KA-POW Collectibles - Chicago, Illinois

GeXiaoMing 315

Great little place tucked away in the north side. Figures ranging from McFarlane Metal Gear, to Godaikin, to Microman. If you have a hankering for vintage plastic, come here! Make sure you have enough though, your wallet will be screaming on the way out ?

Jason Grohoske

While the store is tough to navigate once inside there is a TON of collectibles! His hours might not work for everyone but it's worth adjusting your schedule to visit!! Tons of 80s-90s, DC, Marvel, Star Wars and loose figured too.

Lj Landrum

I wanted to love this place as we love most every toy store we visit when we come to Chicago, finally made it to this one and it had the potential but fell flat for us. We loved a packed store but this one is a little too much, prices are on the high side. All that is the market and would get a 4 star from me, I gave a 2 based on the guy behind the counter never acknowledged us, he was too busy talking to 2 of his buddies who would not move from the counter area for anyone to look around. We were planning on buying something for about $300 and wanted to ask about it but again, we may as well been ghost, being a pet peeves we finally just left.
Customers should come before your on going chat about whatever bum deal Zack Ryder got..
Also don't touch signs on every shelf is confusing in a store that packed how can you look at anything!

UPDATE to owners comment.
First it was not busy when we were in there. It was us 3 and your 2 "customers"
Second, you must pay a high price for your older items and I'm rather familiar with distribution pricing. But cause lastly as a toy collector who travels a lot and goes to as many stores as I can I think the owner should know when to hang up a conversation with anyone, regulars or not, especially if new unfamiliar faces walk in cause you're not sure who might be an advid collector like myself and want them to feel welcomed and be able to ask you a question if needed. I'll make it a 4 for your reply and effort to apologize.

Canal do Andraus

The best place in the world.

Fatty Pumpkin

Terrible! The owner refuses to negotiate the price claiming that this is the price he pays from the distributor. I've visited 5 other toy stores and each one allows negotiating. The walk-in space was cramped with toys and the wall for loose toys was blocked by this huge wall. The owner was rude and offered no help. Don't recommend.

adrian james dela cruz

After purchasing two toys from this store, I can say with confidence that this is one of the best toy stores I've ever been to. The two toys I bought were of ones I've been planning to get for some time and also hard to find, but luckily this store happened to have them both for a reasonable price and I'm really grateful for that. Not only was I able to find the items I was looking for, but they also provide very helpful and effective customer service. When I needed help or had questions about certain toys that were on display, I was given some very helpful answers with a generous attitude. My only legitimate criticism is the organization and crowdedness which makes it both hard to find certain toys as well as being able to navigate the store, especially if you're carrying other items with you. Despite these criticisms, I still recommend stopping by if you're an avid toy collector for the variety of selections and amazing and helpful customer service as well as the other stores and restaurants nearby!

David Parry

Possibly the best selection of vintage Star Wars and other toys from the 60's, 70's & 80's I have ever seen. Well worth a visit.

Gennadi Yakov

2nd time coming here the nerd wouldnt let me see a Spider-Man figure from behind the counter when I asked if I could see it he responded “it’s 180$“ I giggled and said money isn’t a problem I want to see it and he literally held it slightly closer but still far he did all this infront of my 7yr old son I have a lot of collectibles myself so trust me when I say money was definitely not the issue if you would of treated us with respect we would of bought it there’s other toy stores in chicago that will let hold figure’s worth hundreds of dollars
(My Sideshow Venom valued at 1500$)