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The Cave has three 9,000+ square foot retail stores that buy and sell — and one outlet store that just sells — new and used retro, classic, vintage, rare and hard-to-find collectibles, posters, board games, toys, movies and video games, t-shirts, jerseys, bags, hats, apparel, shoes and clothing accessories, comics, books and many other pop culture items!

Fun and excitement! The music is in-your-face, the employees are happy to see you, and the shelves are overflowing with memories from your childhood. It’s a giant treasure hunt of the cool and weird — and the prices are great too!

Folsom — 313 East Bidwell, Folsom CA 95630 · 916-500-2593
Sacramento — 2265 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95825 · 916-860-4809
Roseville — 9200 Fairway Drive, Roseville CA 95678 · 916-413-3155
Citrus Heights — 8085 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights CA 95610 · The Cave Outlet (no buybacks)

The Folsom Cave opened October 2nd, 2019, and the Sacramento location opened May 2nd, 2021 — followed by Roseville and the Citrus Heights Outlet.

Four… for now!

Although we carry a large number of items kids will love, we are not a traditional toy store. We carry mostly collectible toys from decades past — more of a “grown-up” toy store. (Please notice we did NOT say “adult toy store.” That’s a very important distinction.)

Yes, we know you can “collect” just about anything — but we’re not looking for boxes of human hair. When we say collectibles, we usually mean pop culture (movie, TV and comic book characters, brand names, etc.) toys, statues, posters, pins, books and magazines. We don’t deal in many antiques or knick-knacks unless they have a pop-culture tie. Not sure? Message us on social media or give us a call!

We’re always looking for great people and accept physical (printed on paper) resumes in store. We don’t have any online resources for hiring.

“I don’t know… what’d ya got?” We like fun, weird, unique stuff, usually to do with popular culture over the last 50 years or so. We do have a general list of things we buy, but sometimes we’re not even sure until you bring it in. We look forward to finding out!

We’re open 10am to 10pm daily, but buying hours are 10am to 9pm — we have to finish buying by 9pm. If you bring in a buyback that will take an hour at 8:30, it will have to be a drop-off you come back for another time. In other words: if it’s gonna take a while, don’t show up after 8pm and expect it done that night.

We’re not a traditional pawn shop or thrift store — we’re a “sift store.” We’ve sifted through the not-so-cool stuff to find the cool stuff. We do not buy: power tools, gold & silver, car audio, anything with a laser (DVD or CD players), sports cards, or regular paperback and hardback books (we are interested in rare or strange books, graphic novels, manga, etc.).

When we say “trade,” we mean we’ll offer you more in store credit than we would in cash for your used stuff. We don’t do straight-across trades — that would make it impossible for us to stay in business.

No. It has to be one or the other.

We never know how much we’ll give until we physically look at your product. If you’re far away and want a loose idea, give us a call and we’ll see if we can give you a general price range.

No. Sports cards are currently sold primarily online through specialized sites — not in our stores. (We do buy some non-sports trading cards, like Star Wars.)

No. Sometimes we have too much of something, or it’s just stuff we don’t sell. We’ll take a look and let you know.

We price according to what the current market dictates, looking up prices in many different places. What we offer depends on what we feel we can sell an item for. We don’t maximize prices — we take an average and shoot for just below the middle ground, which keeps prices low for our customers.

18 or older.

A valid I.D. and a signed paper guaranteeing the product is yours to sell. If you’re selling items with serial numbers, a signature capture and thumbprint capture are required as well.

Yes — but please don’t leave it on our doorstep. Bring it in and talk to us to get a claim slip and sign our terms of service. We don’t hold drop-offs for more than seven days.

If you’re local to the Sacramento area (or a short drive outside it) and have a large quantity you’d like us to consider, contact us through social media or give us a call and we’ll see what might be possible.

No. But we have been known to do pickups or evaluate collections too large to bring into the store.

Not usually.

No — and we aren’t currently planning to. Come dig in person!

As often as possible! We’re notorious for posting photos and videos of new arrivals every day on Instagram and Facebook.

Our products tend to be rare and special, so we have a VERY limited hold policy — usually only an hour or two at most.

Most items have a short “defective item return for store credit” guarantee. Many items are classic or vintage (i.e. old) and may have simply stopped working over time — they’re priced accordingly. No returns on anything with an “Untested – All Sales Final” sticker, VHS, cassettes, 8-tracks (anything with tape), or adult magazines… because… well, eww.

No, we don’t match prices with other stores or online sellers.

Rarely, if at all. We strive to price items lower than average street prices. If something sits too long we might mark it down, but we don’t plan storewide sales.

We’re not fans of it. Our prices are clearly printed on our labels.

Yes we do!