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    The Cave

    2.5 (63 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Michael Myers & The Simpsons !
    Dan C.

    This is the 3rd location The Cave has (other in Folsom and the other in Sacramento.) I have been a customer for years and have to warn everyone that this location IS NOT a good place to sell. I came here to sell a cigarette neon light, 2 beer bar lights, 1 framed Star Wars poster, 2 bar mirror signs & several movies: they offered me $88 cash or $115 store credit. That offer is about 10% of what they will sell them for not to mention I had to wait over 3 hours to get this offer. Another thing I noticed is this location is very picky & somewhat snobbish so beware. I know the business is there to make money but there is a difference between making a fair offer vs low balling. Unlike the Sacramento location on Arden the staff here isn't as helpful. The quality of the items here are good but it comes with a hefty price tag. The store is located in a plaza so you can window shop while you wait for the staff to go through your items once you're done browsing @ The Cave. I am being very nice by giving this place a three star rating. For appearance & selection it gets 5 stars but everything else really brought down the ratings for me. If the staff actually helped me by answering questions I had in regards to what they buy instead of them giving a default response of: just bring it in... I would have given a 4 star rating instead.

    Oh deer!
    Heather D.

    This store is massive! There's a lot to see here, and it's a great place to look around if you are looking to kill some time. Great selection but most items are pretty pricy, I can see where it would be common to leave here empty handed. We came looking for a specific comic. There's metal cabinets filled with comic books, but no rhyme or reason to their placement. We asked the employee if there's a way to know which drawers to look in, and he said you just have to dig through. If you were just perusing, this would be a fun way to see a lot of different comics. If you're looking for something specific...it was a nightmare! We scoured and after looking through almost 20 packed drawers, we finally found what we were looking for. Had they not had the comic, it would have been a total waste of time. I'm sure they don't want to put too much effort into cheap comics, I get that, but it was challenging from a customer perspective. So all in all, a decent place to walk around and see cool things, feel a little nostalgia...and maybe walk out with something if you're lucky.

    Annette H.

    Went back again this week, thinking maybe I needed to give this place a second chance. After all, what better place to find unique items than The Cave? Walked in on a Wednesday evening. Parking lot was pretty empty. Store was also pretty empty aside from a few customers trying to sell items for cash or store credit. Observed an employee counting a customer's Squishmallows. The customer also asked if the store would take "Funko Pops without boxes." The employee seemed to give an affirmative answer and I walked away thinking, if a company is constantly just buying items from customers and never selling them, I'm not sure they'll have enough profit to stay afloat. But maybe they are making huge profits, who knows. It just strikes me that this huge building is brimming to the max with people's Squishmallows and Funko Pops, yet they are priced way too high for most wise buyers. Perhaps there will be rare ones that a buyer will be willing to plunk down retail prices for, but I'm guessing most buyers would rather just order items on Amazon or eBay rather than peruse these aisles looking through everything they have. I came in wanting to support a local business but everything I looked at was just priced way too high. One item I picked up had a $9.99 Cave sticker on it, next to a Ross tag that said $8.99. Can't figure out if their management prices things or if their young employees do so. Their pricing is too high, so the piles and racks keep getting larger as more customers continue to bring in their unwanted items in the hopes for some quick cash. The clothing racks are still very disorganized. Yes, there's a section of all black t-shirts, a rack of dresses, but for everything else, maybe consider organizing by size? I guess they're hoping they have buyers who have time to spend all day just looking through racks of clothing of all sizes. So tempting to volunteer to organize their clothing... When I first walked in this week, horrible music was playing from the speakers. At first, I wasn't sure I would be able to stand being in the store for very long if they were going to play music like that. I don't even know what song or band it was. Just sounded like a lot of noise and yelling at the top of one's lungs. Fortunately the song ended and the next song started, which actually had a melody to it, and was bearable. Then a song from the 80s started playing. Such a strange mix. Is the person who compiles these songs bipolar or something? I'd go from walking down the aisles happily singing along with a song, to the next minute, wanting to bang my head and stab people. Maybe I just got unlucky and heard someone's rage collection music while I was there. Guess it's better than listening to country. :P The place really is huge and if the prices were lower, I would come a lot more often to support them. I ended up getting some new items at the front counter area (anime surprise packs and Asian snacks for my niece). Hopefully this place survives. Maybe someone in management will rethink their pricing. Yes, the item might look good but if it's a "used" item, price it lower and make a quick profit. Otherwise this place really will just stay a museum. I'll try again in a few months and maybe bring ear plugs.

    Zoro figure from The Cave.
    Melissa W.

    I've been to all 3 locations. For anime figure collecting, the only one worth going to is this one! I've bought a few figures here, and for the most part their pricing is fair. I collect One Piece P.O.P figures. They had an opened Mihawk for $175 that's online unopened for $223. (For context) A zoro as well, also a fair price. Perfect condition, and I was going to open the box anyway so it's a great deal to check them out if you display figures.

    The exterior entrance
    Yuli L.

    I have gotten into black series figurines and was very happy that I discovered The Cave. Here you will find anything and every kind of collectible and more. We took our 5 year old nephew there and all he said was "wow". I found a second-hand Wrecker from the Bad Batch for a good bargain, while my fiancé found a Kobe "Black Mamba" jersey that he really wanted (too bad it was not in his size, but still a good find). I would totally return for some treasure hunting whenever I'm in the area.

    Shoes & jerseys
    Anthony A.

    The Cave is like no other place I've ever been to. The place is a collector's paradise. Rooms filled with records, toys, apparel & shoes, and just about anything you can think of. They play a wide array of music and you can get lost in there for hours. I'm always on the hunt for toys from my childhood that I wasn't able to get or got rid of as I moved. I've been to the Folsom and Arden locations, but I think this is possibly the biggest one they have. I've seen others comment on how high some of the prices are, and I have noticed this in the last few months too. Two recommendations, the first is look for multiples of one item. Sometimes you'll find one item in one area of the store for $20 and another for $40 in another area of the store, so no two prices are the same even if the item is the same. Second is take the item to a staff member and see if they'll match a price off eBay; this is where they get their pricing estimation from based on recently sold items, or see if the employee will adjust the price based on a duplicate item you found in the store for less. Speaking of the latter, you have to be careful. When I found one item for $50 and another duplicate for $60. I asked the employee if they could adjust the price for the $60 one down to $50, they said no and so I asked what about $55. They agreed and took both to the front, but when I got to the front I noticed they changed both to $55 when the first one was initially $50. So if you're going to go that route I strongly suggest going up with the item to ensure they don't try and pull a fast one over you and change the price on the lower one at the last moment. I wound up only buying one instead of both when I saw what they tried to do.

    I could spend hours in here!

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    I'm a regular customer for them. Though their selling prices are low. I'm happy to get what I needed.

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    I had a very uncomfortable and disappointing experience at this store today…read more I saw two Xbox games priced the same -- one with a clean case but no disc inside, and another with a disc but a damaged case. Since there was no sign indicating that discs are kept behind the counter, l reasonably assumed the disc was missing and placed it into the better case. Instead of calmly explaining their policy, the employee immediately responded in an aggressive and disrespectful way, telling me to "put that shit back." Only afterward did he explain that the discs are kept at the counter - something that should have been clearly communicated to customers in the first place. A simple explanation would have avoided the entire situation. Being spoken to like that was unnecessary, unprofessional, and made me feel extremely uncomfortable. What made this even more upsetting was reading another customer's review describing how staff openly discussed taking advantage of a child who unknowingly brought in a rare Galaxy 3DS XL and traded it for a regular 3DS -- which is far less valuable. Instead of informing the child of what he had, they reportedly took advantage of the situation and even bragged about it afterward.Seeing behavior like that toward a kid is honestly disturbing and unethical. After experiencing the rude treatment myself, it's hard to believe this was an isolated incident. On top of all of this, many of the games and consoles here are significantly overpriced compared to other stores. This is especially concerning for beginners or casual gamers who may not yet know typical market values. Between the aggressive customer service, lack of clear communication, unethical behavior, and high prices, this is not a store I would return to or recommend. (l've attached a screenshot of that review for reference.)

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    Among all the amazing small businesses in Sacramento, 1-Up Retro is probably the one nearest and…read moredearest to me and my son's heart. I grew up in the golden era of gaming, the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s when weekends meant blowing into dusty cartridges, late-night multiplayer battles, and flipping through Game Informer magazines dreaming about the next big release. Those games weren't just entertainment, they were core memories of my childhood. Now, seeing my son discover and fall in love with those same games and magazines has been something really special. Ever since we moved to Sacramento a few years ago, every visit to 1-Up has felt like stepping into a real-life time machine. The moment you walk in, you're surrounded by nostalgia, memories, and pure joy. Whether it's seeing shelves packed with retro classics or spotting consoles you haven't touched in 20+ years, it instantly takes you back. The owner and staff are all incredibly cool, welcoming, and genuinely passionate about gaming history. I'm always blown away by the little-known facts and stories they know about these old-school titles. You can tell this isn't just a business to them, it's something they truly love. Special shoutout to Travis for the amazing customer service and for hooking my son up with a PS2 Slim in fantastic working condition. Seriously, where else can you walk in today and find a retro console like that, fully functional, along with a huge selection of games ready to relive those memories? I would love nothing more than to see businesses like 1-Up continue to succeed and thrive in the face of online competition. Places like this keep the memories, community, and fun alive for old gamers and new generations alike. Sacramento is lucky to have them. Game over? Not here at 1-Up, the memories just keep hitting "Continue."

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    I visited Half Price Books, the staff assisted me in everything I asked of them on June 6th, 2026…read more It was a busy Saturday afternoon. Liam and Kate were so helpful and went above and beyond at my visit yesterday. They gave me a time frame of when I would be called via the intercom. The selection of books, CDs, DVDs, video games, and other exciting things were all presented with visual aesthetics. The rest of the staff assisted me with where the restroom was at and another person helped me out with where to go by directing me to the way to get there. Liam again helped me out with my books I placed on to the push carts. Kate was there to help me out at the cash register after I found a few books I have been looking for at other book stores and online. I would like to highly suggest any book readers or book worms, any other physical media, or nostalgic items to come to this store and support a great collection of not only books, but a very professional team and staff at this particular store location. A+++++

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