Gems & Games

Visited this store during the holiday season while we were visiting family so my youngest son could buy some pokémon cards. They had a great selection of cards and he found some he always wanted. Fast forward to last week were my youngest son showed his cards he bought to his older brother who has been collecting pokémon for over 20 years. Straight away I could tell something was off by the way he was looking at the cards. Later he told me that almost all the cards he bought, and they were not cheap in any sense, were fake. Not only did he tell me they were fake but he also showed me how he knew they were fakes. I'm not sure if the store knows they are selling fake cards or not but if they can not tell the difference between REAL or FAKE pokémon cards maybe they should not be selling cards at all. I live 4 states away so I can not bring them in for a refund. Beyond disappointed.

Honest and informative collectors. Easily my go-to spot in the area. Great selection of cards and games for the family. Unlike OTHER spots in the local area, they don't look to get one over on you, they don't ignore you when you walk in or if they do notice you, they don't they and push their unpopular products on you. Great couple of guys and honest. Gems & Games is the only spot I feel comfortable giving my business in all of Whatcom.

Best Card shop ever! Nice design of shop. How did I not find this place before? They put some cards on the side for me just in case they sold out. What an amazing shop. They are always so nice and helpful. Kirk you the man, keep it up!! Trenton too! I haven't met anyone else but I bet they are just as amazing! I'll definitely be coming to this shop more often. (Maybe to grade some cards???)

We just stopped in to go to the bathroom but their welcoming atmosphere and stock of games had us looking around! We ended up buying Just Dance, DnD dice, and a whole Playstation 5! He even threw in a free just dance for the ps5 and a free censor for our xbox. The owner was so conversational and was passionate about his store, his daughter even designs the jewelry and is very talented. Everything is very well priced, SO much better than game stop. If you want a GAME, STOP here!

Me and my friends stopped in to go to the bathroom and they were just so sweet! They added free stuff onto our order and were overall so helpful and welcoming. They have some Dnd dice which was an awesome surprise. Thanks so much to Kirk who helped us!