Let us wax Consumeristy for a moment as we pass on reader Jim D.'s question and self-follow up about locating the best retail import game stores in New York and New Jersey. We think you guys might be able to chime in with some good suggestions (and we'd love to hear about good import game stores in other cities, too; It'll give us something to track down when we go out of town besides the local beers.)

Jim's question and initial, exploratory findings after the jump. Joel Johnson

Jim writes:

Hello Gawker demi-god of Games and Gadgets, I have a favor to ask— I was wondering if something could be posted on Gizmodo or Kotaku to tap the collective knowledge of the readers on where in the bi-state area (ny, nj) a gamer might purchase import games.

Trawling the various sites online is both tedious and pricey, especially if you want to receive anything in less than 3-4 weeks. Ebay is a gamble for import games, usually taking at least as long with only slighly better prices, and sometimes hidden costs of sellers mandating $5+ shipping insurance and sometimes never sending anything.

Anyway, assistance is much appreciated.

Because I'm a lazy hag and hadn't posted this yet, Jim wrote back after a couple of days:

Since trying to send this the first time, I took a ride into China Town NYC and have some results of my own to share: 15 Elizabeth street, the Elizabeth St. Center. and 28 Elizabeth St, J&L Game Traders. Both have very limitted selection, maybe 15+ titles, but they seemed to be some of the more popular games. $50+ for all games. J&L also offered to order items, but at those prices, if they are going to order you're better off paying for 2-3 days shipping online, or waiting for longer shipping and getting it cheaper.

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