GameQore — Local services in Visalia

Will I win more and ask them if they could help me with some Magic Gathering cards that I can coolers on them didn't know what I had in my possession nothing like that but I did that alone I look at the prices on them and they were all very expensive cards that I have all rare and uncommon cards like will the rare rare cards so he looks through them and they're in mint condition you know mostly all of them are my division and he doesn't explain to me doesn't give me no information on them doesn't even tell me what to look for the signs with even nothing about it all he says is that my cards are damaged and then I can be worth nothing hardly anything cuz they're so what damage than blah blah what they want because they were in they just were all in brand new boxes an open box and some of them are unopened and he took about nine cards and put them to the side after going through Mall really fast briefly then he says I'm going to see what I can give you for these I said okay thinking that it was going to be quite a good half the amount he came back to me and he did not even you wouldn't show me the cards that he got here in a lay them out he had him on staff when show me which ones he picked up nothing and came back and said I'll give you $7 for them and I said 7 okay I'll do that know but knowing that they weren't but they weren't for $7 they were worth a lot more because I have on the internet it says the prices on Google and the Google places they will about the lowest one was $200 but he gave me I said okay I'll take it might as well take it because I have a whole big box of common cards and lands and mountains and stuff like that and planes at home that I was going to bring back I just want to bring them all at once because there's so many and he said well you can bring all the other clothes that I can look at them because some of them some of their incomes are worth some money and yeah before I said okay I'll be back but now that I think about it I don't know I went in there for some honest advice and he gave me no advice he swindled me from what I say pink and from what the card collect the card person that I took with me that knows a lot about them too he was standing 5 10 feet away from us and heard everything the Pigman was saying and from what you saying is not at all what they were and he lied he scream love to me and use me and got over up on me and grab me for about $902,000 maybe and nine cards so yes I'm giving this business 0 thumbs up I wouldn't trust them to go if you don't if you don't don't know nothing about them or act like you don't know anything trust me you will get swindled that's what he does that's what they do the can't believe I'm so upset that those cards are now lost and gone that I could have sold two for one more money way more money one of those cards wasn't even worth $7 so yes I'm mad yes I'm giving this a bad rating I would have eyes you do not go in with your collection and sell them for them because they will give you $0 for it no matter how where the card is I have the second to notice we're car ever and I don't even know if he got here and he told me that it wasn't...

My husband loves Magic and my daughter loves Pokémon. My knowledge of Pokémon doesn't go beyond the 1995 show (which I loved as a kid). My kid is 8 and she loves Pokémon, she can hold a conversation about the cards, Pokémon types, history of and just fun facts about Pokémon. When she is interested in something she immerses herself in it. I saw this place and was excited because they sell single cards and my daughter has a large collection so I knew they may have something she wanted but has not gotten in a booster pack. I took her and she was so excited. The store is pretty cool, very different from the corporate places I've been in. The staff is super nice but our interaction with one is the reason why this is a 4 star review. I felt that the person that helped us was impatient with my daughter. She takes her time when looking at everything. She's very methodical. I didn't ask for help by the way, he just was waiting on us. My daughter was taking her time looking and he suggested maybe getting a booster pack instead. Then I guess saw someone he knew and proceeded to take multiple cards, that my daughter was looking at, to show this person that just walked in. Like I'd understand if the guy was there looking as well but my daughter seemed to be brushed off as just a kid looking for cool cards. This is a missed opportunity. She is the next generation and a girl in a male dominated world of gaming. She is often discouraged by the marketing that seems to leave her out. He didn't have to hold a conversation or anything with her but simple words go a long way. The guy at checkout just told her the cards were cool choices and it made her happy. Super simple words but they mattered to her. My daughter wants to go back because it definitely didn't discourage her but I just wanted to bring this to their attention for future interactions...

It feels like they are only in business because they are the only store in Visalia.

I've been to a lot of game stores, but here they don't really put the 'Friendly' into Friendly Local Game Store. Every time we are in there, unless directly helping a customer, it always seems like all of the employees are just hanging out. Which is weird because they literally have boxes of miniatures sitting on the floor.

Their community also seems not that great. Have been told by multiple employees they have a great D&D game that anyone can join, but every time I've gone in the group has started 15 minutes before the time they say, ignored everyone who wasn't already in their group and doesn't feel like a game people can actually go in and join.

My girlfriend also has had the employees stare at her and watch her around the store and they make her uncomfortable. There have been time I have attended an event and she was in the front of the store and they have come up to her asking "do you know what system that is for" despite us having been in multiple times and having talked to them about the systems. Really just fitting the stereotype of gatekeeping and acting like women don't know about games.

In a vacuum, having a game store is better than not having a game store in town. But I'm much more likely to drive 30-45 minutes to Hanford or Fresno for a game store where I actually feel welcomed and a part of...