Royal Collectibles — Attraction in New York

I almost don't want to review this shop... I want to keep it as my own secret treasure, hidden away in the forest hills. However, I think that at the very least I owe the amazingly friendly staff a shout out.

The Tiny store is actually two stores in one, with more contemporary comics and toys in the front as soon as you enter and then vintage toys, and back issues located in a secondary location attached to that spot. The layout is amazing! Whoever designed the layout is brilliant and uses all the vertical 15-20' space in the primary shop, and it really is an eyeful. You can spend a good hour browsing every nook and cranny of what can't be more than 2500 sq ft, and yet for all the product and staff they have on site it doesn't feel crowded.

The space is amazingly clean and they have a organized system of doing things so that no one is blocking store traffic, for a tiny shop they could also potentially get away with ignoring the rules during reopening after COVID, but they don't! They are allowing 5 people in at a time, but the line also moves rather quickly as they are good about encouraging their guests to be swift in their purchase decisions by considering other customers.

I really like that the staff are equipped with masks and the register area has a plexi-glass shield, which tells me the owner takes care of their employees (as employees are investors of any business). The staff is extremely friendly, jovial and informative, plus they have a responsive social media presence, so if you are concerned about going into stores you can easily order online and pick up. They are able to quickly help you find what you are looking for and are respectful about space.

Another gem of the spot is the diorama on the outside of the building, showing a variety of superheroes and robots, which I saw some families posing in front of and taking pictures while they waited.

I quit Amazon after COVID began and I saw that their response was extremely lacking considering such a profitable company. It's made me search out little spots all around me and this place has definately become a...

Simply put, Royal Collectibles is one of my favorite places on Earth. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and always helpful. They are never pushy, but always willing to go out of their way to assist you. I have been going there forever, (long before comics were as mainstream as they are today) and it has been amazing to watch them grow, expand, and evolve. I am rarely able to find time to shop there anymore, but whenever I can, it feels like coming home (go ahead, call me corny!). I highly recommend the store to anyone!

Comics: excellent inventory of current, silver and even golden age comics. Key issues, variants, and back issues to complete your collection. Excellent graded comics collection including "grails", signed editions, etc. They have a "pull list" service where you can provide them the titles you collect and they will set them aside every Wednesday for a discount! If they don't have something, they can usually retrieve it for you.

Graphic Novels: Great collection. If you're looking to get into comics, or brush up on some essential story lines before the latest movie hits, ask for advice and they will always have an on point recommendation.

Statues/busts/etc: They have a wide variety of high end statues and such in every price range.

Funko Pops: Amazing collection of even rare and hard to find "exclusives"

Toys: Current and vintage toys!

If it pertains to comics or collecting (read "Geek") culture they have it for you. Looking for sports collectibles? Visit their sports store on the same block!

It's easy to see I'm a Royal Collectibles Fan Boy. This "friendly neighborhood comics shop" is a haven for fans like me. Down to earth and "real", and always an enjoyable place to visit. I look forward to bringing my nephews...

I sold my card collection to bald headed owner in late 90 s, I took 2 buses with 3 duffel bags filled of binders and cards in cases, I was about 20 years old was tired of collecting and knew my collection was valuable, had all 80 s rookies had 70s nolan Ryan's, they weren't graded probably weren't too many gem mint 10s but they were still in excellent condition plus the abundance of cards had to be at least 2 thousand cards , had 5 don Mattingly rookie cards , I can go on and on , he was nice on phone and said he was interested and I explained I was taking 2 buses , he offered me 80$ dollars, the plastic sheets to hold the cards were probably worth a 100 dollars, the whole collection was probably worth at least 3 to 4 thousand, a fair offer would have been 1500, if you wanna say cause their not graded a 1000 or even 750 , but 80 was a robbery , I took it after I told him I knew he was robbing me , he took advantage of my age and fact I told him I didn't want to carry them back on bus , he was crying how hard it would be for him to sell them , pure crook pure thief , I moved into neighborhood in 2005 , I never said anything to him I would go in with my daughter from 2009 to 2013 to buy toys she liked cause he made a 2nd store for toys , he probably will remember me after reading this , he probably will have a slick way of justifying what he did , but I know he robbed me , I should have never sold my cards and I regret it every day but at least if he paid a fair price wouldn't be so painful, so beware when dealing with...