Uncanny Collectables — Local services in Killingly

I came to look for various game items, and some books. When asking the price of an item, he gave a ballpark estimate, but then checked his computer for the prices on ebay and offered those prices instead.

I felt the ebay price was a little too high, and honestly it hadn't make sense to me that he wouldn't at least try and sell it for a few dollars cheaper in order to stay competitive, when I felt I could have just bought the item on ebay itself at that point instead.

It also seems to me he is much more intent on selling the after market items, which doesn't have as much quality as the official game devices. When I saw that there was a box that had official n64 controllers behind the counter, I asked if he would be willing to sell me any, he said he would not without the purchase of an actual game console since he described them as 'packed in'.

I was already wary of this, since the official controllers all just seemed thrown in a box, especially when N64 controllers are known to be notoriously fragile, and we'd been looking for an official one in good shape for the past few weeks.

While I was overall displeased with my past few visits, there were many wonderful items there that I really enjoyed browsing. I bought two books that were for a good price that caught my eye (mostly because I don't think they had a price on ebay).

Right now there isn't many good collectible stores around where we live. And with Covid, other stores I visited were forced to close down. Maybe with slightly more competitive pricing, and perhaps better care and accessibility to their stock I would consider visiting more. They do have a very...

I visited Uncanny Collectables for the second time yesterday. It’s just a few doors down from where there was a short-lived comic book store many decades ago. As with many stores of this nature UC is really cluttered, but of course it cluttered with my favorite kind of stuff. The store guard, a small, loud dog named Remy, greeted me a little over enthusiastically. The owner was nice and let me browse. Some young guys were getting ready to play a CCG (maybe MtG, not sure I’m out of the game for 20+ years). I decided to focus on NES games rather than comics for this trip, and picked out a few loose games and an AV adapter is been needing. Also, a CIB Colecovision Time Pilot. The owner prices dynamically which is controversial for many buyers (in comics and in video games, at least). I didn’t care, the shop has to make money. I was ok with the prices and he gave me a break from the online pricing in any event. I love having multiple choices in shops like this around the area and am happy to support a local small business in Danielson, stomping grounds from my youth...

The one star is for the companion dog. Very disappointed in this business. Yes, tons of comics in this store as well as collectibles, but here is the deal: A business that fails to put prices on its products is just lazy. My husband has been a collector for over 50 years. Uncanny Collectibles could have made a fortune today, but the total lack of professionalism and lackadaisical approach to business was a complete turn-off. The whole "priced according to internet" is a scam. This is not the stock market. The business owner is sitting behind the counter all day twiddling thumbs. Use that time to price your merchandise. And, based upon owner responses to previous negative comments, yes, we will certainly go elsewhere to professional businesses as apparently our money is not wanted here. This place is a total waste of time...