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    The Game Chest

    4.1 (8 reviews)

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    Great store, incredibly friendly staff! I'm excited about this one opening. Will definitely be a go-to for games and game supplies for me.

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    Bullpen Sports HQ

    Bullpen Sports HQ

    4.4
    (111 reviews)
    1.5 mi
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    i stopped by just to hang out for a bit and add some stuff to my binders. while digging through the…read more$1 bins i found my teams goat! von miller. very nice team very, knowledgeable, and very respectful. i didnt stay long because i had some other things to do and it was fathers day. i will be coming back to purchase and get some new cards. thank you everyone there for your houspitality.

    This is a specific Bullpen Sports HQ review of their Saturday 04-05-25 Bullpen Card Show... and…read morethat coincided with National Hockey Card Day (they gave away free Upper Deck NHL hockey cards and packs just for attending) So, it was a card convention event! FREE Admission inside of the retail store. Spacious with probably maybe around 30-50 dealer tables. What I praised to one of the staff of this store about, as well at chatting with some of the sellers at Bullpen is that it felt like a lot of the "dealers" were not the typical ones of today's show-off "let's go!" era who sell cards for a living or hustle by bringing overpriced cards like a museum that have arrogant attitudes wanting to flex and show off their cards but with price-tags nobody's paying. This show felt like most of the "dealers" were simply hobby collectors looking to resell and priced their merchandise to sell and move. They were family friendly to kids and appreciative to customers with upbeat attitude. We bought some low end Pokemon cards and when curious to see the online eBay comps which is generally cheaper, I found the cards we purchased were comparably equal or lower (factoring online shopping typically necessitates paying shipping and sales tax) and we got to browse and take home cards immediately. We've been to shows like the Burbank Card Show and left it deflated because there was nothing to buy in terms of good opportunities. Bullpen Sports HQ is quite the opposite! They are a retail LCS (local card store/shop) and opened their doors to theoretically competitor sellers in camaraderie to benefit the hobby and collectors for a card show convention type event. All of the dealers seemed to have a nice variety of sports cards and also Pokemon cards. The pricing was very fair with everyone we saw and there wasn't any mega-booths pushing overpriced cards or promoting their rips or breaks. This felt like a local show from the 1980's type vibe. The sellers were easy to talk to and very gracious to customers whether browsing and not buying, picking up $1 caliber cards or negotiating discount offers for deals. I highly recommend this for everyone and especially kids and their parents. Several dealers gave my young 8 year old son free gifts too! I believe the staff said they try to hold these card shows several times a year, maybe every 6 weeks or spread after every 2 months and the rates for dealer tables seem very fair for collectors to come set up and sell. With all that being said, this was an amazing event that exceeded expectations. Parking was easy, especially if you're willing to walk a few short minutes using free parking on the neighborhood streets.

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    04-05-25 Bullpen Card Show...  and National Hockey Card Day   a card convention event!
    04-05-25 Bullpen Card Show... and National Hockey Card Day a card convention event!
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    Venice Beach Knights

    Venice Beach Knights

    5.0
    (1 review)
    7.7 mi

    The Venice Beach Knights is "a chess club with no walls" run by Tim Caldwell. Tim runs a fun and…read morerespectful club, which emphasizes good sportsmanship and friendly behavior. When I first arrived, I bought a club t-shirt which also granted me free club membership. To initiate me into the club, he used a "magic wand" (a queen on a curly piece of wire) to "knight" me an official Venice Beach Knight. The process of my knighting was for him to recite "wisdom, integrity, and honesty" and he tapped my shoulders with the wand. It was honestly one of the most endearing experiences I have ever had in the chess world. After my knighting, Tim let me know the chess club rules: Be polite, always return the pieces to their correct position, shake hands and say thank you after each game, and no discussing religion, politics, or other heated topics over the chess board. He let me know that if anyone tries to discuss something unwelcome with me, that I should simply reply with "What does that have to do with chess?" Tim Caldwell is LA's kind and supportive chess uncle that we never knew we needed. I let him know that I'm a beginner player, and he was very patient and kind as we played through several games. He helped to record the notation for our moves and walked me through the games afterwards to explain my mistakes. If you'd like to visible the VB knights, you can usually find their blue tent along the Venice Beach boardwalk at the intersection of Ocean Front Walk and Westminster Ave. However, the exact location may change slightly from day to day. Occasionally Tim will post where they are for the day on his YouTube channel, but this cannot be guaranteed. According to their website, the club is open from Friday - Monday for most of the day. In my experience, the best time to go to find other players at the club is the weekend. This is particularly true in the summer time when the tourists are out in droves. Watch out, though: There are other chess players along the boardwalk as well. These other folks are usually just playing games for money, and are unaffiliated with the Venice Beach Knights club. While the VB Knights do charge a membership fee (as do many chess clubs), they are notably not trying to scam or hustle players. Tim Caldwell told LA Weekly specifically that he was not interested in chess hustling. He instead wanted "to start a chess club to promote and teach chess... and to build a chess community." As he put it: "It might be less money, but it's more fulfillment."

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    Cowboy Tim himself!
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    Look for Tim's blue tent to find the chess club.
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