Toy stores in Boston?

Canadian Turtle · 09-24-2008, 10:56 AM

I know this is probably the wrong thread but I am going down to Boston for a few days and am looking for good comic book/old toy stores to grab some vintage stuff. Is anyone from the area?

notebook · 09-24-2008, 01:26 PM

i'm from boston, and there's never any tmnt toys around here. there's targets and walmarts around for miles and miles, but their selection is slim on the new stuff, forget about vintage.
there's a toys r us nearby, but it has a pretty unexciting/sparse selecton as well.

The big/best toy stores moved out in the mid-late 90's. At the peak of the original TMNT craze, there were at least 4-5 good toy stores in the area. All gone now. All around, Boston is a pretty weak place to go shopping.

I've heard rumors of vintage TMNt being availiable at the Rhode Island Mall (about 75-90 mins away from Boston), but i havent hecked it out.

The best selection of TMNT toys I've seen is at the TRU in Times Square.

jestergoblin · 09-24-2008, 10:13 PM

i live just outside of cambridge and boston, there's nothing. i can't think of a single place that sells any vintage toys really. most of the toy stores have closed down themselves, only the big box stores are left outside of the city.

*Drtooth* · 09-25-2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

I know this is probably the wrong thread but I am going down to Boston for a few days and am looking for good comic book/old toy stores to grab some vintage stuff. Is anyone from the area?

AHHH HAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HAH HA HA HA!!! You serious? You may find a comic book store or something, but brother... there is nothing, nada, zip... zilch.. feh! It's due mainly to raising rents and crap like that... but there are no good places to buy toys.

Canadian Turtle · 09-25-2008, 10:57 AM

Wow that sucks. Is there anywhere in the states? Whats this place in NY?

Jon · 09-25-2008, 11:29 AM

If you mean the Times Square notation by aden, TRU is short for Toys R Us. So just a typical toy store (not a vintage/collectibles type).

09-24-2008, 10:56 AM	#1
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09-25-2008, 10:57 AM	#5
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,257	Wow that sucks. Is there anywhere in the states? Whats this place in NY? __________________ The Doc: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turtl..._type=bookmark Business: www.iproductionsonline.com

09-24-2008, 01:26 PM	#2
notebook Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 275	i'm from boston, and there's never any tmnt toys around here. there's targets and walmarts around for miles and miles, but their selection is slim on the new stuff, forget about vintage. there's a toys r us nearby, but it has a pretty unexciting/sparse selecton as well. The big/best toy stores moved out in the mid-late 90's. At the peak of the original TMNT craze, there were at least 4-5 good toy stores in the area. All gone now. All around, Boston is a pretty weak place to go shopping. I've heard rumors of vintage TMNt being availiable at the Rhode Island Mall (about 75-90 mins away from Boston), but i havent hecked it out. The best selection of TMNT toys I've seen is at the TRU in Times Square.

09-24-2008, 10:13 PM	#3
jestergoblin Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,466	i live just outside of cambridge and boston, there's nothing. i can't think of a single place that sells any vintage toys really. most of the toy stores have closed down themselves, only the big box stores are left outside of the city.

09-25-2008, 11:29 AM	#6
Jon Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,356	If you mean the Times Square notation by aden, TRU is short for Toys R Us. So just a typical toy store (not a vintage/collectibles type).