and worked with me to place my order. One note of caution: they are in the same plaza as a popular pizzeria and parking is tight at mealtimes, especially on the weekends.

If you're a person of color you're most likely not wanted here…read more I collect a lot of trinkets so I am always very excited to find a store like this, however every time I find myself coming to the owners store i'm always given dirty looks or watched vigilantly as if i'd steal. It's kind of hurtful. It's happened multiple times, inside and outside of the store. I recall going to the farmers market and him being inside the store until I came around, he immediately came outside and followed me around :/ It's a big shame as I want to like the store but just can't

Very random and dense collection of vinyl, but it's not "curated" - the selections look for the…read moremost part like they're just culled from garage sales in the area. That said, the Re-Collector has picked up a few gems so if you're a hard core collector, you'll likely spend a little time flipping through the bins. There's some CDs, DVDs, cassettes, and even a shelf of 8-tracks, and then a bunch of completely randomized tschotschkes. While I'm a sucker for this sort of thing usually we haven't found anything interesting on repeated visits. The music and vibe can be interesting or annoying, which goes double for the Re-Collector himself; he seems to be a bit moody. The store's pretty cramped, too, so go in with your claustrophobia under control and I recommend not taking any bags in, either. Worth a buzz-by if you like random odd used stuff stores, but not a can't miss one-of-those-things IMHO.

The Bookmark, formerly of Newton Plaza (a theme of Newton Plaza stores is invading my brain right…read morenow from a recent trip, so anyone not from the area probably should just skip the reviews), used to be a second job for a teacher in our Shaker High, Ms. Skeals. She was an incredibly nice person, very engaging, and just all around a good teacher. She was younger than the average age I would say at our school so she taught sensibly with a much closer ear for teen tendencies, attitudes, she was just much more in tune. Anywho, occasionally I would drop by the Bookmark because it was the closest local bookstore to home if I had to purchase anything. We'd talk about movies and such, and the cover of the Bread and Tulips DVD, which that particular cover the actress reminded me a lot of Ms. Skeals, so we had what you call a laff riot over that one. It was a good film exercise/quiz before heading on to other things during the afternoon. The bookstore itself was nothing too fancy; they certainly could not cover as much ground as the huge Barnes and Noble on Wolf Road, but what could? they did not specialize in used books and comics like the Book Barn over on Delatour either, but this was an easy bookstore to navigate for the general selection of classic fiction as well as current non-fiction. And it was next to the Starbucks, the only one in the immediate area. So that was an easy one-two punch.