I was really wary after having read the reviews on this place, but we figured it was worth a stop. First of all, if you take out the whole complaint about the owner, this is a fantastic store. Like, one of the best in Oregon imo. I'm a sci-fi/fantasy geek, my husband is a comic/collector geek. There was something for both of us here (unlike a lot of comic shops I've been to in the state, that are usually only for comics). He had a good selection of used sci-fi and fantasy books. It wasn't huge, but what he had was good and they were half cover price, as opposed to individually priced like a lot of used book stores. I felt like what series he had were pretty complete, or at the very least he had the first book in the series, which is awesome. The new books didn't have any kind of discount, they were full cover price, but I felt like he had at least one copy of every new best seller (as far as sci-fi fantasy goes) so if you're looking for a new book, he probably has it.
As far as comics/collectibles: there were a lot of figurines in the store. Comic, t.v. show, book series and just random collector stuff. My husband bought a count chocula bobble head. It didn't have a price tag and when we asked the price we were both thinking, "Oh man, this is going to be through the roof" BUT! it was only 5 dollars! (And he still had the box!) The rest of the figurines were pretty average prices. 16-20 dollar range.
There were also a million different kinds of collectible card sets. They ranged from magic, to t.v. shows to old and new baseball cards. When we went to pay he told me we could just have the Nolan Ryan pack, so I ended up getting another one and he charged me 1 dollar (they were marked 1.50 a piece).
The owner was really helpful the whole time. He walked my husband through the whole store, showing him the layout and where things were located. I appreciated his nerdy bantering with what I assumed was a local regular. Someone was looking at something on a top shelf and he ran out really quick and brought them a step-stool so they could reach it.
Overall, I feel like our experience was really good. I could kind of see what some reviewers were talking about as far as him talking about prices and money. He was very adamant about why he didn't discount new books, and told my husband that if he could get away with not giving 10% on comic boxes he would. But I feel like these kind of eccentricities are what you expect in privately-owned comic shops, and you kind of have to see it as part of the charm. read more
