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| - This place was recomended to me when I asked someone about game guides. I spend a lot of money on games and I especially like the older ones. I was very excited to check it out.
My expectations may have been unrealistic. At first, it was exactly what I expected, a hole-in-the-wall with stacks of old games. I was immediately hit with the smell of wacky smoke (yes, that kind). I don't really care about that, but it colors the rest of the experience. Everything in the shop was dirty. I had to wash the ick off my hands after leaving. The books were arranged in a piling method that could be described as "arranged by a tornado." You would have to move every single one to find the one you need. That's only if it's there at all. The games are only arranged by system type. They aren't alpha order or even grouped by series or anything. Again, have fun searching through every single one. That's only if it has a jacket. The ones with no case are in untouchable piles under glass in the, now familiar, tornado style.
If you are a collector, don't bother. You will not find anything in decent shape here. Everything is dirty or damaged. You can find a Color Gameboy with a sticker that says "color does not work" or a Dreamcast that's cracked down the top. 99% of the game cases I looked at appeared to have been chewed.
At the register with a couple games, I was told they wouldn't take my AmEx. The woman behind the counter tells me, "We literally take ANYTHING else." What a slap in the face! You mean, you will take a check in 2015, but you won't take an AmEx? Is that supposed to make me feel better about being refused business? It doesn't. I glanced down at the register sign which says "no refunds." So you want me to take a risk on your shady, used games, but you won't take a credit card from the highest rated credit card company in the world? Good luck with that business model. At least put a sign on the door or something so I know not to bother entering.
I'll go back to this store when they have joined the rest of us in the 21st century and want to be taken seriously as a legitimate business. For now, I'm going to stick to the 1000+ other stores that sell games in the Phoenix metro area and the endless online options.
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