The Nerd Dungeon — Local services in Asheville

A nice hidden gem for card and video gamers! I’ll admit, from the outside, all the windows and door is blocked off by shades and fabric, so it looked a bit sketchy. But I actually loved the aesthetic of the shop! It was pretty open and they have so many things to look at! Vintage and modern video games, plushies, figurines, cards, manga! I even found a Barbie gameboy game I completely forgot about til I saw it in store! 🥹 My boyfriend and I came here to sell some of his Pokemon cards, which the rate was 70% (or 80% for valuable cards) market price for store credit, or 60% cash. The staff were very kind and chill, and the man behind the counter was very patient as my boyfriend kept pulling cards out to be price checked haha. But he took the time and searched for each individual price of each card. They have binders of pokemon cards which had some great finds! So we traded in and got some new cards + a Prismatic Evolutions box! We’ll definitely be back in the future...

A friend of mine and myself went there one afternoon a few weeks ago to check it out, as it's a new gaming store in the area. We're both pretty avid gamers and our group of friends play tons of MTG, so we went to check it out, since it was recommended by someone we knew. After wandering around the place for about 10 minutes I tried to introduce myself to the person at the counter since they hadn't said anything since we walked in. (Their face buried in their phone.) I asked if they did any Magic there and what game nights they had, they audibly scoffed at us and without looking up from their phone just "No" and then chuckled. We are both in sales and were pretty taken-a-back. Needless to say, we...

DO NOT RECOMMEND !!!!!

I’ve been in here a numerous times as I’m an avid card and video game collector. Ive never felt more unwelcomed in my life, each time I’ve gone in, this feeling grows stronger. Asking questions about items that are in the glass case was so uncomfortable due to the poor attitude of this individual (rolling eyes, extremely short and kinda rude answers) Couldn’t even get him to make eye contact with me or my girlfriend, he was on his computer the whole duration of our visit. Last visit he disappeared in the back for 20 mins after I asked one question, I was planning on buying something but after feeling ignored...