I want my faulty mystique back.
Perhaps my simple optimism for this place should have had a lower bar set.
It was tiny, there wasn't a lot of inventory and what was there was insanely expensive.
There were moments of cool when I recognized something from the show.
I didn't expect to see any of the familiar cast but what an opportunity they're missing out on by not being there. The amount of visitors who visit the hole in the wall has gone up exponentially because of the show - you'd think they might have more/better merchandise or someone there to sign something (even at $5 an autograph, I'd probably do it). And what they did have for memorabilia, they were out of a lot of sizes and things weren't labeled clearly...it was a mess.
From the store perspective, it is a pawn shop. Nothing too wild there, but how much cooler would it have been if there was more stuff worth buying. They make some more money, I say I bought x at the shop and everyone's happy.
Meh. Like the bellhop and the taxi driver said - "you're going to be disappointed."