Unexpected hidden gem with an eclectic mix of new and used books, collectibles, novelties and gifts! Pleasantly surprised 😊👍

So much to find. I bought a used Xbox One and a game for a good price. Every time I go there something must go home with me.

Great place to find books at a discounted price. Staff is always nice when we come through.

Wow! This stores been around for 4 whole years and I finally found the time to go in! Wooorth iiiit! I got Animal Crossing: New Horizons for a nice $40! There were even some other switch games, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for up to half-off their original price! I cant wait to sell some of my older games here! Definitely worth a stop!

AMAZING PLACEso many options to choose from. Can spend hours there

Fun place to visit!!! I stopped in because I had an hour to kill and was in the shopping area. I’m visiting from Nevada while on a cross country road trip. We don’t have this store back home (but have one like it), so I had no idea when I walked in that it would be easy to kill an hour browsing the shelves! It passed in no time. Of course I had to look for my favorite artist, Mariah Carey. They had a nice little selection and prices were a bargain, but of course I have all her CDs. What kind of fan would I be if I didn’t?!! LolI’m glad I stopped in. I love record stores like this!!

This place is THE BOMB!! more Nick nacks n do dads n thingie mabobers then you can image,!

I visited this bookstore during the summer or fall of 2020. It is very nice in there. Most of all, the staff is amazing. During my trip at the bookstore, I was having issues trying to find books titled, Finding Me, by Michelle Knight (AKA) Lily Rose Lee, and Hope, A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland written by Amanda Berry and Gina Dejesus. The 2013 Cleveland case has inspired me so much that it is still important to have hope, no matter what we face in life. That being said, that is why I enjoy reading the books. A cashier named Bella is also a tremendous staffer who will go way above and beyond to help any reader find what they want or need. Keep up the good work folks. You all are doing excellent in inspiring individuals into becoming successful readers, critical thinkers, decision makers, as well as leaders.

The young man checking me out was exceptional, didn’t get a name from him but he’s had pink hair before! Give this guy a raise! 5 stars well done! Always professional and good natured! Oh and I love the free bin!

First visit and last. After spending an hour walking around picking out our purchases, head to register and wait, wait, wait, wait. Eye contact made with couple employees who see us standing at the check out...who completely ignore us. Wait and wait and finally leave our purchase at the register and walk out. What a great way to run a business! NOT. Will never return to this store.

My Husband and I LOVE this place!! We visited the store the other day looking to get 6 of our May Birthday friends gifts. We were able to find everything that we needed & for a total price of around $200. We were super happy with all of what we got!! It was a GREAT bang for our buck!!

I love the experience and the people. When I first started going to that place, it was every mans dream lol. Great customer service and wonderful vibes. Keep it up!!!!

I always find awesome, reasonably priced books here.Our kids love going to the lego table, whenever we visit here. I recommend this place for book lovers of all ages and gamers, as well.

The store was clean and the available merchandise was satisfactory. However, when we went to check out, we stood there for a couple of minutes and then had to hunt down an associate who radioed for the person. Then, the cashier was having trouble with the transaction so she went to get help. Perfectly understandable. But then after a quick tutorial, they left her alone again and she made an uncorrectable mistake so after getting help again, they left her alone again. The cashier was polite and apologetic. My problem is with the lack of training which directly impacted my time.

Glad these people made a better market for used games and accessories

Very nice atmosphere. Good customer service

Excellence customer is service. Always able to find what I am looking to for in to the store. Employees are very helpful.

A great store if youre looking for those unusual items related to video games or books but customer service isnt that friendly

A nicely quiet & well organized bookstore. Found some nice reads. I must add, the restrooms are clean too.

The store is enjoyable to walk around, the atmosphere itself is pretty calming.Unfortunately when it comes to games and switch games particularly they have next to nothing.

Lovely store. They have 3 different types of loungefly bags too! A mandalorian, an avatar the last Airbender, and an eeyore bag!

Visiting Columbus GA. Found this hidden gem . My wife loves books stores and this more than book store. I highly recommend when your in the area.

Pricing on books and CDs is great, games and merch is meh. The selection varies by department. For example, CDs are a mixed bag, but vinyls and games have a nice varied selection. Also, for those into manga, this is the best place in town to find it.

Helpful staff. Good selection for kids. Good sales

Definately losing a lot of what made this place unique, more and more parts of the store are disappearing

Enjoy this store. Something for everyone and unique gifts

July 8 2021 Thursday. Not familiar with the store. So I ask a co worker for assistance with finding a particular book. Well that was a no go. She didnt even care to help me with the attitude she had. Then she walks off an walks to the side of the store near comics.

I used to love going here but recent experiences have turned me away. I was approached by a man inside the store and asked for money. Some of their new books look very used. Dont know if books arent getting labeled correctly or what, but definitely not paying full price for a book thats ripped, creased, or stained. Ive noticed the shelving can be very disorganized.

Humongous store! T-shirts, music, video games, kids games and of course a wide selection of used and new books. Hardbacks & paperbacks. Clearance selection. Rest of books are separated by genre and then author. BUT...... short staffed, hard to find an employee, and if you could find one they didnt know answers to my questions. Such as where is the astrology section? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️But prices are wonderful! New and used.. Fun nik&nacs and potential gift things like bookmarks, journals, stickers, pens, mugs and cups and pez. Would definitely go back. Might wanna give yourself time to explore. Going through the shelves are time consuming and tedious especially the collective unorganized clearance section

Great selection of gifts, books, music and gaming gear! The staff are friendly, and its a great place to sell your above-mentioned items to make a little money back.

Polite, helpful employees. Fabulous selection of books with great prices.

Ive been to several 2&Cs in the last couple of years and Columbus is quickly becoming one of the worst.Compared to other locations, they are overpriced. Several TV series, available at Walmart for $9.96 or Amazon for less, were $16-20 with several ticking up to $30.Hardback books, used, were practically priced like new.The last couple of times that we have made the trip, we almost walked out empty-handed. After an hour+ drive, thats not what I want to happen.I refuse to take trade-in to this location as the last time, it didnt look like they went went through the box at all, just two things on top taken and given about $10 store credit. I took the same stuff to another location and they took almost everything and gave over $50 credit. They told me it would be several hours before they got to my items and I told them, Thats cool as we were going to eat and check out a few other stores. I got a text less than an hour later that my order had been processed.Employees werent very friendly that day either.Ill just drive to Dothan or Hoover from now on.

Nice people and I was able to find some books that I have been looking for

Great Experience with Awesome Service and Staff

Okay selections, though the last few times they havent had what I was looking for. Also kinda pricey on a good bit of the merchandise.

This is an amazing store! Its clean and straight. I was surprised to see how much merchandise. Books for adults, for children 2 to teens. Music cds, Albums, and record players (thats on my list) l got rid of mine. They have movies, all kinds of games, video games, board games. 2 big tvs and benches, people were playing games on them. I thought that was really nice. It is Monday so there werent many people working, and one cashier. She was pleasant and helpful. Lots of things at the checkout to look at, I saw guitars hanging on the wall for sell. There is just too much to tell about. I encourage you to go in, you might find lots of things you like, I did.

Found what I wanted and prices are great.

This is my first time here and my first stop was the sidewalk sale. I bought lots of stuff for my kids and barely paid anything for it! Love the vinyl record selection inside!! They have just about anything. This will definitely be one of my go-to places for gifts. My husband even seemed impressed!

Really neat stuff.. a lot of specialty items

Amazing. 1000/10. Loved the place. Bella is the the kindest cashier Ive ever met B)

They had a wide variety of items you wouldnt find in general stores for items like books, DVDs, and games, but I was only able to find a couple of things I was looking for. At least the staff is nice and helpful!

Wide selection of collectables and books. Make sure to bring your own bags, they dont use plastic or paper but do sell decent reusable bags.

Outstanding selection of hard to find items!

Love this place. I literally could spend a full day exploring.

Manager rude AF. Didnt want to fix a mistake THEY caused.

I love 2nd & Charles. I dont see them often. This store was very clean, organized, & have a friendly staff.

I love the free bin. It keeps me in books all the time.

Cool stuff. Absolutely terrible organization. Super unfriendly and unhelpful staff.No attempt at all to alphabetize books or records.I was told there were two copies of the book I was looking for in stock. I searched for two and a half hours before asking for help. Not only did they not attempt to help me after I asked, they gave me an attitude as if I were asking them to cover my mouth for me as I sneezed.When the girl finally showed up back in the section I was digging through, (I assumed to help) it was just to tell me they were closing in five minutes and I needed to go to check out.Because Im whining on here, Im sure youre thinking Im an unpleasable person, but I assure you I was very polite and friendly when asking.Unfortunately will never return.This was in Columbus Ga by the way.P.s. Google says they close at 9 and they kicked us out at 8.

Nice selection. Clean store and friendly associates

Great customer service

Lovely people, great used items especially retro gaming gear! They dont price to sell, so be ready to pay a fair price for what you get. The giant lego table was a hit with my son. :)

I love this place always something good and i like the free sidewalk bends

Always great customer service, and great selection of merchandise...

Great book store! Well stocked with plenty of books, vinyls, DVDs, collectors items and more. Staff is friendly and helpful. One of our favorite places in Columbus 🤗

When i have money to spend here i wont know how to act

2nd & Charles, is not only a book store, where you can find quality books and D.C comic magazines, at a great price! They have Sci-fi, children books, old and new,. They have great customer service, from the time you walk in.

I love walking through and looking at all the different items. What I didnt like was having to pay for a bag to carry my stuff out I just bought.

Love this place, best and maybe only place in town to find manga. They also carry old school games and movie memorabilia

More than a bookstore.Fantastic place to find new and used books, pop figures, CDs, LPs, DVDs, Blu-ray, comics, video games & consoles, and much more. The organization of the used books can be a little overwhelming and hard to find a specific title, but the folks that work there are always willing to help.

I love this place! They are of course an awesome bookstore (lots of great sales) but they also have records and CDs, guitars, video games, a large comic section and tons of awesome fandom stuff. Its hard to leave without wanting to spend a ton for money! My own negative is that they dont have a sectioned off kids area so usually my son and I will go to Barnes and Noble so that he can play with the trains. But if Im by myself, this is the first place I go!

I love 2nd and Charles it has a large selection and always friendly staff! They almost always have what I’m looking for and I don’t have to wait ❤️

Lots of games for most game systems. Nice record section. Some decent guitars as well...but be sure to have pleanty of money because this place is kind of on the high side.

They have the coolest things! My kids also love this store! We go every chance we get. Definitely our favorite.

Ok they ok

My vist was quick but I did note that 2nd & Charles was nicely organized. I was shopping for a particular DVD. I observed collectible toys, comics, used books, CDs, and DVDs. I will be visiting them again.

Great collection of books, music (CDs and albums), DVDs, comic books, action figures, costumes, musical instruments, board games and miscellaneous items. Friendly staff.

It wasnt wat i thought it was they didnt have wat i was looking for

Cool place to find almost anything you want from tv to music to books and video games and comic and collectables. Very nice staff too

I always love going into this store!

Had a lot of games to choose from for many different 🎮 systems. Reasonably priced

Friendly service, we have never been before and they were great help with trying to sell a system .

Good place nice tattoo books

The store was awesome! The mix of gently used and new items was great! A really good inventory of really cool stuff. Something for everyone. A very fun experience.

Good place to find a older book or game. Thay have alot of games from different systems. Not much in way of pokemon.

This is a great place to find reasonable prices on used and new books.

I worked at the old BAM and was sad when they closed it...this is like BAM meets Hastings and the swap meet or Goodwill. Lots of great books, manga, video games, and Funko figurines. They have second hand musical instruments and a nice sized LEGO table as well. My family and I stop in here periodically for all of our nerdy needs.

Pretty cool place. Mixed bag of books, music, board games, video games, and even an eclectic mix of string instruments. They sell both new and used books. Its an interesting visit. Looking forward to another visit.

Found lots of goodies to stick in my hubbies stocking. Great customer service

Lots of great stuff. New and used

Great for books. Music equipment seems overpriced.

Dont go to many book stores, but I really did enjoy my experience with this one. I like the selection of older and retro games they have. Really brought me back

I was a huge Hastings goer in my days.This place was like a new age verison and I loved it. Tons of variety and my wife found her favorite book series as well.I will apologize to the worker who helped pick up my sons mess he helped make with the toys. Great place 👍

Best place in town to buy and sell used books! And buy funky trinkets for gifts!

2nd & Charles has a vast selection of books, toys, games and movies. Each section appeals to all ages and patrons can even sell their unwanted consoles and games here. The retro gamer may find some gold nuggets if they are lucky.

Funko pop headquarters 👍🏿

Has everything for people who love music, movies, and books.

Great service as always. They hardly ever have things in looking for. But they have super nice employees. That go the extra mile to help.

I love the set up and how its not just limited to books. But also have games and gadgets. Very kid friendly. And nice relaxing atmosphere. Friendly staff. Only thing is some things are a bit pricey but I did like how they had a pretty decent sale on some items.

I can get something for all my quirky kids here. They have books nice priced books, albums, vinyl, legos, used video games and even a little den to hang out in. My kids love this store!

This is a really great place to grab a movie you have been looking for cheap. They also have an impressive collection of books and records and your other various nerdy things. The prices on the video games are a bit on the high end but would still recommend giving the place a once over.

Awesome customer service and a great place to get collections of books of all sorts.

Its awesome

Books and pop culture themed toys. What else could you possibly want from a store.

They used to have good prices but I was in here just recently and all their prices now are through the roof.

I got a lot more credit than I was expecting. But had no books in the genre I was looking to buy.

Vinyl selection good interesting stow.

Absolutely love this place. Great selection of books, games, consoles, and instruments. You also can play games on the consoles that they have set up.

Cam was absolutely amazing and sweet. Checked out all my dvds and my boyfriends stuff to ensure good quality! (Including checking a pop socket! I wouldnt have even thought to check that.) Made good friendly and personal connection based off of the items I purchased! Great employee!

Great place!

This was my first time at a 2nd and Charles, and I loved it. I went primarily for the books, and the selection did not disappoint (and neither did the prices). For the seasoned bibliophile looking for a good bargain, I would recommend stopping by to peruse.