Mothership Toy Gallery — Attraction in Philadelphia

While visiting Philly about a month ago , I had some time to kill before a show and decided to check for vinyl toy stores. This was one of the first places that popped up and it said they were open so my boyfriend and I went to check it out. Only when we got there, the sign said closed and we didn’t see anyone inside. I gave the door a sad little tug and we turned away. But as we started back to the car, a man popped out and invited us inside. He explained the store was closed for inventory but we were welcome to come inside anyway, and I’m so happy we did.

Me and my bf are both big into vinyl toys, and this place seriously blew us away. We met several of the workers who really down to earth, nice people. Through talking with them we realized we own one of their own products, a cherry flavored snow cone monster. We each ended up buying something including a big Kid Robot bag of jelly beans. They even let me switch out a character I pulled from a blind box with a display one I liked more.

Will definitely visit here again, I can’t recommend this...

Cool store but hours need to be updated. Seems like staff can choose to close at their leisure. We arrived about 45 minutes to close on 10/19/24 but the door was open and store unattended while the staff member was walking around in the back.

Overall we would’ve appreciated some form of response from the staff member but they simply ignored us and had us wait and sort the store hours out ourselves. We walked in to verify and check store hours. We called out and asked for help and we continued to be ignored. It would be best to post hours on the door so there is not further confusion for customers if the staff would prefer to not interact with the customers.

In the end we waited for the staff member to come out to ask for the correct store hours but when they came out they said “bye”...

A true hidden gem in Fishtown. This small art gallery is packed with incredible artist-designed toys, figures, and collectibles—everything from creepy to cute, nostalgic to bold. The mix of styles feels like street art meets pop culture, and there’s truly something here for everyone, young and old. Prices range from $1 to a few hundred, so you can just browse or start your collection. The staff is super friendly and welcoming, which makes the experience even better. I’ve already been back twice—and I’m definitely a...