Mantiques Bay Area — Local services in Fremont

Seems like the rules for shopping here have changed, drastically! For the record, I am not a collector but a grandmother of a 4 year old boy, who lights up every time we step through the doors. I have made a purchase every time we shop and he is thrilled and excited to play with his new treasures, at home. Unfortunately, we were shown out the door, last Saturday. As usual, we stopped at the front door to admire the Michael Myers mask, we proceeded towards the back and noticed the ninja turtles figure was no longer there, we circled back towards the front and found a bucket of stuffed animals and a robot figure that we tested out its buttons. Our shopping habits were normal and as we have done over the last 4 years. This is when we were approached by the dude, with the side burns. He scolded me for letting my grandson touch the products and informed me that the store caters only to collectors, not children. We left immediately and it had both of us in tears. If policy has changed and you no longer welcome younger customers, please hang signage that states just that. If children are no longer welcome please make it a point once they pass through your doors. I respect rules but need to know when you’ve changed...

Bald guy with the long sideburns, supposedly he one of the owners. If I were you, don't go to this store. While all the things they have might be ok from an antique point of view, selling or buying is not ok. Especially the bald guy with the sideburns. His mentality is something of a 1890 slow, one sighted child with the limited knowledge of green army men toys and that's about it. If you're selling, I would make a trip to concord, there is a store that respects you, your collection and time. The other young owner who left, was way better at this then the last stooges who remain. Don't go here to buy or sell. They are struggling, which is why the other owner probably left. Not good doing so called "business " with folks that dont have knowledge but relying on Google for...

My brother and I came in randomly on a coffee run and came across Mantiques. 2 49ers jackets caught my brothers eyes. Coming back 2 more times, he finally decided on bringing these 2 jackets home. These guys have a great treasure box of everything you can think of. They also have a great welcoming set of door open to anyone passing by. Don’t forget to get a free toy at the door when you leave- “ONE PER KID. BIG...