“Little Akihabara” | Hunting for Retro Video Games, ‘80s Game Consoles and Vintage Toys

We learned about this hidden gem in Caloocan: Kolektors Alley. It is a gaming and toy collectors' paradise. They sell both new and vintage items, from the first Atari consoles to the latest One Piece action figures.
There's something in this shop for every gamer, manga/anime aficionados, basketball and wrestling fans, KPop followers, and just about anything under the pop culture sun.

Here, we met the owners, Mr. Erwin Esteban and his wife, Ms. Fe Amor. They are among the most accommodating and nicest people we've ever met.
Sir Erwin is known in the gaming and toy community as "Chairman". Apart from owning the shops, RetrogamerPH and Kolektors Alley, he founded the online group Retro Gamers & Collectors Philippines (RGCP), and started the Recollex gaming & toy expo.

Chairman shared with us his story and the history of the shops and groups that he established. It’s been a long journey since the mid-90s, creating a mark in the memories of kids growing up playing games on the consoles that the couple rented out. The collection of gaming consoles and toys started there, and then the couple started selling and trading those too. To this day, Chairman’s shops continue to contribute to the growing memories of fellow enthusiasts.

To find out more about Chairman’s shops and communities that he founded, check out the following links:
RetrogamerPH:   / retrogamerphstore  
Kolektors Alley:   / kolektorsalley  
Retro Gamers & Collectors Philippines (RGCP):   / rgcphils  
Recollex gaming & toy expo:   / recollex  

Recollex gaming & toy expo happens every Sunday on or after the 15th of the month at the LRT Caloocan Mall, at the space right in front of Kolektors Alley.

Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Kolektors Alley Location
00:57 - The shop
01:22 - Shop Owners, Chairman & Ms. Fe
01:30 - How It Started
03:10 - RetrogamerPH
03:48 - RGCP
04:37 - Recollex
05:46 - Kolektors Alley
06:12 - Gaming Consoles (Nintendo Family Computers, NES, Atari, Playstations, Dreamcast, Gameboy, PSP, Nintendo DS, etc.)
06:44 - Console Games (NBA Live, Tekken, Guitar Hero, Super Mario Bros., Call of Duty, SIMS, Kingdom Hearts, Marvel vs. Capcom, etc.)
07:06 - Toy Cars (Hot Wheels, Dream Tomica, Tomy)
07:27 - Trading Cards (Naruto, Cosmic Cards, Digimon, card files)
07:34 - Yo-kai Watch and Medals
07:40 - Button Badges (Don Quijote, Birthday Badges)
07:45 - Stickers (Pokemon, Super Mario, etc.)
07:54 - Books / Comic Books/Manga (One Piece, Monster High, Superman, Justice League, PSICOM, Dork Diaries, HARD Cops, etc.)
08:03 - Keychains ( Super Mario, Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, Hello Kitty, Stitch, Slam Dunk, etc.)
08:12 - Action Figures (One Piece, Avengers, Marvel, DC, Superman, Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Black Widow, Captain America, QPosket, WWE, Kamen Rider, Transformers, Power Rangers, Lord of the Rings, Ultraman, X-Men, Wolverine, Lebron James Space Jam, Slam Dunk, Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Star Wars, Amiibo, Super Mario, etc.)
09:41 - Gundam Kits
10:12 - Other Collectibles (Playstation Mario & Luigi Caps, Nike Dunk High, Jordan 1 Retro High, Hublot Watch, Michael Kors Watch, Dragon Quest, etc.)
10:41 - Shopping Haul

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UPDATE: We regret to impart that the OG store, RetrogamerPH store was severely affected when a neighbouring house caught fire last Friday. The Kolektors Alley is untouched as it is located in an entirely different location. However, Chairman and his family are feeling the loss of the incident and are trying to get back on their feet again.

For those who want to extend financial help, you may send them to the following (these are Chairman's accounts, if you want to verify, you may check thru the RetrogamerPH FB page where these were originally posted):
GCash: 09996753322
BPI: 3119 2506 37
Union Bank: 109 452 265 265
Paypal: [email protected]
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