Great card/game shop. It always busy with people playing games and it a really fun place to explore.read more

Great little store with super helpful staff. Got to spend a few hours here while traveling through…read moreon work and I will definitely stop by again when I'm in the area!

Despite website claims, the store offers you about 10-15% of the market value for trade-ins and…read moresales, making it one of the absolute worst ways to cash out your collection or pieces from it. You can genuinely get better prices from notoriously bad buyers such as pawn shops or gamestop. On top of this the owner of this location has changed this location name from "North raleigh" to "Litchford Road" in an attempt to distract from controversy. Employees were caught on camera, attempting to steal a 1000+ dollar gold C3P0 minifigure during a sting. They then proceeded to get hammered across both Yelp and Google, to the degree they abused the report systems to have the reviews removed. You can see evidence of this in the reviews Yelp doesn't show you. As you can see, a grand majority of the reviews are purely negative, and that's the only reason they were removed. TLDR: Owner is mass reporting/removing negative reviews, the business is shady and not trustworthy, they've been panned virally and now they're trying to dodge accountability. Don't provide them with your patronage. Businesses like these only serve to permanently damage hobbies anyway.

This location was just featured in a massive YouTube video showing they're employees giving…read moreHORRIBLE low ball offers on his legos. The worker then STOLE his $1,000 Lego mini fig, and just acted like he forgot to give it back. Please do not shop here, they don't take any accountability for themselves! The owner is deleting reviews, so be careful! Bunch of scummy people there!

Nick has an absolutely massive selection of rolling stock, scenery, and everything you could…read morepossibly need to build a layout. Plus, the store has that old school hobby shop vibe that you don't get to enjoy if you just order everything online. Support your local hobby shop!

Lovely shop and super helpful staff!…read more We reached out to inquire about handling some train items from an estate. Nick was extremely kind and helpful.

Brad helped us with some older coins and silver that we wished to sell. He was knowledgeable,…read morethorough and his prices were reasonable!

Dealing with Brad and Don was a terrific experience…read more I recently inherited gold and coins (US and foreign). Now, what I know about the valuing coins and gold is, well, next to nothing. So I clearly was playing in their ballpark. Sure, I did my due diligence to see generally speaking what I might expect to get for these items. Boy, one coin on eBay was $250-$900. Anyway, long story short I was able to come up with values that seemed reasonable. Then subtracting what I thought their overhead would be and I had in my head general selling prices for my stuff. I met with Don, their chief numismatist. He's been in the business for decades and boy, did I get a lesson on not just my gold and coins but on a lot of other fascinating info as well. It turns out that I was pretty darn close on my stuff. Over estimated on some, got more for others. And, surprisingly, I overestimated their margin. I felt respected as a complete and utter novice, treated very well, received more than a fair price and an education to boot.

I was visiting from out of town and did not bring many of my supplies to take a class but I needed…read moreto get out of my RV for an afternoon. Elaine and Cindy welcomed me as if I had been visiting for many years. I was able to shop before my class and after class. Class was informative and fun. Learn a few new techniques and was able to use my better press in a new way. I loved being able to enjoy my craft while on the road. Thank you again ladies for welcoming me and I will be back for either a class or just to spend my money!

From the owner: Paper crafters love our unique products and the personal attention they received with looking for…read moresomething different. We love carrying products like Atlenew, Pink Fresh, Lawn Fawn, Spellbinders, Ranger, Simon Hurley and Tim Holtz; just to name a few. They tell us it is the special attention they get when trying to master a new technique that makes them keep coming back to our local and online card and scrapbook classes. Most will say just coming to the craft room to sit and craft with others really makes our studio special. It is our goal to motivate crafter with exciting materials and creative techniques every time they come through our doors.

I am going to do my best to be as fair as possible here. I come from out of town to visit Anime…read moreParadaisu because we live a couple of hours away from anything that offers the type of product you can find here. The service has always been great over our four years of coming to this shop. I thought I left a review back when I first visited, and I was sure I left it five stars. I still think pretty highly of AP, but it seems like there has been a big shift. When we first visited, it felt like I could find wider variety of products across many genres of anime and manga. Today, that selection feels quite small. I feel like if you're a fan of things outside of mainstream anime and manga, Anime Paradaisu is probably going to disappoint you. I could be wrong of course, but it feels like a mainstream only shop, which is more than fair, but not really for my taste anymore. The store is beautiful and comfy, and filled with plenty of product. That's not the issue I have, it just feels different from what it used to be. And that is disappointing.

We stumbled upon Anime Paradaisu on social media while searching high and low for a shop that…read morecarried anime figures and manga outside of the "most trendy" animes out there. We did not read any prior reviews because I prefer to walk in blind vs having high or low expectations. This store is about a two-hour drive for us and I will say it was completely worthwhile. While the shop does not have a major selection of anime items, they are able to search and order items you are looking for (my understanding) at least. The amount of items on hand is enough to keep your interest though.. I say this because of the first review on this page, which was a 1 star. While the review is opinion based, I don't know what the reviewer was expecting in such a niche market. No, we weren't necessarily greeted right away when entering the store as there were a couple of other customers inside, but as we were looking around, the lone worker on site gave me a quick rundown of what they are able to help with. When the shop emptied out a little, the gentleman and I had a pretty good conversation about how the shop came to be and how they managed to survive during a pandemic, while being such a niche genre. They have a customer in me, and I will 100% be back. I walked out spending a decent amount of money for my first trip and I feel like I got out with a good amount of merchandise that I haven't been able to find online.

Good selection of newly released comics every week. Very knowledgeable and helpful staff and fair…read moreprices.

Fantastic store! Immense -- and somewhat overwhelming (in a good way) selection of back issues and…read moreTPB's. Was able to fill some holes in my collection, and owner was extremely nice and helpful. If you're in the area, stop b

Great selection of home decor items and arts and crafts…read more Good service the young lady Kellie showed my wife and I some tips for pinning down items. She suggested black or green wire instead of using tape. We purchased the black wire and she was correct the wire was perfect for the job. This has store has been valuable for our home decor seasonal projects.

Leaving a quick review for Michael's here off Capitol Boulevard in Raleigh, North Carolina. I…read morestopped in to get some custom frame work done. The experience I had at the custom frame counter was next level. Mary and custom framing was the bomb to work with. Her customer service skills are Sharp, her listening skills were fantastic and her designing skills were next level. Custom framing projects can be a lot of work, as they are extremely expensive, you want to make sure you get the best design put together for the money. Mary allowed me to play with different frames, mats, and glass combinations to get the exact look that I wanted within my price range. She was patient and very kind. She even stayed 35 minutes beyond her shift to make sure I was assisted. She could've easily handed me to another employee, but instead she continued to work with me to make sure my frame order was exactly what I was dreaming of. Thank you so much, Mary!