Walked in with our kids and immediately got hit with attitude from the lady with the leg tattoos. Apparently she didn't realize I was standing right there when she started making comments about "the family that rushed in out of the Suburban." Classy. Then my daughter politely asked her a question and she responded with the nastiest attitude for absolutely no reason. Imagine being rude to a child just because you're miserable at work. Customer service clearly isn't everyone's strong suit, but openly talking about families and snapping at kids is wild behavior. Maybe less gossiping about customers and more training on basic human decency would help. We'll gladly spend our money somewhere people actually know how to act. read more

Being away from home I do miss my local LGS. Im very fortunate to have found such an awesome place to be home away from home. They have great prices and most importantly enjoyable customer service and shop culture/atmosphere. I look forward to continued business with this shop. read more

The place is great. The people are very nice and very accommodating. I do have a small gripe to share. I went in there to sell about 480 Pokemon cards. I had cards ranging anywhere from $1 to over $100. In the binder that I brought that day, the total value of the cards, according to TCGPlayer market price, was right around $1k. I was in discussions with one of the owners of the store. I had asked if he was interested in purchasing any of the cards that I had. After flipping through a few of the pages, he said that he would take them all. So we began going through the process of getting all the cards out of the binder so they could be scanned and added into a program that checks the value of the cards. It was almost closing time so I would have to leave my cards there for them to start on it the following day. The gentleman that was helping me also told me that he pays 60%. I knew to temper my expectations because I was trying to sell them at a card shop. They, on average, typically only pay between 45%-55% of market value or last sold numbers from Ebay. Oh, and another thing, he does go off of TCGPlayer numbers...but not market price. He goes off of TCGPlayer Low numbers. He told me that maybe the most he could do might be around $560 or so and/or maybe some store credit. But that we would have to wait and see after all of the cards are scanned. I probably should have stopped everything, grabbed my cards, and left. But because I'm probably not going to collect anymore, I just said whatever and continued on. Almost a whole day goes by, so I call the store an hour before closing to find out if my cards were ready yet. I did call once earlier in the day and they told me that once it was done scanning that they would call me with an offer. I hadn't heard anything all day so that's why I called them. Apparently they were just finishing up and was waiting to hear back from the owner that was involved with the sale. Well, while we were on the phone, the owner did message back so the guy on the phone asked if he could call me back in 10 minutes with my offer. I said okay and waited. He calls me back with the offer, I reluctantly agreed to the absolute lowball of an offer I received. The explanation I got at the store when I went to get my money was "Because of the added bulk (low dollar cards) included in the deal, I was only afforded 55%." I leave the store and on the way home, it hits me. I'm like.."You sneaky, bitch!!" Got me!! The only advice I have to give everyone who is trying to sell cards to this place is: MAKE DAMN SURE THAT YOU SELL YOUR HIGHER VALUE CARDS SEPERATE FROM YOUR LOWER VALUE CARDS. This place will penalize you for bundling it all together. They will take all of your cards, but you will never see your potential max value or his so called 60%, if you have a bunch of $1-$3 cards bringing your better cards values down. It's a good trick. Hell, I fell for it. Its a guaranteed win-win for them. They like bulk cards to sell so they get them for dumb cheap, while also getting people's good cards on some sneaky cheap cheap. And then give you some excuse that because of all the other cards values we could only offer this amount. So just be aware of the situation if you do sell your cards there. Well, typically, if you're selling your cards at a card shop, you already know that ​you're going to be taking a considerable loss. Rarely, do you ever come out of there as the winner. Unless, if you're stealing your cards from places to sell them at other places, then that's all profit. But tsk, tsk, tsk..bad juju on you! Don't do it!! read more

Very kind staff amazing products and so much fun overall the atmosphere is awesome and they are super generous there

We've been to California and back looking for great game shops and so far Kaboom has taken the cake. We got to browse through singles, play pinball, and pick up some books for the kids. The store layout is fantastic and you get a good slice of everything going on from the front door. There were tables sectioned off from the main entrance but the layout was still bright and wide open. It's a shame we won't be around to play any games there but we'd love to given the opportunity. The owner was friendly and helpful from the get-go and made sure we could find anything we were looking for. We left with our arms full but I could have spent another few hours browsing. These guys know what they're doing! read more

a wee bit pricey but great in value even though they sold me a areodactly psa 8 secret rare for 40 but it was worth 18 but the prices on the sceptiles were good i bought all read more

Cisco is a genuinely patient and kind person. I have met him three times now and is very generous with his workshops (I.e. experimenting with paints, models, etc.) I highly recommend even if you aren't there for hobbyist type painting sessions to consider his gaming knowledge and accessory base to be well manicured and exciting! If you're looking for both mainstream and some niche content you're in the right place! read more

I would avoid this place like the plague - I wrote a 3 star review on google and the owners response was that I was Pathetic and told me I was not welcome there (they will not have to worry about that anymore as I'm NEVER coming back). There are plenty of better places in tidewater to spend your hard earned money. I strongly suggest using and alternate. Management is horrible, Robert is the only decent person working there. STAY AWAY!!!!! 100% would not recommend! read more

Kaboom - Hobby Shops Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

My favorite place to get Magic cards. Great selection of boxes and boosters. Get to know the owner. He is very knowledgeable and friendly. He has an impressive inventory of individual cards in an awesome filing system. At first glance you might get discouraged at lack of glass cases. Don't. He has an online database of everything he has on his website. You can even search from home online then buy and just pickup. Also he has tables in the back for games. Great place to check out. read more

I love this place! They have a great selection of cards between the glass case items, the bulk rare bins, sealed products, and bulk cards from sets going way back. I can easily spend hours in there finding cards I need or ones I didn't know I needed until I came across it. Lots of tables to play at too. All the bases are covered here and the staff is awesome! Pro Tip: They actually have great food! I know right. Yes! The Cuban sandwich here is excellent!!!! read more

It is fair to judge a game store by its bathroom. This isn't always the case, but when the bathroom offends the senses you need to weight that. The toilet had floating debris that took three flushes and had some results. The toilet is crammed in right next to the wall and the sink is a utility sink, the giant plastic square kind. They leave the mop and bucket in the bathroom. The floor itself is the rough concrete you usually tile over. There is a small area to play board games in, and Friday night magic can compete for tables. I give the staff 4 stars as they are friendly and knowledgeable. The overall feel is that this place is divey. read more

Kaboom - Hobby Shops Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

Staff seemed helpful enough. No price tags on anything or receipts, or returns. Got charged double retail to support local business. Mask wear not enforced. My standard for interior decoration might not be high but this was pushing shabby. Gonna have to support business elsewhere. read more

Must be under new management. Super friendly staff and very helpful. I will definitely be back.

Masks aren't required, one of the employees wasn't wearing a mask. Extra disturbing since they sell food too. Super disappointing, love to support local game shops but not at the risk of potentially catching covid. read more

Awesome card shop. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. They will beat any price online and give 60% store credit for trade ins. They don't allow outside food/beverage but sell good food in at thier shop. Always doing events, all formats, everyday so a great place to stop when you got nothing better to do. I come regularly and often. read more

This place also has a side business as a PC repair and smart phone servicing company called PC Remedy www.pcremedy.tk. Anyway, it's a scam, they NEER rooted my device like promised over the phone. And they DON"T back or guarantee their work like they say they do in their receipt and on their site. They give a price then up the price after service is complete. I took my phone to this company thinking they could solve my issues of obtaining root access like they boasted they could on any Android device. After two hours of 'servicing' my smart phone, i got it back. When i got home i realized he temporarily rooted my device and never really serviced it at all, and i had to research and do it myself. He claimed I unrooted my phone myself. Why the heck would I pay him $60 (when the add says $35) to root my device only to take it home and completely undo his work? When i tried calling him about it and asking, he got defensive and assured me i didn't know what i was talking about since he holds 48 tech certificates. I actually tried to help this pompous jerk by telling him where to go get the software to do service for my type of device. I should've done it myself in the first place, now i have done it, and I know better than to EVER take anything to this immature moron who obviously knows nothing about anything he says he does. Just because you have the certificates, doesn't necessarily mean you know waht you're doing!!! Don't ever take your stuff here. There business is called PC Remedy website is www.pcremedy.tk his phone number is there as well. Furthermore, I'll be reporting them to the city since i doubt they have a valid license for their business. And it's obvious they are getting their friends to write reviews for them elsewhere. Cheap read more

Meh. I've experienced better. I really wanted Kaboom to be good, but left very disappointed I visited Kaboom due to it being top listed in Virginia Beach google results, and due in part to reviews like David R's which claimed that "The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. They will beat any price online and give 60% store credit for trade ins." I regret to inform prospective customers that this statement is patently untrue. While the woman who greeted us as we arrived was pleasant and welcoming, the experience went down hill from there. I was attempting to buy and trade MTG singles. I noticed that the store's collection was decent but far from the "huge variety" claimed by other reviews. The few cards they did have were considerably overpriced when compared to most reputable online dealers (including MTG Price, MTG Goldfish, TCG Player, and even Star City Games) and other local games stores. I was told that I would have to wait to sell cards until another owner arrived, and waited patiently for a considerable length of time for him to arrive. When he eventually did show up he was kurt, dismissive, and rude. He refused to reprice cards or match online prices (as was suggested by other reviews and employees) and at one point told me he "[didn't] care about [my] opinions". After a few minutes of attempting to be polite I had had enough and left the store, seeing no compelling reason to return. Look, I have worked in brick and mortar stores before, I know the card shop grind very well-it is a challenging field and the customer is not always right. But this is unacceptable, I hope my experience was an isolated occurrence, because the MTG players of VA beach deserve better than what this shop is offering. read more

This is the best board game store in the area! Great selection of games, super friendly staff and delicious food! The Thursday night board game group is more laid back and less clique-y than most, and is very welcoming to fledgling gamers read more